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Welcome Let’s get planning for the school summer holidays! We have got information and inspiration galore in this issue.

A fun day out at Harewood House

For days out ideas, check out our map on pages 8-10 as well as our What’s On listings and news pages for events and what’s new. We’ve also got tons of ideas for things to do at home.

If you’re dreading many weeks cooking meals for the family (lockdown has made me for one phobic!), worry not. We have great suggestions for tasty summer lunches, food ideas for when you are away from your own kitchen and healthy yoghurt ice lollies to make with the kids.

You can also apply for a free children’s wellbeing activity book by signing up to receive our magazine in this issue. Signed up already? We have free gifts for subscribers too.

Have a happy summer!

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News

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Local days out

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What’s on

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Summer boredom busters 1

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Clubs & classes

20 Summer learning 28 Health 31

Tween

32 Food

Competition winners Congratulations to Kate Petitclerc from Poole in Dorset whose family won a Smoby Playhouse in our Mar/Apr issue.

The winner of our Timber Tots Magic Tree competition was Park Lane Pre-school in Bradford. Congratulations to them and thank you to all who entered.

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36 Holidays 39 Summer boredom busters 2 40 Family Life

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Children’s Corner Summer Camp

Enjoy children’s theatre at Carriageworks

Children’s Corner Childcare is running a summer club at The Grammar School, Leeds from July 12 to August 20. There’ll be yoga, dance and drumming workshops, forest hunts, swimming, world cookery, slip and slide water fun and sports days. For ages 3-13, 8am to 5.30pm weekdays. To book, call 07596119068 or email.

The magic of children’s theatre is back this summer with two productions staged by Carriageworks Theatre in Leeds.

The Adventure of Bo Peep, August 4, for ages 2-6 at 11am and 2pm. Plus August 7 and 8, Tall Stories Theatre Company present, The Snail and the Whale, For age 4+ at 11am and 2pm on both days. Book Tickets.

Thackray will see you now!

Explore sound this summer

A Leeds museum has re-opened following £4m redevelopment.

Visit the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford and explore sound this summer.

Learn how sound helps us to understand our world, then experiment and play with sound yourself! Follow the life of a soundwave, walk through an insulated sound canal and experience a captivating audiovisual show. Find out more.

Eleven new galleries have been added to the Thackray Museum of Medicine, which charts the history of disease and the development of treatments.

Find out more.

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Tudor Summer Exhibition | Tournament | Events

Wednesday 4 – Monday 30 August Horse Shows | Falconry | Archery | Combats

Leeds | Free | 10am – 5pm

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Dino hunting

Full-size animatronic dinosaurs are back in 12 locations across Leeds City Centre this summer for the Leeds Jurassic Trail.

Find out more.

Let battle commence!

There will be demos and performances taking place daily at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds throughout the summer holidays. In August there will also be an exciting programme of outdoor events including horse shows, falconry and archery. Find out more.

Counting sheep

Mr Maze

Kirkstall Abbey will be overrun with sheep during the school summer holidays!

There’ll be a sheep search trail and art packs to use around the ruins to create your own sheep themed masterpiece!

It’s the 50th anniversary of Mr Men and Little Miss books, and a special celebration is taking place in Yorkshire. York Maze is paying tribute to the popular characters by making the books the theme of this year’s maize maze.

Find out more.

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Child Friendly Leeds

10% off tickets at Harewood House this summer

There’s a bounty of events, opportunities, competitions and activities taking place over the school holidays for Child Friendly Leeds #SummerOfPlay.

This summer, get an extra 10% off the price of your tickets to Harewood House when you book to visit before July 30 by using the code SUMMERFAMILIES.

Visit the Child Friendly Leeds blog.

Find out more.

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A day of adventure, exploration + fun GET OUTDOORS SUMMER at HAREWOOD

Enter our brand new secret Woodland Wonderland, find a trail of tunnels with twisting + turning mazes, explore the new Three Parks Walk + much more.

SAVE AN EXTRA 10% with code SUMMERFAMILIES when you book your visit before 30 July.*

Registered charity in England no 517753 *Standard terms (see website) apply, day visit only; offer not valid on event days.

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There’s so much to see and do in Leeds & West Yorkshire this summer.

Most places need to be pre-booked. Don’t’ forget to check their websites before you visit.

Here’s our map with inspiration for days out ideas. Of course, we can’t include everywhere!

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Leeds City Museum

There’s a free family Free trail and crafts Entry inspired by myths and legends from across the world at the museum this summer.

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Houses a significant collection of modern and contemporary British art and is very family friendly!

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Thackray Museum of Medicine

Leeds Industrial Museum

It’s going to be Free an action-packed Entry summer at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, with lots of demos and performances.

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Kirkstall Abbey

Fairy tales are taking over the museum during the school summer holidays!

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Temple Newsam

Enjoy parkland with a great adventure playground, working farm, hidden gardens, plus there’s Go Ape on site for more fun.

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There’ll be a Free summer sheep trail Entry to complete, plus art packs to use around the ruins to create your own sheep themed masterpiece!

Abbey House Museum Find out more...

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If you have a child who likes tractors, trains and machinery and engineering equipment of all kinds, this is worth a visit!

Royal Armouries Museum Find out more...

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Chart the story of medicine as you wander through the grimy streets of Victorian Leeds, watch gruesome operations taking place in a 19th century theatre.

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Harewood House

Clip ‘n Climb, Ilkley

York Maze

Europe’s biggest maze is just a short journey away! It opens to the public on July 17 and offers more than 20 other maze and corn themed rides, attractions and shows.

National Science & Media Museum

There’s a series of new exhibitions and Free Entry events exploring sound this summer, from July 23. Experiment and play with sound yourself!

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Exciting individual and multi climber challenges of varying design and difficulty.

Sessions last 50 minutes.

Play areas, Wildlife World, beautiful grounds and gardens, Edwardian Hall with exhibitions and interactive, family-friendly space. Enjoy a family picnic.

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Explore the magnificent house, meet feathered friends in the bird garden, fabulous adventure playground and new outdoor play space Woodland Wonderland.

Lotherton Find out more...

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Step back in time at Thwaite House, experience water power in action and look out for live demonstrations in the engineer’s workshop.

Do the canal nature trail.

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What’s on in July & August Please check the details with the venue in case they have changed.

Some venues have strict restrictions in place and may need to be prebooked.

Throughout July & August Re-discover Leeds Family Trail Leeds City Centre Pick up a paper map at Leeds Kirkgate Market Information Centre or download your own.

Launches July 10 Summer Reading Challenge All libraries Children aged 4 to 11 read six library books during the holiday and collect rewards on their way to receiving their challenge certificate and medal. Free.

July 16 to August 8 Big Butterfly Count Take part by spending 15 minutes counting the butterflies you see and then submit sightings online or via the free app. There’s also a handy free downloadable butterfly chart to use.

July 17 to September 6 York Maze York, YO19 5LT With over 20 rides, attractions and shows, York Maze is an amazing family day out.

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July 21 & 22 In the Night Garden Live Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, LS2 7UP Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends are back in their fun-filled live show, Iggle Piggle’s Busy Day!

July 27 to September 5 Summer Holidays: Summer of Sheep Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds Join in a summer of sheep themed activities in the abbey including a sheep search trail and art packs to use around the ruins to create your own sheep themed masterpiece!

From July 23 Sound Season National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, BD1 1NQ Visit the museum for a series of exhibitions and events exploring sound. Free entry.

July 28 to September 5 Action Stations, Demonstrations and Performances Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Dr, Leeds LS10 1LT Activities for families and live combat demonstrations will be taking place daily, as well as live performances. (see website for performance schedules). Free.

July 24 to September 12 Jurassic Trail 2 Leeds City Centre Full-size animatronic dinosaurs are back in 12 locations across Leeds City Centre.

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WHAT’S ON

What’s on in July & August Please check the details with the venue in case they have changed.

Some venues have strict restrictions in place and may need to be prebooked.

29 July to September 3 Summer Holidays: Myths and Legends Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH Pick up or download a trail to explore marvellous magical July 28 to September 5 myth stories from August 4 to 27 different cultures Summer Holidays: Outdoor events around the world at the Fairy Tales take over Royal Armouries museum this summer. the Museum Museum, Armouries Abbey House Museum Dr, Leeds LS10 1LT August 3 & 5 The Victorian streets of Horse shows and Family Crafts in the Abbey House Museum stable visits (daily).

Museum are being taken over by Falconry shows Leeds City Museum, fairy tales. Beware old (weekends only), LS2 8BH ladies offering apples Armourer’s workshop Make a Medusa but pick up a bumper and Archery (weekends Headband and a Myth craft bag to take home. only).

Storyteller to take July 28 to September 5 home. Free, spaces August 7 & 8 limited, drop in.

Summer Explorers!

The Snail and the 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3pm Lotherton, Aberford, Whale Leeds, LS25 3EB Carriageworks August 4 Play outdoors, see Theatre, Leeds, LS2 The Adventure of Bo the animals, explore 3AD Peep the historic Museum, Inspired by Julia Carriageworks and spot the deer this Donaldson and Axel Theatre, 3 Millennium summer.

Scheffler’s much-loved Square, Leeds, picture book. Ages 4+.

LS2 3AD July 29 & 30 A perfect theatre Mr Stink August 7 & 8 introduction for little Harewood House, North Leeds Food ones with an interactive Leeds, LS17 9LG Festival story and sensory Heartbreak Roundhay Park, Leeds learning.

For ages 2-6.

Productions brings LS8 2HH David Walliams’ Mr Celebration of Stink to the outdoor international influence stage. and local talent.

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Discover an amazing day out at Lotherton • • •

Visit Wildlife World to see the penguins Explore the Museum and see the Making Japan exhibition Play outdoors and stop by the café to refuel

Pre-book your tickets on our website lotherton.leeds.gov.uk

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What’s on in July & August Please check the details with the venue in case they have changed.

Some venues have strict restrictions in place and may need to be prebooked.

August 10 & 12 Sensory Story Myths for Families Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH Touch, smell, hear and feel a mysterious mythical story! Free.

Spaces limited. 11.30am & 1.30pm.

August 13 to 30 Mamma Mia! Harewood House, Leeds, LS17 9LG Join in the fun at MAMMA MIA! live on stage, in the grounds of Harewood House.

August 14 & 15 Fireman Sam Live Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, LS1 3AD When all of his friends go away, Norman Price decides to find adventure in Pontypandy and become the star of a visiting circus.

August 14 & 15 Vintage Weekend with Rose & Brown Vintage Lotherton, Aberford, Leeds, LS25 3EB Two days of vintage stalls, live music and more throughout the grounds of Lotherton.

August 19 Animal Handling with Lion Learners Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH Touch or hold real

animals, with safety measures in place.

August 24 & 26 Myths and Legends – World Myths Family Crafts Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH Family Crafts in the Museum. Create some world myth masterpieces to take home. Free, spaces limited, drop in.

11.30am, 1.30pm, 3pm.

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Top ideas to entertain the family this Summer

By Claire Winter Keep the family busy all summer long!

Outdoors Find the Gruffalo.

For Julia Donaldson fans, enjoy a themed family walk based on her books up and down the country.

Trail details.

Get appy.

Get reluctant kids excited about walking with a brilliant app, Caper.

Download and receive a call from Captain Redtail who needs help locating a crashed spaceship.

New hobbies Explore geocaching.

Join the world’s largest treasure hunt! Download the official Geocaching app, create an account and unlock the location of thousands of caches (i.e. the treasure) that other hunters have left for you to discover.

Get green-fingered.

Plant a veggie grow bag. You don’t need any more space than a window-box, or a tiny space in your garden. Kids will love deciding what to grow and charting its progress.

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Boredom busters Rough and tumble.

Play fighting is a great way to let off steam. Stuff some pillows up a pair of dad-size T-shirts to set up a ‘sumo wrestle.’ Make the rules of play fighting clear, otherwise the session might descend into chaos and tears.

Eat a rainbow.

Of course, we’re not talking about vegetables! Have fun with edible food colouring and let your kids paint and then eat rainbow toast.

You could also make rainbow cake!

Products at Cake Craft World.

Free Get wild.

Join the Summer Reading Challenge, Wild World Heroes, at your local library or online. Libraries have teamed up with WWF to create a nature-themed challenge.

Go fly a kite!

They’re cheap and easy to buy, or you can even make your own. Tips on kite flying.

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Top ideas to entertain the family this Summer Bucket list Flying high.

Perfect for thrill seekers, try indoor skydiving and soar like a bird in a super-smooth, super-fast and super-cool wind tunnel. Suitable for kids aged 3+. Locations in Manchester, Milton Keynes and Basingstoke.

balloons and play-doh for kids, baby raves are a great way for the whole family to dance the day away. Big Fish Little Fish has events coming up in London, Liverpool and Norwich.

Wild swimming.

Nothing beats swimming in nature (as long as the weather Take to the skies. co-operates). You could try wild For a really special treat, book a paddling if you have little ones! hot air balloon flight for the family. Ideas of where to go to find wild Suitable for children who are 7+ and water near you. at least 4ft 6in (1.4m) tall. Must also be accompanied by a responsible adult.

MORE FUN IDEAS Learning ideas Letter fishing.

This is a fun game for pre-schoolers.

Grab yourself some magnetic letters from the fridge, some string, a pencil and a paperclip. Make a DIY fishing rod so your little one can fish for letters.

Family history.

How about finding out a bit more about your past and making a family tree? Get your kids to do some research about their grandparents and distant relatives. Check out Ancestry and Find My Past.

Unusual Baby raves.

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CLUBS & CLASSES

Performing Arts prepares your child for the new school year The start of the school year is a great time to consider new activities for your child and the skills learnt in performing arts can be hugely beneficial to children.

These include empathy, listening, problem solving and confidence.

Empathy One challenge children face when they return to school in September is changes to friendship groups.

Empathy is essential to help them react appropriately to their peers and develop their social skills. To portray a character in a play we need to be able to step into their shoes and understand their situation; if a child learns to understand a character in this way, they can apply this skill to everyday life.

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SUMMER LEARNING

Fun educational apps for all ages Make screen time learning time with our top picks.

Khan Academy

Fish School

Think!Think!

Free app with high quality/creative early learning activities.

Ages 2-7.

Learn basic ABCs & 123s with fun fish pals.

Ages 3+.

Engaging mini game.

Develops lateral thinking and spatial reasoning. Ages 7+.

LEGO DUPLO World

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Teach your monster to read

Free-play and goaloriented mini games.

Ages 2-5.

Virtual treasure trove of craft, activity and practical activities.

Ages 5+.

Engaging way for kids to learn phonics and reading. Ages 4+.

ScratchJr

The Human Body

Marvel Hero Tales

Introduces coding with interactive stories and games. Ages 5-7.

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Brilliant interactive app about the human body.

Ages 7+.

Beat the villains & learn language skills.

Ages 7-11.

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SUMMER LEARNING

Back to school Get organised now!

Don’t end the summer holidays with a frantic last-minute rush!

Manage a successful and stressfree return to the classroom. Get organised early.

Doctors/Dentist/ Optician Get done at beginning of holidays.

Haircut Phone early to get an appointment close to start of term.

School shoes Visit a shoe fitter. Shop before the last minute rush.

Uniforms & sports kit Do the summer sales.

Check out second hand options or unbranded supermarket alternatives.

Labelling Label everything.

Choose your preferred labels and start early to avoid late nights!

Book after school care All schools are required to provide access to wraparound childcare but it’s popular, so book early.

After school activities Take advantage of early bird/free taster sessions.

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Audiobooks for family road trips Great audio entertainment for the whole family to while away the traffic jams!

Ladybird Classics: The Complete Audio Collection Ages 3+.

10 hours 45 mins.

Matilda

Ages 7+.

4 hours 18 mins.

The World’s Worst Teachers Ages 8+.

4 hours 6 mins.

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Finn Family Moomintroll

Ages 5+.

3 hours 33 mins.

Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete BBC Collection Ages 4+.

3 hours 42 mins.

The Complete Chronicles of Narnia

How to Train Your Dragon

His Dark Materials: Northern Lights

Wolf Boy Book 1

Ages 7+.

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Ages 9+.

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SUMMER LEARNING

Seven steps to a book-filled summer Start small. For reluctant readers, start with magazines, comics or graphic novels.

Let them choose. Children need to feel they are in charge of selection – as long as it’s age-appropriate.

Join the Summer Reading Challenge. Your child will need to read six or more books during the holidays. Rewards include stickers and small prizes.

Audiobooks improve literacy skills and whet appetites for more stories.

Summer Book Club. Encourage your child to start a Book Club with friends. Then host a playdate with snacks and chats about their

favourite/least favourite parts.

Keep it handy. Wherever you go this summer make sure you have reading material to hand.

Make it a routine. Try to schedule regular daily ‘downtime’ for reading.

Pick up a book at the same time as your child, so you can be a reading role model.

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A Summer of Myth and Legend Join us this summer for our free family trail and crafts inspired by myths and legends from across the world!

Visit the website to plan your visit.

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HEALTH

Improve your child’s mental health Using proven cognitive-behavioural therapy methods along with fun and engaging activities, these peer-reviewed children’s wellbeing activity books, published by Summersdale, have been approved by a children’s mental health practitioner.

Aimed at children ages 7 to 11, because much happens during these years that can impact a child’s sense of self-worth, the books can help

establish how your child is feeling and offer ways to improve their confidence and self-esteem and lower their anxiety levels.

Children are guided through the activities and, with the help of a friendly character, supported to navigate their inner world. These great practical guides are also interspersed with useful tips, inspirational statements and practical information for parents.

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Getting kids to talk feelings

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Baby brain. Baby blues. Postnatal depression. Add Covid 19 into the mix and it’s not surprising that pregnant women and new mothers are more anxious than ever before. Are you prepared for the effect that pregnancy and new motherhood can have on your emotional well-being?

It’s not always easy to get children to open up.

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Author of the Sophie Says children’s book series, Esther Marshall, shares with us her five top tips for helping children feel safe and comfortable enough to start talking about the difficult stuff.

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Family Couch to 5K (ish)

By Andrew Campbell During the pandemic, lots of people chose running as their ‘exercise of the day’ and experienced a significant boost to their health and wellbeing as a result. The NHS ‘Couch to 5K’ programme allowed many to gradually build up their endurance until they were able to run a five kilometre course.

So, is it time for the whole family to get in on the act? Is it realistic or advisable to expect children to run such a distance?

Government guidelines stipulate that children ages 5 to 18 should accumulate an average of at least sixty minutes of physical activity per day across a week. Such activity can include running. However, it isn’t appropriate to expect children as young as age 5 to run continuously for five kilometres. As, they get older, however, it’s certainly possible to entice your child to extend their ability to run.

Encouragement and fun will be the key to keeping them on board.

Kids love a big occasion, so join a family fun run event or take the whole family to your local parkrun, where children are welcome to join their parents on a five kilometre course through parkland or open space.

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walking and praise their effort.

Alternatively, make your ‘family run’ a scavenger hunt with prizes. Or use the Couch to 5K plan to develop your own week by week plan to work towards running a shorter distance as a family.

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The Worry Cabinet

Download this activity, complete with instructions, to help your child deal with their worries. The Worry Cabinet is an activity for children taken from The Worry Workbook: The Worry Warriors Activity Book published by Summersdale.

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TWEEN

Screen time (out?)

By Chris Skeat

Most of us old enough to have tweens in the house, will remember the mantra from our childhoods that ‘watching too much television will make your eyes go square.’ Now the choice of screens and screen activities to be glued to is significantly wider with everything from Fortnite to TikTok competing for attention. But are beneficial for their children’s just how detrimental is this to the development, how do we maintain overall well-being of tweens and a healthy balance? are there any significant lasting effects?

WeareTwixt, offers parenting support for tweens/teens. We asked The British Psychological them for their thoughts.

Society warns that ‘too much screen time can unintentionally READ MORE cause permanent damage to stilldeveloping brains.’ It also advises that when using screens ‘the ability to focus, to concentrate… to sense other people’s attitudes and communicate with them, to build a large vocabulary… are harmed.’

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Annabel Karmel’s easy toddler meals Enjoy these toddler meal ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, specially curated for Families by baby weaning and toddler food expert, Annabel Karmel.

Apple cinnamon sultana pancakes

Chicken apple balls

Dippy eggs and crumpet fingers

Sweetcorn and tomato rainbow fritters

Courgetti tomato sauce

Cheese and cherry tomato muffins

Mini fish pie

Spinach frittata

Mini cottage pie

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DIY coconut, vanilla and blueberry yogurt ice lollies Emily Leary, multi-award-winning food, lifestyle and parenting writer, presenter and photographer and author of A Mummy Too shares her yummy fruit and yogurt lolly recipe - the perfect healthy summer cooler!

Equipment Chopping board * Kitchen knife * Weighing scales * Jug blender * Four lolly moulds with sticks * Spoon

Prep Time: 15 mins Freezing time: 8 hrs Servings: 4

Step 1

Pulse the blueberries, vanilla yogurt and coconut milk in blender.

Step 2

Continue pulsing until ‘smashed’ but not completely blended.

Step 3

Carefully spoon the yogurt mix into four lolly moulds.

Ingredients

90g blueberries 100ml coconut milk 100g vanilla yogurt

Step 4

Place a lolly stick into each cup. Freeze for a minimum of 8 hours.

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Tasty summer lunch ideas

Without too much time spent in the kitchen, you can keep the kids full of yummy, nutritious food. And involve them with the preparation, of course!

Ham and pineapple pizza muffins

Easy veggie fried rice

Salmon and cucumber sandwich

Egg mayonnaise pitta pockets

Scrambled egg, tomato and sweetcorn on toast

Tuna pasta salad

Chicken pasta salad

Beans, mushrooms and tomatoes on toast

Tomato and bacon muffins

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Away from home? Simple meal ideas Cooking in a kitchen with more limited facilities than usual or on a BBQ? Find inspiration here.

Rainbow pizzas

Fish finger butty with lemony mayo

Tuna rice salad

Anytime eggs & potatoes

Campfire doughnuts

Cowboy chicken & bean stew

Traffic light chicken shish kebabs

Campfire nachos

Marshmallow & strawberry kebabs

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Baby and Toddler Travel Essentials We asked our friends at NapNapUK for their top product picks to make travelling with your little one easier this summer.

Babasac

A multi tog baby sleeping bag with removable inner layers.

Dribblebuster Baby Dribble Bibs

The designer bib for dribbly babies with soft absorbent backing.

SnoozeShade Original

The UK’s favourite baby buggy sun and sleep shade.

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TUM TUM Travel Cutlery Set

Toddler travel cutlery with ‘make a picture’ handles & handy travel case.

Snugglebundl

Travel wrap to move baby without waking wherever you are.

NapNap Lullaby Sleep Mat

Award-winning mat with white noise and gentle vibrations.

Totseat

The original portable travel high chair, your washable, squashable lifesaver.

Tidy Tot Cover & Catch Bib

Perfect to keep mealtime mess at bay, with handy travel bag.

Gummee Mini UV Steriliser

Portable, attachable, rechargeable. No water, chemicals or fuss.

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Fun travel activities for kids

By Jemma Zoe Smith At long last, we’re able to go on holiday with the kids. But before the fun can begin, there’s the journey to deal with. Don’t despair!

These activities will help keep your kids occupied and your sanity intact.

What can you spot?

Get your kids to spot cars/lorries from different countries. Younger children can spot cars or lorries of different colours. Books like the i-Spy series or Usborne Minis are great for primary school children.

They can tick off what they see as they travel, whether that’s wildlife, birds or trees.

‘Person Do Thing’ The challenge is to describe a complex idea (eg ‘glasses’) in just thirty six simple words (eg person, see, thing, use, good, bad, yes, no).

See beginner’s version.

Road trip bingo Download/create bingo cards.

Different ages can work at different difficulty levels; your toddler might need to spot a cow or a caravan, while an older child might need to spot an Eddie Stobart lorry.

Audiobooks If your child suffers from car sickness, audiobooks are an alternative. Give the kids a shortlist to choose from, and let them rule out options so the final choice is something everyone’s happy with.

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Colour with water Colouring books can be difficult in the car but water colouring books let your child colour with a messfree, reusable, water-filled pen. Galt Toys has a good range.

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Beach games and activities Bored of building sandcastles?

Try these other great ideas to keep the kids entertained at the beach.

Beach treasure hunt You’ll need to give each child a bucket to collect treasure in for starters. Then they’ll need a list (words or pictures depending on their age). You can ask them to Running and jumping look for lots of different treasures like certain colour shells, different Sharks and minnows Play with a group of children. All you shapes of stone, a bird’s feather, need is something to mark out a big seaweed, driftwood. circle or square in the sand – and Throwing and catching children with plenty of energy!

READ MORE Spiral stones Use a spade, piece of driftwood or Water bucket relay even sharp rock to draw a spiral in You can play this with two players the sand with a small circle in the or more. Each player will need a middle. The idea of the game is that bucket or container, as well as a children take it in turns to throw spoon, cup, or large shell to carry pebbles in the direction of the spiral. water in.

A bit like darts, the closest to the READ MORE circle centre wins the round.

Thinking and exploring Sand skeeball For this game, you’ll just need Outdoor noughts and crosses flat sand and a small spade or This game is perfect for dialling something to dig small holes with. down the pace a notch or two and goes down well if you’re feeling a bit READ MORE lazy! You’ll need something sharpish to draw the grid in the sand and then you’re ready to go.

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Taking the inside out this summer

By Claire Winter The time spent in our gardens during the pandemic last summer opened many of our eyes to the potential of having a lovely space outside to eat, entertain and hang out in. No doubt it’s also left many of us focused on improving the outdoor space we actually have.

So how can you make the most of your garden or outdoor area this summer?

There are three important factors to consider when creating an inviting outdoor space for your family: Comfort. If you can make a space for comfy outdoor seating, the outdoor space can become a second lounge for the summer.

Suitability for children. It’s worth considering whether you can create separate ‘zones’ for children and adults.

Weather proofing. You can never

rely on the British weather so this is a vital consideration if you don’t want rain and chilliness to ruin your plans.

Firstly, comfort. This really is a priority; outside will never be as appealing as inside unless you think carefully about how to re-create the wonderful relaxed-feeling you have inside in your outdoor space.

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Is a vegan diet ‘safe’ for children?

Managing your child’s moods

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When it comes to a child’s diet, balanced nutrition is important.

It’s obvious that fifteen packets of beef and onion crisps for dinner means you’ve lost your way. But how do you know what constitutes a balanced plantbased diet for your family?

Dreaming of lazy beach days?

Picnics in the sunshine? You’re not alone. It’s understandable to hold high hopes for this particular summer. But what if family days out are marred by the darkening of your child’s mood or their public outbursts of emotion? What can you do?

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Why doesn’t my ex want to see our children?

While supporting parents with legal aspects of their divorce and separation, Only Mums & Dads are contacted regularly by parents concerned that their ex-partner does not want to be involved with their children. This concern is usually accompanied by much emotion and sadness.

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Talking about racial stereotypes

By Bilkis Miah With Black Lives Matter still on everyone’s minds, many questions have come to the fore about how we can challenge racial stereotypes and help our children thrive, regardless of their race. As parents and communities become more reflective, here are some tips to help you and your little one identify and talk about race.

How do children learn racial bias?

Children learn about racial bias from a young age, often from their surroundings and the people they come into contact with. This could be at school or at home.

As early as 6 months, a baby’s brain can notice race-based differences.

Between ages 2 to 4, children can begin to internalise racial bias.

This is an important time to work to unpick these beliefs.

So what can I do?

Plenty! Including talking to your children about race and the existence of racial bias, confronting your own bias and encouraging kids to challenge the stereotypes and bias they see. You can also give your children access to lots of different types of role models and expose them to many people from different cultures from a young age.

By age 12, many children become set in their beliefs and embedded in their views about racial stereotypes. READ MORE

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Free printable activity sheets for all ages

My Daddies! colouring sheets

Tad activity sheets

Hungry Caterpillar activity sheets

Ladybird bumper activity pack

Pirate Stew activity pack

Building a Home activity sheets

50 Things to do before you’re 11 ¾ activity pack

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck activity sheets

Swallows & Amazon activity sheets

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Make ‘n’ do learning activities for under 5s Keep your little ones busy and engaged all summer long.

Bottle bowling

Enormous crocodile word game

Water boats

Touch and feel board

Ocean life zip lock sensory bag

Homemade potato stamps

Three Little Pigs masks

Farm tuff tray

DIY toilet roll poppers

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Make ‘n’ do learning projects for primary school kids Keep ‘em busy on those dull or rainy days this summer.

Recycled marble run

Water rocket

Water balloon piñata

Tin can stilts

Fruit & vegetable art

Vinegar volcano

DIY articulated hand

Rusty Rivets robot

DIY Luna Love Lovegood glasses

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