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Top tips to keep under 5s entertained

Here are Sarah Hobbs (head of family, David Lloyd Leisure) top tips to keep under 5s entertained. • The best way to get little ones active is to play with them – a three-year-old will try anything as long as the big person is doing it too • Make it fun and appeal to their sense of imagination – running is not just running, it is racing like a lion, as fast as a train, as hoppy as a…
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The Creation Station goes on a ‘Fun-Raising’ Tour to raise funds for Children in need

To celebrate 9 years of inspiring children imaginations The award winning Creation Station is going on tour during November and offering fun art and crafts experience to groups of children within the community in exchange for a donation of £1 per child with all funds going to Children in Need. The Creation Station is providing art and craft experiences to those groups who are involved with…
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The Farm Show: where the children become the stars

The Farm Show series embarks on a fashion show, where the farm animals on the farm take centre stage in performing a fashion show. Yet this is not just an ordinary fashion show, its a “funky” fashion show, full of fun, and laughter. It’s an educational play, where the children also become the centre stage, with masquerades, and costumes, the children have the chance to interact with the…
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TOP TIPS FOR A SPOOKTACULAR DIY HALLOWEEN COSTUMES (at no cost)!!!

With the ghostly season upon us, many parents will be accosted by ‘little monsters’ who want to impress their friends with scary Halloween outfits. For those who don’t want a ready-made outfit and want to get creative with their children’s costume, Lucy Quick, Principal at Perform, has put together some spooktacular DIY ideas to help parents turn their little angel into a Halloween fiend!
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Make a junk ice-cream

My 5 year old son and I have lots of fun making things out of junk found in the household. After making a junk doll we have now tried to make an ice-cream out of old foam sheets, a detergent cap and glue. Not many instructions required. Just roll the foam sheet around the detergent cap and glue it together. Cellotape can do too. Go make one and have lots of fun!!! Share this: Click to…
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Ideas for no-cost creative activities to do with kids this autumn

October half-term is just around the corner and with the weather on the turn and the nights drawing in; it can be hard to keep the kids entertained. To help, we’ve teamed up with Butlins Head of Entertainment, Matt Rake who is responsible for putting a smile on thousands of family’s faces every year. Butlins is all about injecting fun into family life so to help families have the happiest…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photo Quick Tips #3 Move

I’ll share a little secret with you all……. the easiest way to get better pictures is to move. You have two options; Move yourself or move your subject. It’s really as simple as that but let me explain further…….. Move yourself This is not just about moving to get a better view at a wedding or standing up out of chair to get a…
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Lewisham local residents can take sport classes at £1 per session at Downham Health & Leisure Centre

Downham Health & Leisure Centre is helping keep teenagers and young adults active this autumn with three exciting new courses, which are being delivered locally as part of the Sportivate programme. Starting on 11 October and for just £1 per session, local residents can sign up for the new Boxing Fitness, Indoor Cycling and Swim 4 Fitness. Sportivate is a £32 million Lottery programme that…
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Photography Quick Tips

Photo Quick Tips #2 Assume the position

This might be our 2nd photography quick tip but it’s the first thing was taught in my photography A level many moons ago…… how to stand and hold your camera when taking a picture. This might seem an obvious thing to point out but I’ve looked over my shoulder at weddings and you’re all guilty of bad photography posture! The advent of digital changed many…
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Look Bunny Find, the only FREE children's activity finder on the App Store, created by techie star mumpreneur

FREE children’s activity finder on the App Store, created by techie star mumpreneur. Mumpreneur Victoria Hatch has spent over 10 years at the forefront of new media sales and analysis. Since leaving her corporate job, she has continued to developing innovative mobile phone applications. Her latest venture and London Mums’ favourite app is called Look Bunny Find. Look Bunny Find was…
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