International LEGO® Day celebrates the day that Danish carpenter, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, filed the original LEGO® brick system patent back in 1958. They can be taken apart and put back together as often as you’d like. That means endless creative play. - Lego helps to spark creativity and inspire children? Research suggests that Lego and […]
Each year on 26th December, Boxing Day, people of all ages take to the water, some in fancy dress. In recent years the benefits of cold water swimming, both physical and mental health, are becoming more widely known and researched. Groups are popping up for either wild swimming or at beaches around the coast, from […]
Chinese New Year 2024 will take place on the 10th of February, with the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. Celebrations will last from the 9th of February (New Year’s Eve) until the 15th day of the New Year. What is The Chinese New Year calendar? Each year (also known as a cycle) of […]
Children's Book Week is an annual celebration of reading for pleasure for children of primary school age. A fantastic opportunity for extended teaching on any of your favourite children's books! This year, 2024, marks the 100th Anniversary of Children's Book Week and the theme is “How Do You Book?”. When is Children's Book Week? There […]
"Families come in all shapes and sizes" This may be a day that is normally celebrated in the USA, however family is important and can come in all shapes and sizes. Family is not always people related by birth, it can be friends, foster parents and guardians, and more ... One Day of Peace and […]
January 2025 is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, also known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a key time for us all as individuals to educate ourselves about human trafficking and crucially to learn to spot the signs of trafficking. It is also a time for us take these messages to our […]
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual day that is celebrated around the world on March 31st to recognise and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of transgender and gender non-conforming people. It is a day to recognise the diversity of transgender identities and to support the transgender community. Transgender Day of Visibility is a time for individuals […]
Nelson Mandela has many accolades. He’s an iconic figure that triumphed over South Africa’s apartheid regime. He was a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, and an international peacemaker. And he was the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa (no biggie). So you see why the United Nations General Assembly would […]
