03 Mar, 2021 Art challenge @ home for World Book Day! By Ruth Nossek If you have not come across Elizabeth Sagan and her truly amazing book art, then you are in for a treat. Elizabeth Sagan is a reader...
24 Feb, 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...
09 Feb, 2021 #DrawWithRob - Join his Saturday morning Art Club / enter a competition to create an environmentally inspired race-suit By Ruth Nossek If you haven't already come across Rob Biddulph, he is a fantastic children's illustrator and author - and the man behind...
03 Feb, 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...
01 Feb, 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...
26 Jan, 2021 Watch a lesson from a Celebrity Supply Teacher! By Ruth Nossek As part of their offering to support Lockdown Learning, the BBC are showing their series of CBBC Celebrity Supply Teacher.Each episode...
22 Jan, 2021 Calling all budding artists to enter RA's Young Artists’ Summer Show: open to students aged 5 - 19 years By Ruth Nossek Do you have a budding artist in your family? Maybe they'd like to enter the Royal Academy of Arts Young Artist's Summer Show?Who can...
19 Jan, 2021 Lego building projects: from big to small - join the Japanese Lego Master By Ruth Nossek If your children (or other members of your family) have a box of Lego hiding in their cupboard, its definitely time to re-ignite that...
07 Jan, 2021 Free RNLI activity sheets and posters By James Barclay From my desk here in Devon I can see a lifeboat and have watched it speed out - full of volunteers - to save people in trouble at sea. ...
20 Oct, 2020 Make your house spooky with these DYO Halloween decorations By Gaya Gajewska Let us face it, Halloween will not be the same this year. Trick-or-treating might not be allowed or, even if it is, it's not the best...
25 Sep, 2020 Explore the amazing talent in this year's NPG Portrait Award exhibition online By Ruth Nossek The National Portrait Gallery's annual Portrait Award exhibition is something I always like to view if I can when I visit London....
19 Aug, 2020 Visit the 'Kid's Hub' at The Royal Mint for fun online games and downloadable activities! By Ruth Nossek The Royal Mint have put together a 'Kids Hub' on their website, collating various free online and downloadable coin-related activities,...
14 Aug, 2020 Join the children's events at Edinburgh Book Fest for free: starts tomorrow 15th Aug! By Ruth Nossek This year's Edinburgh Book Fest is going online, and all events will be available for free. All you need to do is sign up and book your...
03 Aug, 2020 A week of 'Playday' activities from the National Trust By Ruth Nossek Join the National Trust this week to celebrate National Playday 2020 on 5th August. If you can't yet visit a National Trust property or...
29 Jul, 2020 Mini Missions Summer Camp - free printable summer activities from Boden By Gaya Gajewska Now the school year is finished and you need inspiration to keep your kids busy on a daily basis, online free resources are a godsend -...
24 Jul, 2020 Online photography course for kids from Cultivating Wonder By Gaya Gajewska As a keen photographer as well as a mum, this really caught my eye the other day. Typically, when you give a child a camera, they will...