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February 2020
29th February
- Are you a wildlife whizz?
- What animal are you?
- Give wildlife a home
22nd February
- Why isn't Pluto a planet?
- Planet pinball
- Astronomy quiz
15th February
- If you were a blue whale...
- Unicorns of the sea
- Whale quiz
8th February
- What is velcro?
- Crazy machine
- Invent something!
1st February
- Crafty crow
- Spot the difference
- Puzzle blocks
December 2019
28th December
- Winter bird nests
- Feed the birds
- Arctic animals memory match
21st December
- Pop the Christmas bubbles!
- Holiday words drawing challenge
- Christmas song quiz
14th December
- Thumbs at the ready
- Holiday emoji greeting
- Out of this world!
7th December
- Pom pom toys and animals
- I promise to...
- Animals that give gifts
November 2019
30th November
- The Nutcracker
- Learn some ballet movements
- Meet a ballet dancer
23rd November
- What do animals do at night?
- Explore the night
- Shadow puppets
16th November
- Big wigs!
- Fashion dress-up
- Why do we wear clothes?
9th November
- Nature's engineer
- Design and build a rocket ship
- Engineer quiz
2nd November
- How do fireworks work?
- Fireworks in a jar
- What is the gunpowder plot?
September 2019
28th September
- Draw your own comic strip
- Watch a cartoonist at work
- Tips for drawing cartoon characters
21st September
- Doodle faces
- Scribbling robot
- Doodles with dots, waves and more
14th September
- Ahoy me hearties!
- Are you a lubber?
- What's a pirate without a parrot?
7th September
- Toy shop money game
- Plastic money?
- What would you do without money?
August 2019
31st August
- Name that dog!
- Fetch!
- Puppy guide dog training
24th August
- Smoke and lava
- What happened at Pompeii?
- Travel back to AD79
17th August
- Ravens at the Tower of London
- Get a bird's eye view of London
- Did you know?
10th August
- Leaf or bug?
- A bug with a suit of armour
- Make a bug box
3rd August
- Make a sand art picture
- Fish poop sand
- Beach activity finder
June 2019
29th June
- Make a nature collage
- Be a nature detective
- Howl like a wolf
22nd June
- Meet a butterfly up close
- Follow the life of a butterfly
- Do butterflies poo?
15th June
- Meet a ninja father frog
- Gorilla dads
- Famous dads
8th June
- Cat jokes
- Why puppies behave like puppies
- Hamster game
1st June
- Watch plants grow
- Seed-soaring game
- Grow plants without soil
May 2019
25th May
- Fun facts and a comic strip
- Make a cake the Victorian way
- Queen Victoria quiz
18th May
- See inside a museum
- Examine an unusual egg
- Greek gods and goddesses
11th May
- Mother knows best
- Brave polar bear cubs
- Why do we have belly buttons?
4th May
- Art joke challenge
- Meet Leonardo Da Vinci
- Paint a zany portrait picture
April 2019
27th April
- All the world's a stage
- Make a shoebox theatre
- Romeo and Juliet
20th April
- Paper Easter eggs
- The Easter holiday
- Decorate eggs for Easter
13th April
- See some amazing birds' nests
- Who jumps first?
- Play an animal game
6th April
- Wild animal selfies
- Meet a wild baby ocelot
- Which wild animal superpower would you most like?
March 2019
30th March
- Dinosaur mums
- What's 'Happy Mother's Day' in Japanese?
- Meet some animal babies
23rd March
- Make a friend this Spring - with an earthworm!
- Springtime music
- Springo bingo
16th March
- Do some water experiments
- Help fix a crazy machine
- Life without electricity?
9th March
- Write a silly story
- How do stories make you feel?
- What happens next?
2nd March
- What is Mardi Gras?
- Visit a Victorian kitchen
- Toss it if you can
February 2019
23rd February
- Once upon a time...
- Cinderella's shoes
- Finger print fairy tales
16th February
- Send a Valentine to your favourite Earthling!
- How do gorillas show they like each other?
- How big was a dinosaur's heart?
9th February
- Count to ten
- Take a deep breath
- How do you look when you're angry?
2nd February
- Which Chinese animal are you?
- Dancing lions
- Paint a pig for Chinese New Year
January 2019
26th January
- Listen to a blackbird sing
- What's so funny?
- Beaks and feet bird quiz
19th January
- What if a dinosaur came to life in a museum?
- What's it like to work in a museum?
- Which is your favourite Greek god or goddess?
12th January
- Why do puppies play?
- Pluto, Nana, Max or Perdita?
- Try a dog breed quiz
5th January
- Are you a quiz whizz?
- How tall is a fox?
- How fast do fingernails grow?
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