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Mum shares ‘game-changing’ hack for applying suncream to little ones with a makeup brush

"I’m so glad my little hack has proved so popular with so many people."

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A mum has taken to social media to share a nifty hack with other parents to help protect their little ones this summer.

We’ve been absolutely spoiled with glorious weather in Greater Manchester this week, with the sun shining high in the sky and the temperatures soaring. Forecasts show it’s set to stick around a little longer, too, with a heatwave due to bring 16 consecutive days of 20°C sunshine to our region this month.

Although the sunshine is something us Brits love to celebrate every summer, it’s important for everyone – especially children – to stay as safe as possible in the heat.

As many parents will tell you, though, applying suncream to little ones’ faces is no easy task.

For those who find themselves up against uncooperative kids when it comes to applying the summertime essential, one mum has a genius hack.

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Taking to social media earlier this week to reveal the trick on the ever-popular Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas page on Facebook – which has amassed over 1.1 million active members – the Essex-based mum posted a picture of a bottle of suncream next to a makeup brush that’s usually used to apply foundation.

The Essex-based mum shared the hack to a popular page on Facebook / Credit: Family Lockdown Tips & Idea

“Ever struggle to get suncream on your little ones faces?” she asked. “Use a foundation brush [as] it acts like face paint.

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“No more tears.”

The post appeared to be a lifesaver for many over this past week, as it went on to amass 6K reactions and well over 800 comments from parents passing the tip onto others, with the mum saying: “I’m so glad my little hack has proved so popular with so many people.”

“This is just something that worked for me without having to pay for anything,” she added.

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One commenter admitted that the hack “might save some tantrums the next sunny day”, and a another labelled it “a great idea”.

A third simply called it “genius”.

Can’t help but agree.

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Some of the very best memes about Gary Barlow’s MASSIVE son

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We don’t know why the internet does what it does sometimes, all we can tell you is that on occasions like this when seemingly the entire country is making jokes and some truly incredible memes about Gary Barlow’s massive son, we’re just glad.

In case you’ve been living under a rock – or in his case, a planet – Gary Barlow has gone viral after sharing what clearly thought was an unassuming family picture on social media.

Well, to be more accurate, his son Daniel has gone viral due to the seemingly enormous height difference between him and his dad which, naturally, has become the funniest thing in about a decade by UK standards.

The British sense of humour is elite, we all know that, but when we tell you we’ve been literally streaming tears reacting to the endless flood of memes about Gary Barlow’s gargantuan son, we’re doing so through uncontrollable fits of laughter. Here are some of the very best we’ve come across:

Honestly, typing this out has been more of a challenge than anything I’ve ever written, mainly due to the convulsive and all-consuming chuckles.

We were today years old when we learned that there’s a word for the giggles, by the way: the technical term is ‘gelastic seizures’, so feel free to enjoy that bonus fact.

Anyway, back to the nonsense.

There’s a somewhat small comfort in knowing that while the online landscape is full of very negative things going on right now, it can still be an escape for simple-minded folks like us to laugh at a colossal kid from Cheshire.

For context, the 24-year-old Barlow child isn’t anywhere near as big as you’re probably thinking; as far as we can tell, it’s more a case of he’s just taller than his below-average height popstar dad.

According to our very intense research (that definitely didn’t take us less than a minute before we started scrolling through the memes again), Daniel Barlow clocks in at around 6’2″ and Gary is 5’7″.

Sorry to spoil the party and shatter the illusion. We can all just forget that bit and keep carrying on like Gary Barlow’s wife Dawn Andrews gave birth to a towering man-child if you like?

Oh, sod it – here’s a few more:

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Honestly, just go on Twitter (no, not X; this is peak old-school Twitter comedy at its best) and look on the ‘Gary Barlow’ trending feed and take a few minutes, or an hour, to p*ss yourself at the endless wave of ridiculous memes about a boy who is a bit taller than his dad.

As for the Take That star himself, the 53-year-old is yet to comment on the whole situation, probably because it’s utterly ridiculous but still, crack a joke would’ya, Gaz?

Brits are the funniest people in the universe. FACT.

Happy meming!

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Featured Image — Gary Barlow (via Instagram)

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Girls Aloud to release ‘Sarah’s Version’ of ‘I’ll Stand By You’ for BBC Children In Need 2024

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Pop royalty Girls Aloud are set to release a special edition of their 2004 song ‘I’ll Stand By You’, simply dubbed ‘Sarah’s Version’, for this year’s Children In Need broadcast.

The iconic British girl group returned earlier this year with a huge comeback nationwide tour which obviously sold out and they also won over crowds with their touching on-stage tributes to late singer Sarah Harding during their live performances.

Harding, 39, sadly passed away back in 2021 following a battle with breast cancer and was mourned across the country, especially here in the North, with a commemorative plaque and large mural of the Stockport-born songstress thrown up in her hometown back in May.

And now, as a way to help raise money for the annual BBC telethon and honour her once again, Girls Aloud will be re-releasing the well-known ballad.

Originally a cover of the 1997 track by The Pretenders and given that they were still so early into their career, the Noughties hitmakers naturally did multiple takes before landing on their final edit.

That being said, a version that has been rediscovered in digging through the archived recording sessions features Sarah Harding on lead vocals and now the band are set to let her voice shine through.

Airing for the first time on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Wednesday, 6 November, ‘Sarah’s Version’ has already gone down an instant hit 20 years from its release, with the emotional punch of hearing Harding’s clearly hitting listeners hard.

‘I’ll Stand By You’ went straight to the top of the UK Singles Chart when it was first released and was their second-ever number one. We have a very strong feeling that the importance of this re-release will see it do exactly the same – just in time for Christmas, no less.

Fans were left spellbound during what was casually referred to as ‘Sarah’s moment’ on the Girls Aloud reunion tour, where they truly did allow her singing to become the star of the show:

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As if the charity single wasn’t a tear-jerking enough prospect already, ‘I’ll Stand By You – Sarah’s Version’ is also set to be released on 15 November, just two days before what would have been Harding’s 43rd birthday. We’re not crying, you are.

In aid of The Christie and the Sarah Harding Legacy Project, more than £1 million has been raised in the Stopfordian’s memory and for breast cancer awareness through initiatives like the creation of the mural and members of the hospital doing charity runs, bike rides, swims and more.

Speaking on social media, the band added: “The track played a key part in our ‘The Girls Aloud Show’ arena tour this summer & was an emotional moment for us all.”

BBC Children in Need 2024 takes place next Friday (15 November) and highlights from their reunion tour, where ‘Sarah’s Version’ was first heard by the masses, will be shown on ITV at 8pm the following Sunday.

Credit: BBC/The Christie

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