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8 Summer Activities That Combine Fun and Development for Your Kids

Looking for summer activities for kids? Discover 8 fun ideas that support learning, creativity, confidence and development, from water play and scavenger hunts to gardening and cooking.

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LITTLE PLAY IDEAS THAT CAN MEAN A LOT THIS EASTER

KINDER OFFERS FREE ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS TO ENJOY WITH THEIR KIDS THIS LONG WEEKEND

Activities include a virtual dance class and ‘story time’ with Diversity Star Jordan Banjo
Exclusive drawing workshop with ‘ Draw with Rob’ , a Q&A with Dinosaur Expert, Dr Dean Lomax plus more
Available as part of the Kinder Masters of Play Festival to help families

How to build a bug mansion

Build your own bug mansion and attract a multitude of creepy crawlies to your garden.

An average garden accommodates more than 2,000 different species of insect! Very few of these creatures cause significant damage to our prized plants, and there are many more insects that actually help us to control the ones that do! By providing the right habitats, we can greatly increase the...

How to build a hedgehog Home

By providing safe places for hedgehogs to live, you’re much more likely to see these prickly creatures in your garden.

Sadly the number of hedgehogs in the UK has plummeted over recent years. While there were estimated to be around 1.5 million in 1995, today there is believed to be less than 500,000.

Hedgehogs need homes just like humans, so making one for them is a...