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Friday 23rd July marks the official beginning of the 2020 Olympics from Tokyo - and Google Doodles have launched Doodle Champion Island...

Monday 28th June, the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis Championships began - more than 700 days after the last ball was struck! With it, AELTC has...

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...

Here are some free live book readings for World Book Day courtesy of Whistles.  Tomorrow (Thursday March 4th) at 4pm on Instagram you can...

Did you know that turning on the (same language) subtitles while children are watching television can double the chances of a child...

If you are looking for some inspiration to keep families and children engaged with art during lockdown - or holidays - take a look at the...

Here is something rather fun for those interested in the space exploration, who might already be waiting impatiently the forthcoming NASA...

I have written about productions from the Unicorn Theatre before - namely their brilliant theatrical reading of Roald Dahl's The Twits...

If you haven't already come across Rob Biddulph, he is a fantastic children's illustrator and author - and the man behind...

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...

The free downloadable storytelling pack, from the National Centre for Creative Writing, is crammed with tips and activities for engaging...

Sir Antony Gormley has launched what is being called 'largest-ever art exhibition' - a national art exhibition to be created by the...

Paignton Zoo's mission is to conserve species and habitats, and to inspire and empower people to help in the fight to protect wildlife....

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....

As part of their offering to support Lockdown Learning, the BBC are showing their series of CBBC Celebrity Supply Teacher.Each episode...

This recent article from TechRadar lists a mixture of apps and games aimed at 5-11 year olds, with ten Android and iOS tablet games and a...