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Here is a competition for the young writers under 16 in your family (there?s an adult one too). Canary Wharf Arts & Events have launched a short story competitions to fuel their Short Story Stations in the future. They are asking you to write a 1, 3 or 5 minute long story or poem about ?Life in Lockdown?. The deadline is 31st May. https://canarywharf.com/arts-events/events/short-story-station-writing-competition-apr-may-2020/?instance_id=

Ok. I know how this forum goes. However, someone has died. There are children involved. If you don?t approve, don?t give. Please can we at least keep this thread kind?

This sounds cute and informative. https://www.airbnb.co.uk/experiences/1485488?source=p2

Create a new family handshake. Here is some inspiration https://www.buzzfeed.com/carlanka/awesome-handshakes-to-try-out-with-your-friends

I went past Oru today and it looks fabulous. I hope the pandemic doesn?t hit you too hard and you do well on the lane, best wishes.

There is another post like this a few days ago and there was a spate of this last year around this time. It has always seemed to be some sort of organised garden plundering rather than a one off opportunist. As you say, needed 2 people, last year people driving up and down in a van. I?m just baffled as to what people want these plants for. It?s organised enough to probably not be for personal use, but I?ve never heard of a black market for pot plants before. Mystifying.

Little Bird have curated some of the Royal Academy of Arts best activity ideas here for you. I think the collage portrait looks like a fun one, a nice gift for those we aren?t with at the moment. https://www.littlebird.co.uk/blog/2020/05/family-how-to-with-the-royal-academy-of-arts/?eid=6053cc11-e6d3-4815-b62b-97d9f5ed03d0&utm_source=bm23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=READ+MORE&utm_content=Sow+Clever+Flower+and+Vegetable+Growing+Kits&utm_campaign=NewWeekly_Sat9May_SowClever&_bta_tid=235016244221392253472688230061605482570535781019766047139719110793717221491041548091578557314612511747

Neveah (heaven backwards) seems to be growing in popularity in non-posh families I know.

Hi, I bought some Charlotte salad seed potatoes and king Edward. I?ve used the few I needed and they are going spare. If you want them (Free) I will leave them out in my garden at an agreed time for contactless collection. GONE NOW

We get baked bean spiders. Weird looking things.

If you have a garden or take a walk for exercise in nature, pick up some sticks for this popular forest school activity that is easy to recreate at home - To make a god?s eye you just need some wool (or string) and sticks, you could even use chopsticks or lollipop sticks in a bind:

Today we made bath bombs. There are many online tutorials but not all ingredients were available to us, so after some research I was able to boil down what makes a successful bath bomb (Ie fizzing balls) to 2 simple ingredients. Here is what we did: Mix 3 parts bicarbonate of soda with 1 part citric acid (very cheaply acquired or in many homes that clean naturally). Put both in a bowl, then spray with maybe 3 or 4 squirts of water, for say a bath bomb size amount of ingredients. Until it is ?just? holding together. Pack it into a mold (we used our semi circle measuring spoons) as tightly as you can, and miraculously they harden up very very well in about an hour. If you use too much water they will start to fizz and expand on the mold. Now, that?s how to make fizzing balls. We made them a bit more fun with essential oils (as it?s oil it doesn?t set off the fizzing as much) and flower petals. We didn?t have food colouring so we used a small amount of water based paint and called them sink bombs instead of bath bombs (ie didn?t bathe with them, just played with them). Basically we winged it and it worked so just have fun experimenting. If you aren?t sure, try a mini ball using teaspoons to test it out first.

Here are some fun videos from Anna & Arji?s Art Cupboard. These guys usually do large scale interactive art but have scaled it down for ideas for families to do together at home. https://www.alineart.co.uk/watch-make-do

Find 2 free adorable printables (decorate a house and decorate a face) on this site https://www.merrileeliddiardshop.com/printables

Watch this intro to beat boxing and practice as a family. Guaranteed to be embarrassing and hilarious. And another https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnQcPE_FqZqxfGC_cMeQ8w

Ask ?Alexa, what can I do with the kids at home??

We?ve been enjoying showing our kid ?Mr Chin Face?. He thinks it?s hilarious. You could make a whole show of it. If you?re not sure what I?m talking about, check out example here: https://pagingfunmums.com/2013/05/16/chin-puppets/

I?m not suggesting it?s a good idea, but how you would do it is - leave the PO turning left, down to the co op zebra crossing, then walk back up towards Superdrug and cross back over the zebra onto M&S. keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Ok, here?s an easy one. > > You need to post some packages at the post office > on Lordship Lane and want to pick up a few bits at > the M&S foodhall. The packages are bulky and would > be awkward to take shopping so better to post them > first. How do I get to M&S when I leave the post > office using the walk on the left system? (No > Ubers allowed)

Have a family sing song in a round, here is one to get you started:

There are lots of live cams available in animal sanctuaries across the globe, this one is my favourite: https://koala.net/webcams

Maybe you could do this quick lesson and impress the kids next week or it might suit a teen. Tomorrow you can learn magic from one of London?s top magicians from the comfort of your own home. Tony Middleton ?Sonic? ? Headliner of London?s most exclusive magic show, The Magic Hour ? will teach you six sensational tricks to entertain friends and family in an interactive live-streamed experience. The one-hour class is aimed at complete beginners, and all you need to take part is a deck of playing cards and some change from your wallet. Sonic has performed all over the world from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, entertaining the likes of Sir Roger Moore, The Hairy Bikers, Prunella Scales and Will Carling. He has held residencies at some London?s finest 5-star hotels, including the Savoy, St Pancras Renaissance and Sheraton Grand Park Lane, where his show (usually) runs every week. 5pm-6pm 25th April (also 2nd May). Tickets ?9.99. https://the-magic-hour.designmynight.com/5e835e63ddeec5447241ec06/magic-masterclass-online

Some more ideas from America: Education for kids all topics ‪https://www.ducksters.com‬ Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult ‪https://www.aplusclick.org/‬ Science podcasts to listen to with your kids ‪https://medium.com/kidslisten/19-great-science-podcasts-you-can-listen-to-with-kids-6fe46ac506b8#.rb23iuaw6‬ Alaskan Wildlife cams ‪http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams‬ Coding with Star Wars ?‪https://code.org/starwars‬ Tons and tons and tons of games some learning some just fun ????‪https://www.crazygames.com/‬ Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children ‪https://www.funology.com/‬ Amphibian unit studies ?‪https://premeditatedleftovers.com/naturally-frugal-mom/amphibians-unit-study-resources/‬ Engineering challenges with things you have at home ‪https://thehomeschoolscientist.com/paper-structures-engineering-challenge/‬ Online photograph jigsaw puzzles ?You can set the pieces from 6-1000+ ?‪https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/‬

JK Rowling has launched a Harry Potter Hub for all authentic things Harry Potter. Check it out here: https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home Also, individually or as a family, try this fun Harry a Potter Online Escape Game: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflNxNM0jzbZJjUqOcXkwhGTfii4CM_CA3kCxImbY8c3AABEA/viewform

Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home. https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/challenge-cards.html

Missing your holidays? Not a direct replacement unfortunately, but Skyscanner have created some playlists on Spotify to whisk you away (mentally, cocktails might help) to a foreign land. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/user/qhug6mktrjg1ewf1g08e8fsoi?si=DKmKJTliReSfXY7HOOvP5Q