We melted like ice-cream at the Cheerio challenge, when bored dads the world over competed to see how many pieces of breakfast cereal they could stack on their tiny, sleeping baby’s nose/ head/ belly.
But with one perfectly placed peach, the Cheerio challenge has been knocked from the top spot of Adorably Hilarious Things To Do With Babies by this.
Japanese social media users have gotten snap-happy with their bubs’ bums, holding plump, juicy peaches over their plump, juicy babies to create the most edible looking toddler tushes in the world.
The newest trend grew legs after Kodomono, a Japan-based printing company, launched a photo competition, with the winners going on to land a page in their 2017 calendar.
The company’s example? A peach covering a baby’s bum.
They accompanied their photo with a hashtag of the Japanese word for peach – #桃 for those playing along at home – and as thousands of parents got involved, our Instagram feeds got approximately 1000 per cent cuter.
Look at their little fuzzy peach butts!
We’re suggesting that Kodomono’s 2017 calendar be made up solely of a collage of these sweeter-than-a-Georgia-peach pics.
It seems a famous star has a family connection to the Duchess of Cambridge – so who is it?
Ellen DeGeneres!
She had someone dive deep into her family tree and reportedly discovered Duchess Kate is Ellen’s “14th cousin twice removed”.
Loose connection or not, she’s still related to a ROYAL. We’d tell the world that too.
There’s been no happy family reunion lately though, with the Finding Dory star confessing in an interview with ITV’s Lorraine that Kate “refuses to acknowledge it”.
Ellen added: “I’m related to Madonna and Halle Berry, and both of them embrace it, why wouldn’t Katie?”
Come on, Kate – think how happy little Charlotte and George would be to have the real-life Dory in their home!
Let’s hope they team up soon and become best friends.
Related video: Duchess Kate makes her Snapchat debut with Serena Williams
For many parents, picking a child up after a birthday party kicks off an evening of hyperactivity, tantrums and, more often than not, nausea.
But psychologists say that blaming that rush of energy (and the inevitable crash) on sugary foods is wrong – and unfair.
Speaking at Cheltenham Science Festival last June, David Benton, a professor at Swansea University, said that people were mistaking sugar providing energy with feeling energetic.
“Sugar does not increase the activity of children,” he explained. “It is the expectation of the parents.
“Children get hyperactive at [a] party, running around wild and winding themselves up. That is the problem distinguishing one thing from another.”
Benton went on to say that the situation feeds itself; as parents anticipate over-energetic behaviour, they put their child on a tighter rein and interpret actions differently.
His theory is backed up with research dating as far back as 1994, when a double-blind study found that parents who were told their child had been fed sugar rather than a placebo were more likely to say their child was hyperactive – even if the child had consumed no sugar at all.
Experts are quick to point out that this shouldn’t give parents permission to ply their children with the sweet stuff; with 99 per cent of Aussie kids not getting enough veg and news that a “sugar tax” may be introduced in an effort to curb childhood obesity, it’s probably best to stick to hummus and toasted nori chips.
Thomas Blaikie’s book, What A Thing To Say To The Queen: A Collection Of Royal Anecdotes From The House Of Windsor, is here to help us fill in the gaps.
He’s collected the most hilarious and touching stories about the royals which will have you looking at them in a new light!
The Queen collects pepper grinders. One of her favourites, a present from a friend, came from an Italian restaurant in the shape of a plastic waiter. When you turn the head for pepper, it shrieks with a joke Italian accent: “You’re breaking my neck!” which the Queen is said to find most amusing.
The Queen drew up at the Royal Windsor Horse show in 1991 where she was greeted by a guard saying: “Sorry love, you can’t come in without a sticker.”
The Queen, unfazed by the incident, replied: “I think if you check, I will be allowed to come in!”
The guard later admitted he thought she was “some old dear” who was lost.
The Queen’s handbag contains good luck charms from her children, including miniature dogs and horses, and family photos.
Another reason it never leaves her side is because it’s used as a signalling device. Placed on the table it means she wishes to leave in five minutes. Switched from arm to arm means she must move on and talk to someone else.
Because Prince William is such a fan, a second cake made entirely of McVitie’s chocolate biscuits was served at the reception of his wedding to Kate Middleton.
After arriving in America for a state visit in 1991, the Queen found herself struggling to see over the top of a podium as she delivered her speech.
President George Bush Sr had been asked to pull out a small platform for the Queen to stand on. But as he forgot, all the crowd could see was ‘a talking hat’.
If the Imperial State Crown isn’t available (it is usually on display at the Tower of London), the Queen practises for the State Opening of Parliament with a sack of flour on her head of equivalent weight.
“The Queen will be here at teatime,” a courtier once told a young Prince Harry at Sandringham. To which he asked: “Who’s the Queen?”
As a young adult Princess Elizabeth enjoyed a breakfast of bacon and eggs with a cup of tea. Nowadays the Queen has toast and marmalade, but she offers most of it to her corgis.
Unfazed by Michael Fagan, the intruder who broke into her bedroom in 1982, the Queen settled into her bed after his removal so that she could enjoy her tea as planned.
Shortly after their marriage, the Queen and Prince Philip went to Rome for her birthday. Although she wanted to celebrate with a low-key dinner at a restaurant, Philip organised a grand Embassy party.
The Queen was so annoyed with Philip that she didn’t speak to him for several days.
The Queen was lunching at Windsor Castle with racing friends. “Boeing 747,” she said as a plane flew overhead. Then she said: “That’s an Airbus.”
As Windsor is right next to Heathrow, planes can be heard roaring past at all hours. The Queen can identify each type by its different sound.
Prince Charles often takes a nap whilst at dinner parties. Hostesses in the know continue talking and no one notices. Even two minutes ‘out’ is said to refresh him completely.
Famous for wearing colourful clothing, the Queen once remarked: “I can’t wear beige because people won’t know who I am.”
One Christmas Day, a junior footman thought the Queen was getting up from the table so he removed her chair for her.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t, and as the Queen went to sit back down she fell straight to the floor.
Surprised but unhurt, the Queen was soon as amused as the rest of her family.
“Run him down!” Princess Margaret would order her chauffeur if she saw Tommy Lascelles, her elderly neighbour at Kensington Palace.
As the Queen’s private secretary he was against her relationship with divorced Group Captain Peter Townsend. The Princess was forced to give up her lover and blamed Tommy for ruining her life.
The Queen Mother had such a wonderful collection of hats that her attendants would often try them on for fun.
She found out and told the staff: “I quite understand if you want to wear my hats and other things, but do try to put them back where you found them!”
To avoid arriving late, Prince Philip has given his valet the task of feeding him sandwiches while he drives.
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett and her family have reportedly bought a large £3 million estate home in the English countryside.
The Hollywood actress has made plans to relocate to Los Angeles this year with her playwright husband, Andrew Upton and their four children, but as the rich and famous do, the couple has also purchased Highwell House, an extensive red brick Victorian mansion in Crowborough, East Sussex, reports the Daily Mail.
Set on 13 acres the recently restored property features seven bedrooms, five reception rooms, an imperious oak staircase and sprawling grounds of greenery, no doubt for children Dashiell John, Roman Robert, Ignatius Martin and daughter Edith Vivian Patricia to play and explore away from the prying eyes of the public.
Cate, 46, and Andrew sold their Hunters Hill trophy home last year for a reported $20 million in less than 3 weeks of the property being on the market.
Now should the Blue Jasmine star want to borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbours she may want to pop around to fellow actress and Oscar-winner Kate Winslet’s home which is located in the same small county suburb.
The 40-year-old Oscar winner became a household name following her iconic role as Elle Woods. Just 25 when she filmed the 2001 comedy, it’s clear Miss Witherspoon hasn’t aged a day!
Relishing in the film’s milestone, Reese shared with her Snapchat fans a preview of Elle’s wardrobe, and everything fit like a glove!
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From the dress she wore for what Elle thought was her engagement dinner with Warner, to her iconic pink sparkly bikini – time has stood still for the accomplished star.
And she still can tap into Elle’s sass, quipping in one video, “whoever said ‘orange is the new pink,’ was seriously disturbed.”
Sharing a poignant message, the mum of three – she shares Ava, 16, and Deacon, 12, with ex Ryan Phillippe, and Tennessee, 3, with husband Jim Toth – also uploaded a powerful reference from the film.
Reese got to keep her wardrobe from the film!
Yeap, even that Halloween costume!
“Live every day like Elle Woods after Warner said she wasn’t smart enough for law school,” the quote read.
Instagram got behind the anniversary by chatting to the actress, who admitted that Legally Blonde was so much more than a movie for a lot of fans out there.
“I have had so many women say, ‘I went to law school because of Legally Blonde,” she told the social media outlet.
“It actually had a meaningful story. And it was about female empowerment. It wasn’t necessarily about the girl getting the guy.”
While there was a lot of depth to the rom-com, it still had one very loveable moment that every gal LOVES – the bend and snap!
Watch Reese teach us how to do it! Post continues…
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“That is still the most asked request I get from people,” Reese laughed.
“I have a feeling I will be doing the bend and snap until I am 95.”
With her southern hospitality in check, Reese kindly showed fans the proper way to do a bend and snap ala Elle Woods style!
“You pretend you’re dropping something – whoops! – and you beeeeend and then you snap! And that’s how it’s done.”
Watch Reese talk about Legally Blonde 3 in the video below!
A 45-year-old man fell 18 floors – 30m – while high on ice and survived.
Zac (not his real name) told news.com.au he wanted to highlight the dangers of the drug ice after he fell from his balcony in Sydney’s World Square.
Police were called to his apartment on March 7 at 2.45am. A stand-off ensued after he was seen “scaling the side of the building” and throwing things off his balcony.
He then fell from the balcony onto a glass and steel awning, with negotiators, police and paramedics believing he was dead.
Somehow, he survived. The man told news.com.au he broke every bone in his body, and he now has two metal rods in his legs.
He said: “I don’t know why [I fell]. I was high on ice. They tell me I was on another planet.”
Zac threw a chair, a sports bag, a computer and a television set off the balcony
The man was seen on the awning with broken bones poking out from his body, but he then got up and lunged at police who were treating him.
“Hitting the canopy saved me. I broke both femurs, broke ribs, my lower legs and I still can’t lift my feet there’s so many broken bones in them.
“The right side of my face was numb but it’s coming back.”
The man, who worked as a construction worker, was mostly unconscious throughout his recovery process and is now walking with the aid of a frame.
Zac, who is a father and grandfather, said that he is positive about his future and wants to get away from drugs.
“I have always been positive. I want to live. I have everything to live for. I am a positive sort of person,” he said.
“Apparently I’ll be out in two months, although I’m weeks ahead in my rehab. I’ve been in three car accidents and survived and I’ve survived this. I was on ice. I want to go to Dubai and get away from drugs and drink.
“I want to be working as a supervisor on a building site in Dubai by next January.”
Drug Arm Australia national programs manager Richard Norman told news.com.au that long-term use of ice or methamphetamines could lead to drug-induced psychosis, or violent or suicidal behaviour.
“If there is chronic use of ice over a period of time, it can cause bizarre behaviour and emotional and cognitive problems and lead to the onset of other mental health issues,” he said.
If you or anyone you know needs help with a drug addiction, contact the Family Drug Support Australia help line on 1300 368 186, or The Samaritans on 135 247.
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