30 Apr, 2020 Join us in Oxford for (a virtual) May Day morning! By Ruth Nossek May Day morning is one of many strong traditions associated with Oxford. I have very fond memories of one May Day - in 1997 - celebrating...
29 Apr, 2020 Musical version of David Walliams' The Midnight Gang - to stream free online By Ruth Nossek The Chichester Festival Theatre will be broadcasting their 2018 production of The Midnight Gang. The online broadcast will be available...
28 Apr, 2020 Explore Andy Warhol @ Tate Modern - and make your own pop art! By Ruth Nossek Virtual Tour of Tate Modern’s Andy Warhol Exhibit Last month, only days after London’s Tate Modern opened its exhibition on Andy Warhol,...
27 Apr, 2020 The Book of Hopes: Reasons to be cheerful - a collection of great stories, artwork, poetry and more! By Ruth Nossek Children’s author Katherine Rundell introduces original poems, stories and illustrations from more than 110 children’s writers and...
26 Apr, 2020 Lockdown cricket! Four ways to participate from home By Ruth Nossek With the sad news for cricket fans that there will be no professional cricket played in England and Wales until at least 1 July due to...
25 Apr, 2020 Challenge yourself (and your kids) with a world cities travel quiz By James Barclay If you are in the midst of bringing travel and geography to life this might be a good place to start your lesson. Lots of countries to...
25 Apr, 2020 Royal Albert Hall @ home series: Today Jazz for Kids - 2:00pm (BST) By Ruth Nossek Like many iconic venues around the world, the Royal Albert Hall has closed its doors due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, the Royal...
24 Apr, 2020 Support our CoroHeroes! Print, colour in or share your poster to support our key workers By Ruth Nossek CoroHeroes have partnered with some amazing illustrators and graphic designers to bring us some wonderful free posters. Three ways to...
23 Apr, 2020 Advice for adults: How to work, homeschool, and care By James Barclay One for the adults: This article, by a US communications firm, has eight great pieces of advice for balancing your jobs as remote...
23 Apr, 2020 How to make your own stop-go animation By Ruth Nossek This is another creative project you can have a go at with your children in lockdown - creating a stop-go animation. 1. Create your own...
22 Apr, 2020 Join 30 days of quests with Earth School via TedEd By Ruth Nossek To coincide with Earth Day, TedEd have launched a series of lessons - or quests - 30 days of nature-focused content and environmental...
22 Apr, 2020 Celebrate the 5Oth Anniversary of Earth Day with NASA By Ruth Nossek The first Earth Day was celebrated 50 years ago on April 22 1970. NASA has put together a 'toolkit' to allow us to celebrate virtually...
21 Apr, 2020 Celebrate Earth Day with a neigbourhood safari By Gaya Gajewska To mark Earth Day on Wednesday 22 April, National Geographic is encouraging us to join NatGeo@Home's Earth Day neighbourhood safari. Get...
20 Apr, 2020 Check out the Zonkey (and other hybrid animals & creatures) By Ruth Nossek In the news last week was the discovery of an unusual-looking foal alongside its mum (a stray zebra) in the Chyulu Hills National Park in...
20 Apr, 2020 Nature walk idea #2: Make a dinosaur out of twigs By Gaya Gajewska Most children are fascinated by dinosaurs at some stage. Here is another idea how to make a nature walk into a small science project....
19 Apr, 2020 Wallace & Gromit need your help: time to 'Get Cracking'! By Ruth Nossek To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wallace & Gromit, the UK Intellectual Propery Office (IPO) has brought back its brilliant Cracking...