Germany’s favourite festival - Oktoberfest, starts this week in Munich. The festival originated on October 12, 1810, in celebration of the marriage of the crown prince of Bavaria and has been celebrated nearly every year since…

Okay so this really isn’t a recipe post as baking cookies from a pack doesn’t really require step-by-step instructions! But as packet mixes like cakes and biscuits often have a bad reputation, we thought we should highlight some of their advantages!

Super easy to make and perfect for school lunches (or a snack after school!), these spinach fetta pastries can be made by even the most novice cook in just a few minutes.

Trying to create the perfect theme for a tween and young teen birthday is hard! So many ideas are too young, too mature, too ‘no way mum!’ Enter Coachella. Not only is it the perfectly ‘understated cool’ music festival beloved by influencers around the world, but its relaxed boho styling means you can deliver the theme on a budget and tailor it to suit your own tweens individual style.

With the actual Coachella festival now wrapped for this year, there is plenty of inspiration flying about to create your own fabulous Coachella-themed party at home.

Mother’s Day can be a beautiful celebration of family or it can also be a time of hardship, sadness and reflection. Regardless of how you mark the day, there is always an opportunity to spend time with the ones we love the most.

We have put together a few simple picnic treats that are sure to impress! Perfect to pack and take to the park, beach or have a picnic at home in the backyard!

Today is ANZAC Day, a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates all those who have served and died during War. Observed on this day each year, it was originally created to honour the members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who served in Gallipoli during WWI (1914-1918).

If a themed party is suddenly deemed too childish, take your cue from colour as inspiration for your tweens next birthday. Beautiful peach is fun, whimsical and on-trend, with the colour working in with hot pink for a bold statement, aqua and blues for a more tropical vibe and even blush pinks for a more sophisticated affair.

If you’re finding it hard to find the perfect tween gift this Easter, look no further than Franc’s curated list of best finds for tweens and teens… In no particular order, Franc has scoured the shops to find the perfect Easter treat for tweens that will suit multiple ages, price points and can work for any gender!

This Thursday is St Patrick’s Day, yay! In what was a traditionally Irish celebration to remember St Patrick (the Patron Saint of Ireland), the day is now a huge holiday to celebrate Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green!

The Holi (Festival of Colour) has become known as India’s most vivid and joyous celebrations. Dating back to the 4th century CE, Holi marks the beginning of spring after a long winter. Traditionally, the celebration also included religious rituals for fertile land and productive crops for the new season. It is celebrated in March, corresponding to the Hindu calendar month of Phalguna.