Things to make & do

Andy's Rock Star Training Camp is offering a free pack of summer activities to help ensure children stay creative, while having a bit of fun!

Bees are in danger of becoming extinct in our cities. Here experts advise parents and children on what to plant in their gardens, how to save a bee and what to do if one lands on you. Plus you can donate to specialist bee charities.

From Monday 6 July, BBC Bitesize Daily is hosting "Sports Week", a jam-packed week dedicated to daily sports activities from sport governing bodies, advice from top sporting heroes and even a virtual Sports Day at the end of the week.

Martial Arts aren’t just about fighting. They can help children develop new skills, qualities, and habits that will last a lifetime. Not only that, but your children will have a great time taking part too. Emily Roberts explores the options.

Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell and the best-selling author illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon and Wizards of Once series, has today announced a week of ‘Summer Camp’ activity celebrating children’s innate creativity and showcasing the enormous wealth of talent across the UK.

It's International Picnic Day and "love ‘em or hate ‘em" while you still can’t eat at your favourite restaurants, Brasserie Blanc has a few handy tips for a perfect picnic plus a recipe for coleslaw.

During lockdown we've all been exploring ways to socialise and keep entertained and so many have organised games and quizzes online. Anne Coates tried out the Whodunnit Murder Mystery games offered by MacMillan Cancer Support to raise funds for this excellent charity.

Little Cooks Co is a monthly subscription based recipe kit that’s posted through the letterbox, direct to kids, in a neat 100 per cent recyclable box with compostable packaging. The box is packed with all the natural and healthy dry ingredients of that month’s delicious and nutritious recipe for kids to bake in the home. Harriet Coates baked Sunny Lemon Biscuits.

Get Ready to Go Wild in June – 30 days of activities to get your children involved in and inspired by nature.

Oti Mabuse will be sashaying onto the CBeebies Channel and BBC iPlayer next week as she presents Oti’s Boogie Beebies from Monday 1 June, 2020.

Without intervention, many animals are being left without the food they rely on. So as lockdown eases and more trips to the park are allowed we can return to a favourite pastime of feeding the ducks on our ponds and waterways.

Casio Music UK, one of the world’s most renowned producers of musical instruments, is hosting FREE virtual keyboard and piano lessons via Facebook Live to help entertain people who are stuck at home.

Dr Mouna Attarha gives her top tips for maintaining an active, healthy brain. 

Join Shaun the Sheep for Interactive Fun for five to nine year-olds courtesy of Woolmark.

At a time where social distancing is prevalent, schools are closed and children are stuck at home all day following government advice, boredom can set in and it can be difficult for parents to constantly think of new play ideas for children. This is where the Make Time 2 Play campaign comes in handy.

As part of its Christmas campaign Gifts for your gut, Bowel & Cancer Research, together with chef Tonia Buxton, The Gut Stuff founders The Mac Twins, and expert nutritionist and Bowel & Cancer Research ambassador, Lily Soutter, have compiled the ultimate gut-friendly ‘Alternative Christmas Dinner’. Here is Tonia Buxton's recipe for a Winter Warmer Soup.

Seasonal Shindig – a celebration of autumn in the Geffrye Museum's gardens Saturday  26 October, 2019 12 to 4pm. Free. All ages

Underbelly & MEI Theatrical presents Twirlywoos Live!, the beloved BBC TV show,Underbelly Southbank this August running from 3 to 31 August 2019. Our young reviewers were entranced.