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SOS Dino SOS Dino is a cooperative children’s game for up to four players. Help Marie, Freddy, Nessie and Louis reach safety by avoiding the lava fl ows and meteorites, collecting the eggs and seeking shel Ranvir Cannot Hear Ranvir is a lonely little elephant who crosses the plains of India in search of his hearing, but on the way he meets many friends. They teach Ranvir that just because you cannot do something that is expected of you, you may fi nd there is something else you can do. They all support h Dino Dump Dino Dump is an easy game with a bunch of scratch-n-sniff dino-poo forfeit stickers. The aim of the game is to lose all your Dino Cards as fast as possible. Get caught with any in your hand by the end of th W h a t ’ s N e w Customise Your Shoes with Mythical Canvas With Mythical Canvas, children can use their incredible imagination to customise a special pair of plimsolls with vibrant, colourful designs, bringing their drawings to life. Your kids will love the Mythical Canvas Combo Pack, which includes a pair of white canvas plimsolls with changeable

straps (extra straps are provided), fabric pens and stencils, all for £29.99. You’ll love seeing all of the kids’ creative designs and encouraging them to customise their plimsolls with the pens provided, switch straps, have fun and remember… there are no mistakes in art! For more information, visit www.mythicalcanvas.co.uk or check out their social media accounts @mythicalcanvas. Inspirational Women 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Piece together the amazing stories of some of the world’s most impressive women with this Inspirational Women jigsaw puzzle from Ridley’s Games. Each beautiful illustration is accompanied by a short biography so you can learn more about some of history’s most amazing women and their

incredible achievements. The circular nature of the puzzle means that wherever you are sitting around the table you will be able to participate. Featuring 54 inspirational icons, it’s both educational and perfect for everyone who enjoys jigsaws. The 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is available online for £20. For more information, visit uk.wildandwolf.com. Grab Millions in Bank Attack Bank Attack is a new, intense and addictive cooperative game for all the family. Work together as criminal masterminds to crack the vault and release the gold hidden inside. You’ve got just fi ve minutes to pull off the heist of the century. Pick your role in the group - hacker, money man, look out or explosives expert - and use your special talents to break the bank. Select a diffi culty level, then follow the spoken commands without delay. Grab the right tools, pass them on at the right moment, use them quickly and grab the millions. Bank Attack is for 2 to 4 villains aged 7+ and available to buy at Argos, Smyths, Amazon and The Entertainer for £24.99. Elephant in my Kitchen! What would you do if there was an elephant in your kitchen? Or a gorilla in your bedroom? Or a tiger in your toilet? This is a funny, silly and hugely topical picture book, with an unexpected twist ending. Elephant in my Kitchen! is perfect for introducing little ones to the issues affecting the planet in an accessible way. The book is written by Smriti Halls, who worked for the BBC and began a career in children’s publishing and television as a writer and commissioning editor. She started writing her own books in 2012 and is now published in more than 30 languages worldwide. Elephant in my Kitchen! will be available online and from all good bookstores for £6.99 from 2 April. Magicube – Fun Construction that Aids Learning Magicube is a cutting-edge construction system that turns the concept of traditional building blocks into something extra magical. Developed for different age groups, the Magicube collection provides a supply of fun activities that reinforce those basic skills and a handson approach to learning. For a greater understanding of learning principles, the Math and Word Building Magicubes offer activities helping to reinforce a child’s fi rst numeracy and literacy skills. These activities encourage number and letter recognition as well as fi rst sums and words. For more information, visit www.geomagworld.com.

Match a Mummy: The Ancient Egypt Memory Game Locate and match up pairs to learn more about how the Egyptians lived. Why did they shave their heads but wear wigs, use dark eye make-up and worship dung beetles? How did they make toothpaste and which internal organs did they remove before mummifi cation? This fun and historical game includes 20 matching pairs on 40 cards and a booklet with explanatory text. The game is perfect for families to play at home or can be used to complement school lessons on the Egyptians. Match a Mummy: The Ancient Egypt Memory Game will be released on 6 April and will be available online from Amazon for £12.99. Geomag - Playing Together for a Healthier Planet Geomag products explore the incredible potentialities of magnetism, adding movement and magical effects to your creations. Achieve a limitless number of shapes, geometric fi gures and models of every kind. While Geomag Classic is an inventive system of simple construction made of rods and spheres, Geomag Panels offers new-found stability, versatility and design potential. Geomag’s new green strategy means that products will be made of 100% recycled materials to provide lower environmental impact. The Classic (60 to 93 pieces) will be available to buy online from March and the Classic Panels (52 to 78 pieces) will be available to buy online from June. For more information, visit www.geomagworld.com. Work together as criminal masterminds to crack the vault and release the gold hidden inside. You’ve got just fi ve minutes to pull off the heist of the century. Pick your role in the group - hacker, money man, look out or explosives expert - and use your special talents to break the bank. Select a diffi culty level, then follow the spoken commands without delay. Grab the right tools, pass them and available to buy at Argos, Smyths, Amazon and The

April

POP-Corn presents: Aladdin, Poplar Union, E14 6TL 2-4pm. Join street-urchin Aladdin, strong-willed Princess Jasmine and a magical genie on a magical carpet ride through the sandy streets of Agrabah in this live-action remake of the Disney classic. Free. PG. For more information visit www. poplarunion.com Sunday Market, Thames Chase Forest Centre, Upminster, RM14 3NS (Also 17 May). 10am-2pm. Local produce and handmade crafts, all brought to you by local people. For more information visit www. thameschase.org.uk St George’s Day Celebrations, V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, E2 9PA 11.30am-4.30pm. Ahead of St George’s day itself, go and stomp your feet with the dynamic and anarchic ceilidh and get dizzy in a Maypole dancing workshop in a day of music and dance. Also, create your own art inspired by St George’s traditions. For more information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc Wed 22 Apr–Tues 5 May Sustrans Big Pedal, Nationwide Join in with the UK’s largest interschool cycling, walking and scooting challenges inspiring pupils, staff and parents to choose human power for their journey to school. To register and for free fun and interactive resources visit www.bigpedal.org.uk Thurs 23 Apr Pond Dipping, Ingrebourne Valley Visitor Centre, Hornchurch Country Park, RM12 6DF 2-3pm. You’ll be looking underwater to explore what lives there. It will be fun for all the family and equipment will be provided. Booking essential, charges apply. For more information visit www.essexwt.org.uk Sat 25 Apr Muddy Matters: Art in the Park, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, Mile End, E3 4PX 10.30am-12.30pm. Join Artist in Residence, Louise Hildreth for a series of workshops where you’ll be making earthy artworks for the park. She’s been gathering natural materials and needs your help to use them. Free. For more details and to book visit www.eventbrite.co.uk Vaisakhi, Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DN 12noon-6pm. Join the Vaisakhi festival, a celebration of Sikh and Punjabi tradition, heritage and culture, commemorating the birth of the Khalsa (the inner core of the Sikh faith) over 300 years ago. For more information visit www.london.gov.uk Sun 26 Apr Family Farm Club, Stepney City Farm, E1 3DG 1-4pm. Whether you opt for a spot of gardening or are more at home with craft activities, enjoying a few hours on the farm is great way of getting involved in the local community especially for children who may not have visited a working farm before. For more details visit www.stepneycityfarm.org 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon, Various Locations The mass race starts at 10am from Blackheath and Greenwich Park, winding its way around London to the finish line at The Mall. Spectators help create the atmosphere, so pop down, cheer on the runners and watch out for fun costumes. For more details visit www. virginmoneylondonmarathon.com Kids’ Club, Exchange, Ilford, EG1 1RS 11am-4pm. Children will get the chance to learn about the science of slime and take away their own pot of slime at the end of the session. For more information visit www. exchangeilford.com Tues 28 Apr – Sun 3 May Zippo’s Circus, Central Park, East Ham E6 6ET Zippo’s Circus is back in town with a brand-new 2020 show titled ‘Nomads’. Acrobats from the Mongolian steppe, astonishing aerialists, clever comics, daredevil bikers all come together to excite and astound. For more information visit www.zippos.co.uk

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Sat 2 May Bat Walk, Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, E1 8HY 8-9.30pm. Learn about amazing local bats. Using bat detectors, listen to them as they hunt for their insect prey. You are welcome to leave early

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if you need to. Please arrive promptly at the picnic bench next to the Wellclose Square park entrance. For more information visit www.fothcp. org Sun 3 May Adventure and Farm Open Day, Lambourne End, Essex, RM4 1NB 11am-4pm. A charity fundraising event with plenty of activities including low ropes, kayaking, bush craft, bouncy castle, farm animals and more. Buy activity tokens on the day. No tokens required to visit the farm. For more information visit www. lambourne-end.org.uk Fri 8 – Sun 10 May Fairy Tale Weekend, Lee Valley Farms, Waltham Abbey, EN9 2EF Enter a magical realm at the farms where anything is possible and you can be whoever you want to be. For more information visit www.lvfarms. co.uk Sat 9 May Clare and Cory Share a (Glorious) Story!, Poplar Union, E14 6TL 11-11.45am, 2-2.45pm. Join this acclaimed duo on their return to Poplar Union for a glorious story of sharing, exploring and daring, accompanied by a picture book illustrated by award-winning Steve Smallman of Poo in the Zoo. Charges apply. Ages 3+. For more details visit www.poplarunion.com Clay Creations, Valence House Museum, Dagenham, RM8 3HT 11am-12.30pm, 1.30-3pm. Take inspiration from the collection of treasures and make imaginative clay creations of your own. Ages 3-12. Sign up opens at Reception 1 hour before session. Limited spaces available. For more information visit www.valencehousecollections.co.uk Sun 10 May Storytelling with Frann Preston-Gannon, Discover, Stratford, E15 4QZ Join author and illustrator Frann for a reading of her brand new book The Bad Day followed by the chance to get crafty and make your very own woodland wall-hanging to take home. For more information visit www. discover.org.uk Dinosaurs at the Railway, Epping Ongar Railway, Essex, CM5 9BN Meet Dexter, the walking, roaring baby Tyrannosaurus Rex. Dexter will be performing at intervals ” “ I saw your event in Primary Times.... Please mention you saw the event listed in Primary Times

at Ongar. Also, meet the baby dinosaurs on board the train and follow a dinosaur trail. For more information visit www.eorailway. co.uk Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival, St Paul’s Church, WC2E 9ED 11am-5.30pm. Celebrating the 258th anniversary of the first sighting of Mr Punch in England by Samuel Pepys, with Punch and Judy Professors from all over the country and abroad in the church garden. For more information visit www.alternativearts.co.uk Mon 11 – Sun 17 May Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddle Walk, Nationwide Join thousands across the UK and organise a Muddy Puddle Walk with your family and get sponsored to raise money for Save the Children. For more details and to sign up for a free fundraising pack visit www. savethechildren.org.uk Sun 17 May Urban Village Fete, Central Park, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0BN 11am-7pm. A free one-day music and arts festival featuring a range of unique pop-ups, walkabout entertainment and more. Eat from London’s best street food vendors, watch debates and take part in workshops for all ages. For more details visit www. greenwichpeninsula.co.uk Baby Broadway, Poplar Union, E14 6TL 11am-12noon. An interactive family concert of songs from hit musicals and films, performed by West End singers. Enjoy interactive elements along the way such as bubbles, puppetry and dance moves. Ages 0-8. Charges apply. For more information visit www.poplarunion. com Mon 25 May Peppa and George, Epping Ongar Railway, Essex, CM5 9BN Take a ride on the steam and diesel trains and see the cheeky little piggies at intervals. A great day out for all the family – especially the younger ones. There’ll be a small Kids Market selling Peppa Pig goodies, and face painting for an additional charge. For more information visit www.eorailway. co.uk

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