We’re really excited to introduce you to the star of our new practical guide to healthy eating and active play: The boy who became what he ate.

Join our hero in an all-new story-led adventure that’s positively jam-packed with fun, sticky, squishy, squashy activities. It’s been made with parents, Early Years experts and nutritionists and the brilliant Dr. Robert Hicks, who narrates the story and adds in lots of really useful top tips.

And better still, there are two versions. The practitioner book has EYFS tips, best practice ideas and reflective questions and the Parent and Child edition is stuffed with tonnes of fun ideas and activities -it even has stickers! So now parents and practitioners can build effective and long-lasting partnerships just by singing from the same song sheet.

So if you’d like a free sample of this great new booklet, drop us a line at hello@inthepicture.info and we’ll pop one in the post for you.

We all have special stories we remember from our childhood. But what makes them special? Is it the place they were told in? Or the person they were told by? When we share stories, we’re not just sharing the words on a page, we’re also sharing experiences and memories.

That’s why we’re proud to have been a part of the Sharing Stories project initiated by The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Designed for Early Years practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children, this DVD and booklet produced by In The Picture, uses filmed footage from libraries, community settings and homes that shows families sharing in book-based activities across five different languages to help develop a child’s love of books before they start school.

You can find out more about this fantastic new resource along with details of how to get your hands on a copy by visiting:

http://www.clpe.co.uk/parents-families/sharing-stories

There’s also a great interview with Julia Eccleshare, the creator of the Sharing Stories project on the Nursery World website which you can see at:

http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/news/1110112/New-resource-practitioners-encourage-parents-read-children/

We’ve searched high and low for the freshest, up-and-coming Illustrators and Animators from across the UK and now we’re proud to announce that the winner of The Great Illustrator Hunt is…

If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop showcasing the latest developments in the Early Years field, then look no further. The Brighton Baby Expo is a fun family focused event, jam-packed with stalls and live demonstrations that guarantee to bring a smile to parent’s faces.

With some great on-stage performances from the Boogie Mites, Diddi Dance, the Numberjacks and Mister Maker, this year’s Brighton Baby Expo is going to be tough to beat next year!

We caught up with Harriet from the Boogie Mites who brought a huge amount of fun to the event by getting audience members off of their chairs and on to the stage to come and have a sing and dance!

Are you under the bed? Are you behind the tree? Are you sat in a caf’ with a hot cup of tea?

We’re scouring the country for the freshest, most innovative, peculiar, bizarre, and well, just darned fabulous illustrators and animators in town to help us bring to life a new range of children’s characters.

Excited?
Here comes the good part.

We’d love for you to submit sketches and/or animations that you think fit the brief outlined in the case file below to victoria@inthepicture.info by 12pm on Monday 21st November.

Case file:

Name: Sergeant Nutty

Character Traits: Militant, super organised, over energetic

Favourite Pastime: Creating armies from inanimate objects

The prize you say?

I thought you’d never ask. The winning artist will be contracted to design and create a full character series that will be published as a range of children’s books, toys, platform game and animated series.

So why not show us what you’ve got…

Creeping vines, candyfloss, rainbows and AstroTurf are just some of the many wonders of the Moshi universe that were recently discovered by Matt & Victoria at the Mind Candy HQ launch in East London – we loved the photo booth!

Kerry and Matt interview culinary master, Massimo Bottura, to appeal to the appetites of food lovers across the globe as part of the 20^th Anniversary celebration of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Insightful and touching, watch out for this fantastic interview about following your passion and being wild, whilst remembering to keep your feet on the ground!

Stop the press! Hold the phone! In The Picture have been shortlisted for the 2011 Nursery World Awards and we’re proud to spread the word and share the news with all our friends and family.

From humble beginnings almost ten years ago, we’re honoured and excited to have been recognised for our parent-partnership program, Look Who’s Talking which you can see here:

We’d love to hear what you think about the Look Who’s Talking Project and if you think we should win the award which you can do by either commenting here or tweeting to us @InThePictureLtd – we’d love to see who’s talking!

It’s easy to lose a bit of paper with dates, addresses and times written on it, but for parents, it’s an almost impossible task to keep track and take note of all the latest goings on in and around the Nursery. At In The Picture we’re all about finding digital solutions to physical problems and that’s why we’re proud to announce the successful installation of the first screen in our TV Network at 1^st Place Children and Parent’s Centre, demonstrated here by Centre Manager, Nicola Howard.

We’ve created user friendly digital noticeboards that can display a whole variety of digital content ranging from films made by local parents in collaboration with Southwark Council to advertising local events, Centre announcements and even children’s birthdays.

So why not come and have a look for yourself and discover the In The Picture – TV Network first hand.

Hello, willkommen, bienvenue!

In The Picture has a new home and we’d like you to be the first to come in and have a look around.

Now, we understand that it’s always strange when you’re visiting someone’s house for the first time. Often you’re not really sure where you can and can’t venture and whether or not you can sign the guestbook on the way out. At In The Picture, we’re leaving the door wide open and would love to know what you think of our choice of décor, home movies and housekeeping, after all, we’re all about learning through digital experiences.

Still not sure where to start?

Well, we’ve thought of that too. Why not click on the video below and take a peek at what’s in store.