Feb 04, 2022 Wordle for number fans ... By Ruth Nossek Are you a glory hunter, a plodder, a master strategist, an addict or even a cheat? According to the article WORDLE: What the way you play...
Jul 23, 2021 Let the Games begin! By Ruth Nossek Friday 23rd July marks the official beginning of the 2020 Olympics from Tokyo - and Google Doodles have launched Doodle Champion Island...
Jul 20, 2021 Missing the football? Join the fun with 'The Hundred' - the new cricket competition starting 21st July By Ruth Nossek With Euro 2020 now over, and the summer holidays (nearly) upon us in the UK, there are two great sporting events starting this week to...
Jun 29, 2021 Game, set and match! It's time to join 'Wimbledon at Home' By Ruth Nossek Monday 28th June, the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis Championships began - more than 700 days after the last ball was struck! With it, AELTC has...
Apr 02, 2021 Explore the NHM Wildlife Photographer of the Year gallery: follow the trail and win prizes! By Ruth Nossek Here is a family online activity for the Easter holidays: explore the truly amazing photographs in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year...
Apr 01, 2021 Create your own Easter treasure hunt! (Or any other type of treasure hunt ...) By Ruth Nossek My mum used to create treasure hunts for my brother and I when we were little - around the house or in the garden. I used the same idea...
Feb 24, 2021 Free family activities and downloadable book from the National Portrait Gallery By Ruth Nossek If you are looking for some inspiration to keep families and children engaged with art during lockdown - or holidays - take a look at the...
Feb 12, 2021 Stellar activities for young space enthusiasts By Gaya Gajewska Here is something rather fun for those interested in the space exploration, who might already be waiting impatiently the forthcoming NASA...
Feb 12, 2021 The Case of the Stolen Heart: Solve a virtual Valentine's Detective Trail this weekend❤️ By Ruth Nossek Treasure Trails provide downloadable detective adventures/treasure trails that take you around differing cities and regions in the UK....
Feb 11, 2021 Free theatrical stories from the marvellous Unicorn Theatre By Ruth Nossek I have written about productions from the Unicorn Theatre before - namely their brilliant theatrical reading of Roald Dahl's The Twits...
Feb 07, 2021 Join the National Star Count this week (6-14 February 2021) By Ruth Nossek The best way to see how many stars we can all see in the sky is… to count them! This year, CPRE (The Countryside Charity) are asking...
Feb 04, 2021 Watch David Olusoga's lesson on the importance of the UK census By Ruth Nossek As part of the Census 2021 education programme Let’s Count!, David Olusoga will give a live lesson aimed primarily at KS2 children on...
Feb 03, 2021 Five ways to 'express yourself' ... Free virtual sessions to support Children's Mental Health Week By Ruth Nossek This week is Children's Mental Health Week (1-7 February 2021). This year's theme is 'Express Yourself', and Place2Be (the children's...
Feb 01, 2021 Get creative and join in with the national 'The Great Big Art Exhibition'... (anyone can participate!) By Ruth Nossek Sir Antony Gormley has launched what is being called 'largest-ever art exhibition' - a national art exhibition to be created by the...
Jan 29, 2021 Oxplore: stretch and challenge the curious young minds in your life By Ruth Nossek Oxplore is a free educational website created by the University of Oxford, designed to engage 11-18 year olds with complex ideas across a...
Jan 27, 2021 Let's Play! Have fun with Chrome Music Lab 🎶🎹🎵 By Ruth Nossek This is a great set of free online tools (or 'experiments') made by Google, allowing kids - and adults - to explore music in a fun way....