16 July

After the success of last year’s inaugural Bliss Buggy Push, the fun event will be returning to Kensington Gardens, Westminster. The Buggy Push, sponsored by iCandy, encourages mums from across London and further afield to come together and raise money for special care babies with literally a big push around the garden!

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16-17 July

Happy Bump's Antenatal and Postnatal classes at Savanagh House, Southampton, are lively, informal and honest, delivering realistic advice from an experienced practising midwife. Class sizes are no more than 5 couples to ensure a personal touch is maintained. The Happy Bump classes provide couples with information, skills and guidance to deal with the challenges of labour, birth and early days with your new baby.

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29-31 July

Camp Bestival at Lulworth Castle, Wareham, is a long weekend of live music, dance, theatre and arts on tap. What's more its all set in the grounds of a beautiful castle with stunning views of the Jurassic coast. Awarded Best Family Festival 2010 and Best Major Festival 2010, Camp Bestival is most definitely the queen of all family festivals.

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31 July

The Andover Carnival at the Vigo Recreation Ground, Andover is perfect for a fun, free day out for the whole family. Activities include bouncy castles, music, singing, dancing, children's rides and even circus skills workshops- great if you love a bit of clowning around! This year there will also be a special theme around the carnival of "My Favorite Book" with some extra magical carnival floats to make up the spectacular cavalcade parading through the streets.

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4-5 July

The Moonfleet Manor Hotel, Weymouth Dorset has got together with baby swimming experts ‘Waterbabies’ and yoga instructor Sharon Cox to create a special ‘Baby Bootcamp’ for new mums. At the minibreak mums will learn how to bond with their little one in the water, baby massage techniques and also enjoy some baby yoga.

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9 July

The Theatre Royal Winchester, will be holding a special production of How the Koala Learnt to Hug. Written especially for parents to enjoy with their children, this adorable looks at the magic of family and, of course, the importance of a nice warm hug! Little ones will love joining Steven and a host of wild characters including Natascha The Witch, Karen the Koala and the Reggae Beavers for some great stories, sing along songs, superb games and first class hugging.

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"Take the edge off pasty-looking skin, quickly and easily, with Origins' The Great Pretender (£15). It produces a lovely, sunkissed glow after the first application and - fantastic for a self-tanner - fresh, minty scent. Perfect for busy mums!"

Beauty editor Jenni Baden Howard. See our website for more of Jenni's essential beauty tips.

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As you set off on your holidays you'll need a good changing bag. So to get us ready for this holiday season, maternity boutique, Baby Stork are offering four money saving deals on their gorgeous changing bags, with £25 off selected Il Tutto bags when you quote JULY25, £15 off the Il Tutto Nico changing bag when you quote JULY15, £5 off their Lin & Leo bags when you quote JULY5, a free luxury pamper Boo Boo gift set (worth £53.99) with every Mamami bag and the Giorry 2in1 bag for £199!

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This month we've been along to meet former Steps star Lisa Scott-Lee, chatting about her life as a mum of two, how she copes with pressures of celebrity and why her love of swimming inspired her to get involved with the Huggies Little Buddy Swim campaign- a unique initiative encouraging new parents across the UK to get in the water with their little ones.

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4-10 July is National Childhood Obesity week. So to find out how we can improve our children's nutrition by introducing them to a variety of tastes and foods from an early age, we've been talking to leading Paediatric Clinical Psychologist, Dr Gillian Harris. "Teaching your baby to eat and enjoy a variety of foods will help your little one develop good eating habits. During the weaning window, from about six months to around 18 months, is when the foundations for your child’s taste map."

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Hampshire photographer Sarah James is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a family portrait sitting worth £370.
Sarah James’s natural approach to portraiture photography is about having fun and capturing everyone’s personality, resulting in beautiful portraits for you and the rest of your family to cherish for a life time.
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Embarking into the ‘world of baby’ for any first time parent can be an expensive and overwhelming experience. Well, fear no-more, Click Health & Beauty have put together a range of Baby Bundles to save you valuable time and money. And to celebrate the launch of these new Baby Bundles, we’re giving you the chance to win a Baby Essentials Starter Pack, worth over £100. In the pack you'll find an AVENT Electric Steam Steriliser, an AVENT Manual Breast Pump and much more.

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