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"Open City Archikids Festival 2013 Friday 17th - Sunday 19th May A weekend of activities encourag"Activities and Ideas Stories
Thursday play at Whitehorse Adventure Playground
Every Thursday at Whitehorse Adventure Playground we have some playtime for parents from 1.30- 3.00pm. The idea is we share skills we have, learn from each other and meet new people. We have tried knitting and crochet, some of the children have exc...Read more
February 1st 2013
A story by Eleanor Image about Whitehorse Adventure Playground. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
A story by Eleanor Image about Whitehorse Adventure Playground. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
Craft at Bethnal Green Library
Come and join us for a pre half term and Halloween craft session at Bethnal Green Library the library is in Bethnal Green Gardens close to the tube. The Keep Playing team will bring resources to make decorations for playful Halloween play sessions and ...Read more
October 17th 2012
A story by Eleanor Image about Bethnal Green Library. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
A story by Eleanor Image about Bethnal Green Library. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
Make Your Own Eco Waterbomb
When the sun is shining it looks like Tower Hamlets children and even the Park Rangers thoughts turn to the same thing - WATERFIGHTS. The Keep Playing Team think the same way too. So you can imagine Eleanors' surprise when she arrived at the local ...Read more
Ice Cube Colouring
The PATH mini publication Ring of Ideas, so named because it contains over 60 play ideas on a nice big ring, suggests you try to : Make coloured ice cubes to play with in the bath or sink. This idea is normally used with small children, but let's...Read more
Ring Pull Bling
Kitty, one of the PATH playworkers, made me a spectacular necklace. It is a lovely thing and every time I wear it someone notices it is made from the ring pulls from drinks cans and asks me how to make one. Kitty has ki...Read more
A Sailor went to Sea Sea Sea
We like playing clapping and skipping games - here are some we play. You can listen to two as well! A sailor went to sea sea sea. To see what he could see seee see. But all that he could see see see. Was the bottom of the deep blue sea sea sea. ...Read more
March 29th 2012
A story by Zahra, Adile and Jhitanique about in the children's section in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by Zahra, Adile and Jhitanique about in the children's section in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
jokes
Andile, Jhitanique and Zahra thought last weeks jokes were really funny so this week they've added some of their own. why was the mermaid thrown out of the choir? she couldn't carry a tuna. knock knock Who's there?...Read more
March 29th 2012
A story by andile,jhitanique.zahara about the children's Library in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by andile,jhitanique.zahara about the children's Library in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
We can do that
At the family play session on April 3rd 2012 parents and children were encouraged to paint their own faces. I have been doing professional face painting for years and brought good quality non allergic face paints that can be bought from shops around Be...Read more
March 23rd 2012
A story by Linda Cremin about Whitehorse open space in White Horse Open Space. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by Linda Cremin about Whitehorse open space in White Horse Open Space. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
Make Your Own Snakes and Ladders Game
We tried out making our own snakes and ladders game. We used a big piece of paper that we folded and cut so that it made a square. We then folded the paper in half six times. This made sixty four squares. We drew squares, numbers, then big snak...Read more
March 22nd 2012
A story by Suzannah and Pelin and Zara about Children's Section in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by Suzannah and Pelin and Zara about Children's Section in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
How to Play Kims Game
We tried out Kims Game at Idea Store Bow. We had lots of help from three little girls who played the game with us. First of all we put lots of interesting things on a tray on the table: Some toy white mice A toy holey cheese A badge...Read more
March 15th 2012
A story by Suzannah Walker about the children's library in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by Suzannah Walker about the children's library in Idea Store Bow. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
Make Your Own Bag from Newspaper
Tower Hamlets has three great city farms, Stepney City Farm, Mudchute Park and Farm and Spitalfields City Farm. They are all child friendly and offer activities and visits throughout the year. City Farms aren't just limited to London, there is ...Read more
November 15th 2011
A story by Suzannah Walker about Wherever you like. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
A story by Suzannah Walker about Wherever you like. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
BEST DAY EVER :)
Hi my name is Jamila, my story is about when the Glamis Adventure took us to a trip in Essex. First when we got there we went to do water zorbing, it was the great fun. I never told any one this but I got scared when I entered the ball. Later after...Read more
October 26th 2011
A story by Jamila Leal Fernandes about A trip to essex. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
A story by Jamila Leal Fernandes about A trip to essex. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story
Gunge and Slime - The Next Level.
I loved Eleanor's story about making slime. I'm waiting for a chance to get to Wilkinson's so I can get some Laundry Starch to make some bouncy slime! But I wanted to share this link: Superpants While I can easily get Eleanor's ingredients, Sup...Read more
Playground Games with Ben Jonson's Play champions
The Keep Playing team ventured in to the wild and exciting playgrounds of Ben Jonson school today. We got to meet lots of children who were very interested in becoming Play Champions and started out by learning playground games that they could share wi...Read more
October 19th 2011
A story by Suzannah Walker about playground in Ben Jonson School. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
A story by Suzannah Walker about playground in Ben Jonson School. It is a 'Activities and Ideas' story.
Make a wallet
Make a wallet using things you would have thrown away Start saving your empty tetra packs, juice and milk cartons and look out for rubber bands dropped by the postie. You will need to borrow a stapler and some sharp scissors Here's the How to L...Read more
Make Your own Slime
Making Slime is soooo satisfying. It is really cheap, really easy (on the whole) and really fun for all ages. Some people insist on wearing gloves when they mix up slime but the real joy in the experience is getting your hands in there and enjoying...Read more
