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Langdon Home Education Group

16th June-7th July 2025

Venue: Langdon Nature Discovery Park Centre

Home education sessions will help your child develop a range of practical and social skills, whilst learning about wildlife. In relaxed outdoor settings, children can be themselves and work together to...

Guess How Much I Love You - A Garden Adventure

15th February-31st December 2025

Venue: RHS Garden Hyde Hall

The Guess How Much I Love You Garden Adventure is a trail inspired by the book of the same name. The trail contains a series of activities that encourage children to learn through play, using the senses...

Woodland Adventure Days

22nd March-5th October 2025

Venue: Audley End Railway

Enjoy off-peak, great-value days, where you can make use of the adventure playground, explore the fairy walk and ride on one of the trains! The perfect day out for parents and grandparents to take the...

Exhilarating family fun

12th May-6th July 2025

Venue: Essex Outdoors Harlow

Discover family friendly leisure activities and school holiday kids clubs to keep the kids entertained or embark on a memorable adventure to for all the family to enjoy. Harlow is an oasis of urban adventure,...

Great Notley Country Park Junior Parkrun

12th May-6th July 2025

Venue: Great Notley Country Park

Join this free, weekly 2k run aimed specifically at juniors aged 4 to 14 years-old. Parkrun organise free, weekly, 2km timed runs around the world for children. They are open to everyone and take place...

Dig out your gardening gloves

Dig out your gardening gloves

Primary Times explores petals, pollinators and plants for National Children’s Gardening Week.

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Competition time

Our latest competitions are here — browse our listings and get your entries in before it’s too late!

Celebrate the Summer Solstice

Celebrate the Summer Solstice

Learn ancient traditions and celebrate the sun’s powerful seasonal journey together.

Teach road safety with Brake

Teach road safety with Brake

Join schools up and down the country taking part in a walk for road safety.

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