4th March 2018
This week we've added to our Baby topic, had fun with Supermum printables for Mother's Day (Sunday 11th March in the UK), learned about Tim Peake, and rounded out our animal colouring pages and cards with some lovely new "scenes" for the kids to enjoy.
If you've been snowbound this week, you might enjoy our latest Colouring Quotes! We've also celebrated our Team GB Olympic medal winners, puzzled over sudoku, updated our Commonwealth flag printables and had some times tables fun with Shelly...
Activity Village Membership ...
We now have over 27,400 printable activities available to our Activity Village Members - and we are adding more nearly every day! If you haven't joined up yet, you can browse the website to see what we offer and find out about becoming a member here. And remember - logged-in Members see an ad-free version of the website! *
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What's New at Activity Village ...
Enjoy our new collection of baby puzzles ...
... and four pretty new baby cards
Do you know a Supermum? Then have a look at our new Supermum activities for Mother's Day! (And for every Supermum, there's a Supermom too!)
Take a trip into space with our new Tim Peake collection!
As The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth this February, our Commonwealth printablesneeded updating. We've got mini flags, flag bunting, matching flag game and large printable flags too...
We've been adding to our (already large) collection of animal colouring cards with animals and minibeasts from all over the world...
And adding to our collections of animal and bird colouring pages too!
Wishing that spring would come and warm you up? We've got just the colouring pages for you this week!
We may not bring back a lot of medals at the Winter Olympics, but we are certainly proud of our medal winners (and all those who represented Team GB but didn't win this time round. We've got posters, colouring pages and story paper for these triumphant winners!
Here is our original Sudoku for Kids publication, now available to Members and offering 120 graded puzzles that can be enjoyed with all ages!
This Week's Guest Post
In our guest post this week, Shelly shows us how she introduces a new times table to her kids with a variety of methods and games for fun times tables practice.
A Little Something ...
"Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other."
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
"Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Try to make sense of what you see, and wonder about what makes the universe exist. Be curious."
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
Have You Seen?
Our Commonwealth Games collection! The Commonwealth Games kick off on 4th April on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - and promise to provide a fortnight of exciting sporting competition for us to enjoy!
Coming Up Soon ...
1st March: St David's Day
2nd March: Dr Seuss's Birthday
2nd March: Holi
11th March: Mother's Day (UK)
11th March: Mothering Sunday
12th March: Commonwealth Day
12th - 18th March: Shakespeare Week
17th March: St Patrick's Day
21st March: Nowruz
30th March - 7th April: Passover
1st April: Easter
4th April - 15th April: Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast Australia
14th April: Vaisakhi
21st April: The Queen's Birthday (actual)
22nd April: Earth Day
23rd April: Shakespeare Day / Shakespeare's Birthday
23rd April: St George's Day
25th April: Anzac Day
And don't forget you can click through to our Holiday Calendar to explore our resources by upcoming holiday and event. Get your planning done and activities printed out in plenty of time!
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Lindsay Small
www.ActivityVillage.co.uk
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