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Tue, 13 Aug, 2024 - 02:00

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Make your way to Cork on a Fork for fun for all the family this week. The five-day festival takes place from August 14 to 18, and with its lineup of over 70 different events, there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone.

The children’s food trail will wind its way through the city, offering little ones bite-sized morsels of food and nuggets of information about Cork’s food history as they move from place to place. Deirdre Doyle from the Cool Food School will host sensory cooking classes. At Emmet Place, there’s a pop-up food market, a children’s play area and a festival marquee where local culinary stars such as Clodagh McKenna and Rachel Allen will give cookery demonstrations.

That’s not all. Children and their parents can get up and close to farm animals on Cornmarket Street. They can hop aboard the Meet the Producers Family Bus, which will take them to a dairy farm, an orchard and a beekeeper’s hives. Or they can sit down to a honey-themed afternoon tea, attend an outdoor film screening at Marina Market or tuck into fresh produce while enjoying live music at Knocknaheeny Hollyhill Community Garden.

Find the full programme and book tickets at exa.mn/cork-on-a-fork

Designs on playtime

When Diane O’Gorman started searching for a playmat for her baby, the range available didn’t suit her home’s minimalist style, so she set about creating a new range.

Her business www.kolokids.ie now offers rollable reversible playmats made from non-toxic PVC memory foam.

They are designed to be water-resistant and easy to clean while also offering babies the comfort and safety of a cushioned surface while they practice tummy time, rolling over, sitting, crawling, standing and walking.

The designs are simple, and the colours are muted, complementing all home interiors. The generous-sized mats — 210cm by 140cm —mean that once baby no longer needs them, they can be used for other activities, such as yoga and pilates workouts.

The cost is €185 from www.kolokids.ie.

Exercise for new mums

Pregnancy and birth take a toll on women’s bodies, so much so that some feel unsure about how best to return to exercise and fitness training.

This is where Kristen Pinfield of Bumps and Babies Fitness can help. She offers women the opportunity to restore and rebalance their postnatal bodies with specially designed mummy and baby pilates and fitness classes that take place in locations throughout Cork City.

These classes are designed to accommodate varying fitness levels and focus on core stability, pelvic floor strengthening and overall body conditioning, all essential for postnatal recovery.

Pinfield also aims to provide a nurturing environment. Mums are encouraged to share experiences, form friendships, and support each other.

The new term of classes begins in September, and you can sign up at www.bbfitness.ie.

Summer mystery podcast

The next time you’re embarking on a long car ride with the kids and are wondering how you’ll keep them from bickering in the back seat, stick on ‘Cereal’, a new podcast from RTÉ Junior. This nine-part series will soon have them hanging on its every word.

It’s about two 12-year-olds banished from Dublin to the midlands for their summer holidays. Because they are bored, they start their own podcast about their experience. They assume they’ll have very little to report, but before long, they stumble across a mystery and tell their listeners all about it.

This is a tale of fake beards, conspiracy theories and suspects galore. Expect silence to reign on car journeys nationwide.