May 30, 2020 How to create a meadow collage By Ruth Nossek Join artist Elaine Kazimierczuk in making a meadow collage, as she shows you how in her video. You will need a large piece of paper,...
May 29, 2020 Read J. K. Rowling's new story online & enter the illustration competition: winners will be published in her book! By Ruth Nossek J.K. Rowling is releasing her new story - a fairy tale called The Ickabog, in instalments online, over the next seven weeks for everyone...
May 28, 2020 Random Acts of Wildness: Take part in 30 Days Wild in June! By Ruth Nossek This June, sign up to The Wildlife Trust's annual nature challenge, 30 Days Wild! They are encouraging you and your family to do one wild...
May 27, 2020 Get Set: Join in the Travel to Tokyo challenge with Team GB ... either as a family or in teams with your school By Ruth Nossek Sadly, like many other sporting events this summer, the 2020 Olympics in Japan have been cancelled. But British Olympic and Paralympic...
May 25, 2020 Make 'magic' banana ice cream🍌: it's easy and delicious By Ruth Nossek This very easy recipe - using just bananas - tastes just amazing ... and for an extra twist, add a couple of teaspoons of Nutella. You...
May 23, 2020 At The Bus: Creative art projects for Mental Health Awareness Week and beyond By Ruth Nossek At The Bus would normally offer a school-based programme of art to support the education, health and wellbeing of children and young...
May 22, 2020 How to make squishy soap By Gaya Gajewska Another brilliant mini-project for kids who like getting their hands dirty in the gooey, squishy mess! Also, let is be said, this is...
May 22, 2020 Adventures at Home Festival: Saturday 23rd May - free festival with the Guides - all welcome! By Ruth Nossek Following on from their 'Adventures at home' activities and ideas for all ages during lockdown, Girlguiding are taking the Girlguiding...
May 21, 2020 How to make a bath bomb at home By Gaya Gajewska Most kids love a fizzy bath bomb. And they will sure love making them as much as my daughter did! They are very easy to make and they and...
May 21, 2020 Join the Radio 3 Breakfast Singalong this Friday Morning: the 19th Century Shaker Song 'Simple Gifts' By Rainbow Hub Team This week is Mental Health Awareness Week with a focus on kindness. Being kind not only helps someone else, but it's proven to have a...
May 21, 2020 BBC Radio1's Big (Virtual) Weekend (22nd - 24th May) By Ruth Nossek Tune in this weekend for BBC Radio1's Big Weekend, with acts including Sam Smith, Rita Ora, Anne Marie and Biffy Clyro. Planned...
May 20, 2020 Introduction to Instruments of the Orchestra: #1 - The Clarinet By Rainbow Hub Team This is the first post of a series to introduce children to some of the instruments of the orchestra, starting with the woodwind family....
May 20, 2020 Pompeii Live! Visit and watch with The British Museum on Wed 20th May (20:00 BST) By Ruth Nossek Originally shown in cinemas, The British Museum is streaming the film Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum - providing an online...
May 20, 2020 Looking after our children's mental health in lockdown: a collection of resources By Ruth Nossek Looking after the mental health and wellbeing of our families and ourselves has never been so important. Even with the news that...
May 19, 2020 How to make a T. rex origami dinosaur and other brilliant dino things to do - from the Natural History Museum By Ruth Nossek London's Natural History Museum have a great selection of things to try at home, including step-by-step instructions to make a fab T rex...
May 18, 2020 Hay Literary Festival goes online - with a fab lineup of children's authors in their programme for schools (18th-22nd May) By Ruth Nossek The Hay Festival Digital will be free to view and will run from 18–31 May 2020. The 10-day literature festival is normally held in...