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50+ Tuff Tray Ideas for Toddlers & Kids (Indoor & Outdoor Play)

Discover 50+ easy Tuff tray ideas for toddlers, preschoolers and KS1 children. From messy play and ice activities to learning and small world setups, these simple ideas keep kids engaged at home.

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Pack a Punch with Your Lunch: Tips for Your Kid’s School Lunchbox

Packing a lunchbox for your children can be difficult, especially with so many fun-size snack options making chocolate and crisps tempting to little hands. But with only 1 in 100 lunchboxes meeting the nutritional standards for your children to thrive, making sure you provide the best packed lunch possible is important.

Here, Suso creates an easy guide to help you hit your...

Fun & easy Halloween decoration ideas and costume hacks for half-term fun!

CRAFTING LEGEND LOUISE PENTLAND PARTNERS WITH MCDONALD’S TO HELP FAMILIES GET SPOOKY THIS HALLOWEEN

Louise’s family-friendly crafting tutorials are available on the McDonald’s Family Hub for a spell of creativity this Halloween

As families head into the October half-term, McDonald’s is providing fun activities to keep the kids entertained at home, with crafting videos from social...

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Top tips on ways parents can make space more interesting

With World Space Week shining a light on the wonders of the universe, Dan Green, editor of The Week Junior Science+Nature , provides parents with some tips on ways they can make space more interesting.

Dan Green

Work together with your child to create cool space rockets and robot rovers using LEGO or recycled materials. Copy NASA’s Artemis rockets or Perseverance rovers, or get

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Schools out for summer in Devon – Six FREE nature activities for children

As schools break for summer the RSPB invites families to enjoy their FREE summer Wild Challenge activities to help children connect to Devon's nature and have fun.
By completing the RSPB’s Wild Challenges children can achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, and help give nature a home along the way, whilst having fun outdoors.

Rosalind Allen, RSPB Education...

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Newborn Adventures: 5 Outdoor Activities For New Parents

Newborn babies are precious, their skin is delicate, and their hair is soft. Despite this, new parents can continue to live their lives. You might not want to jump back into your social calendar, but you can still take your child outside.

Going outside doesn’t have to be a military mission. Once you’ve prepared your newborn essentials, such as a changing bag and baby carrier , you...

Four Reasons You Need to Get Your Kids Into Gardening This Summer

Are you tearing your hair out at the idea of keeping your rambunctious little ones entertained this summer?

You might have signed them up for activity clubs or planned days out to theme parks, but these costs can quickly add up. And it’s hard to tire them out enough for a good night sleep at home.

But there is a solution. Have you tried getting them into gardening?

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The 10 ‘Top-Rated’ Child-Friendly Animated Movies to Watch with Your Kids This Summer

PLUS: ‘Top-Rated’ Child-Friendly Animated Films Which are 90 Minutes or Less

The Lion King (1994), WALL-E (2008), and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) are amongst the ‘top-rated’ child-friendly animated movies, according to new research.

With the Summer school holidays just around the corner, animation experts Roar Motion analysed IMDB data in a bid to discover the...

Fancy Going Plant-Based This BBQ Season? Here’s How You Can Do It

As the weather gets warmer, so does the natural appeal to stick on an apron and head for the garden to cook every other meal. But if you’re on the hunt for a healthier and more sustainable summer of food, you may be tempted to reach for a veggie patty rather than your usual butcher’s choice.

This doesn’t need to be a total switch around, but it could be the first step in reducing...

Four Ways to Host a Low-Waste Tea Party This Summer

In the summertime, we love having a tea party in the garden with our family and friends. But when it comes to the environment, parties aren’t always the most eco-friendly activities.

But our favourite activities don’t have to be unnecessarily wasteful. With a little creativity and crafting, you can host a low-waste tea party that your nearest and dearest will love.

Here are...

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Six sustainable activities for kids this summer

Taking care of our world is a big issue – one that involves young and old alike. Introducing children to fun, sustainable activities can help them understand how to care for the planet – without them even realising that they’re learning!

From an early age, kids are taught about sustainability issues like plastic waste, pollution, animal conservation and recycling at school and in the...