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Fill your bath tub with beans and stock up on baking ingredients! Yep, it's that time of year again when people up and down the country raise money for Children in Need. This year sees celebrities taking part in a range of fundraising activities - with One Show presenter Matt Baker on his 484 mile rickshaw challenge and pop stars storming the West End in Pop Goes the Musical.

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Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly, Sir Terry Wogan and Alesha Dixon prepare for Children in Need

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If you can't quite bag your own performance in Ghost, or if your legs aren't up to a strenuous cycle, lots of venues across the country are hosting events to raise cash for the charity. And of course, even if you can't make it out the house and would prefer to watch it all unfold on TV, you can still do your bit and donate.

The Children in Need website has lots of information on all the ways you can give money, but once again the web's making it simpler.

To make an online donation, just go to the donate to Children in Need page and click on one of the two icons in the centre of the screen.

A quickway to pay - especially for all the online shoppers out there - is by clicking the yellow icon and paying by PayPal. For this you simply fill in how much you want to donate and enter your PayPal username and password. If you don't already have an account you'll need to register.

Alternatively, just click the red icon and fill in your credit or debit card details, ticking the box if you're eligible.

There are lots of other ways to donate - from your payslip, by text, phone and good old fashioned post.

When giving money online to any charity, make sure you're on a genuine and secure website and that the organisation you're donating to has a registered charity number.

Last year Children in Need raised over £18 million. To help beat that number, go to www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey and see how your donation can make a difference.

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