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Easter activities for teenagers

If you’re looking for Easter activities for teenagers, the BAFTA Young Game Designers competition might be the right activity to engage restless creative teenagers. The competition recently launched and is open for entries until Monday 26 May 2014. It’s open to 11-16 year olds, and asks them to design their own video game, with the winners getting it made for real. With the current focus on…
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Easter fun stuff - ideas to keep kids entertained over Easter half term

Just what you need! Here is Easter fun stuff, ideas to keep kids entertained this Easter half term holidays. People who go to church attend special services on Easter Sunday. In Battersea Park in London, there is a large Easter parade and lots of other special activities for families (see a list below). Many people celebrate Easter Sunday by decorating, exchanging or searching for eggs. The eggs…
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Mother's Day keepsakes & creative Spring activities

It’s going to be Mother’s Day soon and you know you may get the conventional candle, kitchenware or flowers from the school sale. But think how great it would be to celebrate this day with your little ones by creating some memorable keepsakes. Here are some ideas on how to do it cost-effectively by using new POST-IT notes called FAN because they are Super Sticky Full Adhesive Notes.
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Great FREE classes for mum and baby in Fulham & Chelsea

I just want to let you know about my new discovery of FREE classes for mum and baby at the Tudor Rose children’s centre in Fulham. It has only been open a couple of years so the wide range of toys are new and there are lots of them. The staff are fantastic, warm , friendly and helpful. I have done the stay and play sessions which takes place most days but with different focus on…
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Easy craft idea: create your book and TV character

Try out this easy craft idea that you can do with your family before or after you read the book and watch the film (as suggested in the post here). Personalise your child’s room with book pages from his or her favorite story. Materials you’ll need Favorite book (we have used Thomas the Tank for this craft) Craft block letters (available at any craft shop or online on ebay) PVA Glue White…
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Family charity Run for GOSH! Do something amazing this year and sign up for RBC Race for the Kids Sunday 8 June 2014

Join in the fun and raise vital funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity’s family-friendly 5k fun run, the RBC Race for the Kids, returns to London’s beautiful Battersea Park on Sunday 8 June 2014. Ideal for beginners and fitness fanatics alike, the event sees thousands of people of all ages run, walk and scoot to the…
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Top half-term indoor activities for kids

With the weather being so gloomy, it is challenging to keep children busy at home. Here are our top ten half-term indoor activities for kids. 1) EASY SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS – Check out our ideas for scientific experiments for kids to do at home (they are easy, don’t panic!). This is an activities boys will love but they are educational for all school kids and for some experiments…
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Half term activities for children indoor - FREE DOWNLOADS

Parents and carers will struggle soon to keep kids entertained for a whole week so we have collected FREE DOWNLOADS for you as ideal half term activities for children indoor. FREE ACTIVITIES SHEETS FROM DISNEY MOVIE TINKER BELL AND THE PIRATE FAIRY Click on the link to read London Mums’ review of the latest Disney Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy movie. You can take both boys and girls…
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Half term Activities - Pottering around in the Garden with Kids

Parents often send us suggestions for activities to do with children. What could be a more natural thing for a child to do? Children are naturally curious and love playing in the dirt – gardening is perfect. Plus you get to spend some longed for quality time with your children. From planting tiny seeds in the dirt to watching the plants grow into beautiful flowers or even better, something they…
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Ideal Half-term Activity! Calling All Budding Young Designers! Tower Bridge Launches ‘Design a Bridge’ Competition for Kids

This national competition seems a very cool idea to get kids engaged in creative activities during half term. My son is already very excited to have the opportunity to show off his engineering skills at work 🙂 To celebrate its 120th birthday this year, Tower Bridge, the most famous bridge in the world, is delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new national competition for 6 to 14 year…
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