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As lots of schools are either partially or fully closed for the last week of term and children being asked to isolate to reduce the risk of spreading the virus, we thought it would be a good idea to put together some links to help them fill their time.
The last week before Christmas is always fun and more relaxed at school so we have some links here to websites with Christmas games, printables and activities to help pass the time!
Free For Kids – online games, activities and printables
Busy Things - Arts and crafts printables
Action Aid – 6 free discovery packs
The Mill House - amazing selection of free activities to print off sent to us by Mum's guide to Hertford!
Don't forget our blog The Magic of Christmas at Home is packed with ideas to help make Christmas fun and we published two articles earlier in the year which might also be helpful to revisit....
Home Learning Ideas & Resources
If you have used a great resource and you would like to share it with us, you can email it to us on [email protected] and we will add it to the list!
We have collaborated with our friends at local charity Havering Mind to bring you this great competition. You could WIN a family ticket, for 2 adults and 2 children, to Summer Family Festival THIS SUNDAY 13th JULY!
We have TWO Family Tickets to win!
The Kids Tent at the Havering Mind Summer Family Festival for a full day of fun, shows, and interactive entertainment for all ages!
Inside the Kids Tent you’ll find:
• Party Monsters – high-energy party games, dancing and fun!
• Science Dude (AKA Party Dude Parties) – hands-on science and silly experiments
• Party with Jelly Jade – music, movement and singalongs & games!
• Plus story time, soft play, bubbles and more throughout the day!
Elsewhere across the festival:
• Tribute acts to Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, Avril Lavigne and more
• Live Dinomania show, Foam Party, Punch & Judy, Princess Signalong and Wrestling
• Petting zoo, reptiles, birds of prey, circus skills
• Superhero & princess meet and greets
• Wellbeing Zone with free activities and chill-out space
Harrow Lodge Park, Hornchurch (RM11 1JU)
Sunday 13th July, 10am - 5:30pm
Send your name, email address and phone number to [email protected]
Competition closes at midnight on Wednesday 9th July 2025. The winners will be chosen by random name picker on Thursday 10th July 2025.
The 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, called Story Garden, launches on Saturday 5th July at your local library. It's a great way to keep children reading during the long summer break. This year's topic is designed to inspire their imagination by delving into a world of adventure in the great outdoors.
We have 7 libraries around the borough and there will be five weeks of free craft activities during the Summer Reading Challenge session times. There will be large floor puzzles, nature boxes with magnifiers, stickers, medals, certificates and prize draws. You can sign up at any time.
You can find details of all 7 Havering Libraries here.
Children can pop into any of the local libraries from Saturday 5th July to join or they can join online here.
The Summer Reading Challenge website has lots of information about characters involved, games, quizzes and activities. There is lots to inspire even a reluctant reader so take a look.
The challenge comes to an end on 30th September.
Kids Week is an amazing initiative which runs every summer welcoming families into the West End to see shows at discounted prices.
During Kids Week, which this year actually runs 6 whole weeks, a child can go to selected performances of any participating show for free when they’re accompanied by a paying adult.
How does it work?
This is the list of the 57 amazing shows included in this years offer:
101 Dalmatians
The Three Musketeers
Afternoon Tea
Alice in Wonderland
Back to The Future
The Baddies
The Boy with Wings
Cabaret
The Choir of Man
Clueless The Musical
Come Alive - The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Daughter of Time
The Devil Wears Prada
The Dinosaur That Pooped a Rock How.
The Lion King
The Elves And The Shoemaker
Roald Dhal's The Enormous Crocodile The Musical
Evita
Fawlty Towers
Fireman Sam Live - The Great Camping Adventure
The Great Gatsby
Hades Town
Harry Potter & The Cursed Child
Hold on to Your Butts
Horrible Histories Barmy Britain
Just for One Day - The Live Aid Musical
The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe
Mamma Mia
Matilda The Musical
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ministry of Science Live!
Les Miserables
MJ The Musical
Monopoly Lifesized
Moulin Rouge
The Mousetrap
RSC's My Neighbour Totoro
Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs Live!
Oliver!
Phantom of The Opera
The Play The Goes Wrong
Rough Magic
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
Sing Street
The Smeds & The Smoos
Spot's Birthday Party
Starlight Express
Stranger Things
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical
Tom Gates Epic Stage Show
War Horse
Wicked
Witness For The Prosecution
Summer Just Get Over It
21st June
- 31st July
Wild Forest, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood
St Clare Summer Fayre: Charity Family Fun Day
12th July
St Clare Hospice, Hastingwood
Marvin's great create club
(FREE)
12th July
- 13th July
The mercury mall, Romford
NCT Walk and Talk
(FREE)
16th July
Pulse, Hornchurch
The Destination Lakeside Summer beach
(FREE)
18th July
- 31st August
Destination Lakeside, Thurrock
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