Well since our site went live we really have gone from strength to strength here at What's on 4 School Kids. Our small team of very busy mums have been working hard to add loads of activities, but if what your looking for isn't added yet do keep looking, our site is updated daily.

 

If you do know of anything that we have missed please let us know at info@whatson4schoolkids.co.uk 

 

And don't forget to get chatting on our forum, I know you can talk for England (and the rest of the UK for that matter) so air your points of view here. The forum is also the place to look out for competitions.

We need a mascot here at WO4SK.  We have the dear little Watson as our WO4LO mascot and we're looking for kids out there to come up with a design for the WO4SK mascot. The mascot can be anything you like, just send a scanned copy of your drawing to info@whatson4schoolkids.co.uk or What's On 4 Ltd, 14 School Rd, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8QZ. With your name, age, address and the name of the mascot you've designed by 31st July 2008.
 
We'll then include the shortlist of designs in our August newsletter and you can vote for the winner!
 
The winner's design will then be turned into artwork by our designer and ready for publication on www.whatson4schoolkids.co.uk. 

The winner will win a full set of MoPods these mobile phone charms featuring all your favourite creatures at www.moshimonsters.com that light up and spin when you receive a call, text, email or voice message. Also Crafts4Kids.co.uk, the online provider for creative gifts, educational toys, kid's party activities and art & craft supplies for children of all ages, is offering great prizes for the winner and 2 runners up:

1st prize of a magnificent Reeves Superior Giant Colour Box worth £24.99.
£10 Crafts4Kids.co.uk gift vouchers for two lucky runners up.

 

We can give readers of this newsletter a special Crafts4Kids 10% discount offer!

 

With over 700 high quality activity based products from respected brands and innovative suppliers, Crafts4Kids has so much more choice for the kids than the high street and with 10% off there is all the more reason to shop for some school holiday fun. Simply enter the code WHATSON (in capitals) in the check out area to receive the discount. Offer does not apply to p&p but shipping is free on orders over £40.

 

We've joined forces with our friends at Planet Party to give you a chance of winning a great prize. When it comes to children's parties they're light years ahead! They specialise in personalised and shaped partyware.

 

To celebrate the launch of their shaped animal plates range they're giving away some fantastic prizes. 1st prize: £25 voucher to spend at Planet Party 3 runner up prizes: Hungry Jungle kids rucksack + £5 voucher

 

To enter simply tell us how much they charge for a set of 8 animal plates: (A) £2.95 (B) £3.45 (C) £3.95

Have a quick look at their website to find the answer and email competition@planetparty.co.uk with WHATSON in the subject header. Closing date: 23/07/08 Winners will be contacted by email. Vouchers will be valid for 12 months. 

 

EducationCity.com, the fantastic online learning resource, for children aged 3 - 11, aligned to the Key stages 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum have given us at What's On 4 School Kids a great prize, all you have to do is answer a very simple question.  The people at EducationCity have extended their site so that children can log onto the site at home and engage in any of the 5000 activities that are currently available on line. Parents can monitor their child's school progress, log on and take part with them and be assured that they are using internet time effectively and safely. Subscriptions for the home product start at £29.95.Include "How-to" articles or hints and tips on related subjects. 

 

To win one of three free subscriptions just answer this question:

 

 

Just email info@whatson4schoolkids.co.uk your email address, family surname, full address telephone and mobile if available, name of child(ren) date of birth of child(ren).

 

And don't despair if you are not a winner just click on this link for a free 20 day trial 

 

 

Prepare for a summer of theatre fun from 15 - 29 August 2008
 
Kids Week in the West End is set to stage another fun-packed fortnight of theatrical entertainment for all the family with free tickets for children aged 5-16 to top London shows, exclusive activities and workshops from 15-29 August 2008.  Log on to www.kidsweek.co.uk and sign up to the Family Bulletin to be the first to find out about all the latest Kids Week news.  Plus this year, the world's most famous toy shop, Hamleys joins in the fun.
 
Kids Week will take centre stage with a stunning line up of shows suitable for all the family from smash hit musicals to enchanting plays.  The Kids Week experience doesn't stop there as children also have the unique opportunity to take part in a range of activities and workshops designed to excite and inspire as well as develop skills and interests.  Activities range from the chance to learn show-stopping numbers to finding out more about behind the scenes activity. 
 
The ticket deal is simple - one child (aged between 5 and 16) will be able to go absolutely FREE to any participating show when accompanied by a full paying adult, and another two children can go for half price.  
 
New for this year, Kids Week has teamed up with Hamleys giving every booker money off the finest toys in the world.  Plus, to ensure bookers are on track for a stress-free trip to London, Kids Week will be promoting South West Trains' reduced rail travel offers.  For families throughout the UK, kids can travel and stay free courtesy of Superbreak,* and there are free kids meals on offer at great family restaurants.
 
So don't miss out, log on now to www.kidsweek.co.uk and sign up to the Family Bulletin to be the first to find out about all the latest Kids Week news including the date the booking lines go live and to receive the full list of participating shows and activities.
 

International Camp Suisse gives children and young adults aged 7-17 the chance to enjoy an intriguing taste of Swiss culture and a full course of intensive foreign language study amongst two fun-filled weeks of excitement and adventure in the Swiss Alps. 

 

In a structured, safe, supervised setting, campers engage in a whole host of outdoor pursuits, getting stuck in to everything from glacier snow-shoeing, river rafting and sailing, to horse riding, mountain biking and banana boating. All this takes place in the beautiful Alpine resort of Torgon, at 1100m altitude overlooking the Rhône valley. Mums and dads can rest assured that the trip will be fun as well as educational and each break has a full program of foreign language classes. Parents can choose from French, Spanish, Italian, German or English as a second language; allowing their young ones to return home with an impressive new string to their bow. 

 

Campers stay at a custom-built private site in comfortable rooms with private bathrooms and have unlimited access to the centre's sports hall, swimming pool, snooker room, pool table and table tennis facilities. 

 

Holidays last for 13 nights, with programmes running Saturday 19 July - Friday 1 August 2008 and Saturday 2 August - Friday 15 August 2008. Camps are competitively priced at £1,320 per two-week session including full board accommodation, accompanied pick-up and return to Geneva airport / local train station, full supervision by trained staff, full day and evening activities and sports and language tuition.

To find out more, receive a brochure or to make a booking call 0870 803 4912, email
info@campsuisse.com or visit www.campsuisse.com . 



 

Ok so summer holidays for me when I was a kid were all about lazy days and late nights, and the chance to set up a stall in front of my house selling cups of juice to children that just happened to be playing out, I had a great deal of success!

But I can't deny that now I have my own kids the summer hols are hard. "I'm bored" is something I hear on a regular basis.

I have gathered a few hints and tips to prevent your little darlings from getting bored and to help you (I hope) from getting stressed, with not a crispy cake in sight.

 

1) Relax and take it easy. After the first few "I'm bored" comments your kids will actually learn to use their imagination, play along and have fun, it's amazing how much you laugh when the pretend pirates are chasing you, or the time machine made out of garden chairs and bikes takes you to the land of dinosaurs.

 

2)If the weather is good go bike riding. Take an unusual route for added adventure, although I have learnt from experience that through the local corn field was probably not the best idea, but we look back and laugh.

 

3)Have friends to play, children will miss their school friends over the holidays so give them the opportunity to have friends round, if the thought of having children running through the house is too much for you to cope with then arrange to meet other mums at the park or swimming pool.

 

4)Let the older ones be themselves, they have had pressure to conform the whole school year, it's time to recognize that they probably will not want a teddy bears picnic with you in the garden and would rather do their own thing. As long as you know where they are going, who with and what time they will be back it is important that they have this freedom, there is always the mobile phone if you need them.

 

5)Don't forget to check out What's On 4 School Kids for activities, we are here to help!!

Go to our forum  http://www.whatson4schoolkids.co.uk/activities-forum to get more useful hints and tips.

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