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We’re also proud to and present first video feature, Mums in Lockdown, To get we in touch, please email which hope you enjoy. editor@familiessurreywest.co.uk or visit in ourtouch facebook page.

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Holidays Parenting

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Summer Camps & Courses

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Give your Child a Social Summer

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Online Classes

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LEARNING LOCAL DAYS OUT

Places to go and Things to do Secret Summer Learning Activities Most attractions require you to pre-book tickets so please check

Our best ideas keep your child’s brain for ticking over all summer long. theirto websites before visiting the latest advice

Make a Video Chobham

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Bake a Cake

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thinking, strategy, Godalming GU8 4AD perseverance.

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Word Games for Claremont Families Improves listening, Landscape vocabulary, memory Garden and attention.

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Fruit & Vegetable Mr Mulligan’s Guessing Game

Pirate Golf Develops memory and logical thinking.

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PlacesHome to go Working and Things to do Avoiding Hell….

Most attractions require you to pre-book tickets so please check their websites before visiting for the latest advice

By Mandy Garner

Working from home is the nirvana parents have been waiting for, right? Well, maybe, but NOT when combined with looking after children full time.

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Live and Virtual Kids’ Summer Camps and Courses LiveKids’ and Virtual Kids’ Summer Holiday Camps Camps and Courses

ACTIVITIES

Running This Summer

Many holiday camps are running a reduced capacity so we recommend you book early.

Chelsea Young Writers

Online streamed Chelsea Young creative writing Writers courses.

Ages 6-12.

Online streamed creative writing courses. Ages 6-12.

SCL

Perform

Live 3/5 day performing arts Perform courses.

Ages 4-10.

Live 3/5 day performing arts courses. Ages 4-10.

Multi Sports Guildford

Summer Workshop runs Holiday camps at from 27 - 31 July for numerous locations 4 -Sophia 16 years.

Sparks Filmmaking for ages 4-12.

Courses

Action-packed online Sparks Filmmaking course. Ages 9-18.

Courses Action-packed online course. Ages 9-18.

CampBeaumont Beaumont Camp Multi-activity day Summer Camps

Live multi-activity Camp Beaumont olds in Guildford and camps.

Ages 3-16.

Summer Camps Woking. camps for 3-16 year

Live multi-activity camps. Ages 3-16.

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Online classes from Harry Potter to coding.

Sophia Ages 4-18.

Online classes from Harry Potter to coding.

Ages 4-18.

Firetech KoosaCourses Kids

Kings Camps

Live multi-activity camps for ages 5-17.

Kings Camps

Live multi-activity camps for ages 5-17.

Sayers Croft Trust

Holiday camps for groups of friends, family camping and bespoke daysLittle for SEND children.

House of

Science Online science Little video House of camps. Ages 3-11.

Science

Online video science camps. Ages 3-11.

The Strings Club Casa Clubs HolidayCamps clubs for 4-12

Online techsummer for ages Fun, active in Farnham, 9-17.

20%clubs off with code year holiday for ages Liveolds & online music/ The Strings Club Firetech Courses Families20.

Frimley, Camberley craft camps.

Ages and 3-11.

4-13 at numerous Camps Online venues. tech for ages Aldershot.

9-17. 20% off with code Live & online music/ Families20. craft camps. Ages 3-11.

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WORK ACTIVITIES

Avoiding Home Working Hell….

Kids’ Holiday Camps

Running This Summer

By Mandy Garner

Working from home is the nirvana Many have holiday campsfor,are running a reduced parents been waiting right? Well, maybe, NOT so webut recommend you book early. when combined with looking after children full time.

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Here are some tips on successfully working from home as the school holidays and exhaustion kick in.

Manage expectations - not just those of your employer, but your own and those of your family.

Creating a routine that allowsPlanet you Rugged Earth Soccer Sporty Kidz to work can help everybody. For Holiday camps in Summer Camp at Adventures instance, some quiet time after a second wave of infection.

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Woking for 3-12 yr olds.

Green, near Guildford you will be making phone calls. support and ergonomics?

Ask your manager if you can work around your childcare responsibilities, perhaps in the evenings or at weekends, tag teaming with your partner, if you have one. Or consider reducing your hours if this is affordable, and explore this with your employer.

It’s sensible to have a back-up if your laptop goes down or to have someone you can call with technical issues. This is far less stressful and time-consuming than trying to work things out for yourself from YouTube tutorials.

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Kids’Virtual Holiday Drama Live and Kids’ Summer Camps and Courses Workshops Running this Summer

Summer Holiday Workshops Farnham Chelsea Young 10 Aug - 14 Aug Writers

Farnborough Perform 17Live Aug3/5 - 21day Aug

performing arts courses. Ages 4-10.

Online streamed creative writing Guildford courses. Ages 6-12.

Liphook

27 July - 31 July 24 Aug - 28 Aug

17 Aug - 21 Aug

Sparks Filmmaking Courses

Sophia

Online classes from Harry Potter to coding.

Action-packed online Ages 4-18. course.HASLEMERE Ages 9-18.

Frozen 2

3rd-7th August 9am-12pm for ages 5-8.

Mamma Mia

3 Aug - 7 Aug Live multi-activity camps for ages 5-17.

Woking

10 Aug - 14 Aug

North

Godalming Kings Camps

Little House of Science

Online video science Mamma Mia! camps.

Ages 3-11.

3rd-7th August 9am-12pm and 1-4pm for ages 6-16.

Frozen 2

10th & 11th August 9am-12pm for ages 5-8.

Trolls 2

3rd-7th August 13th & 14th August for ages 5-8.

Camp Beaumont 1pm-4pm The Strings Club Firetech Courses 9am-12pm for ages 6-16.

Summer Camps Camps Online tech for ages Matilda 9-17. 20% off with code August Live multi-activity Live17th-21st & online music/ Families20. camps. Ages 3-16. craft camps.

Ages6-16.

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WORK ACTIVITIES

Online Kids’ Summer Live and Virtual Kids’ Summer Avoiding Home Working Hell….

Camps and Courses

By Mandy Garner Working from home is the nirvana parents have been waiting for, right? Well, maybe, but NOT when combined with looking after children full time.

Here are some tips on successfully Chelsea Watts Academy Spark4Kids working fromYoung home as the school Perform Kings Camps holidaysWriters and exhaustion kickDrawing in.Live 3/5 day Online coding Live computer multi-activity Club workshops. arts on Online streamed camps for ages 5-17.

Online streamed Forperforming 13-17 year olds Manage expectations justand 30th courses.

Ages 4-10. creative writing writing - not 23rd July and those of your employer, but your courses. Ages courses.

Ages6-12.

6-12.

6th and 13th August. own and those of your family.

Creating a routine that allows you to work can help everybody. For instance, some quiet time after a second wave of infection. Can lunch when your children know that your employer help with technical you will be making phone calls. support and ergonomics?

Ask your manager if you can It’s sensible to have a back-up if work around your childcare your laptop goes downHouse or to have Filmmaking Sparks Filmmaking Little of Kingswood Surrey responsibilities, perhaps in the Sophia someone you can call with technical classes from Harry Courses Online classes from Courses Science Music evenings or at weekends,Online tag issues.

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Ages 4-18. course.

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Or consider reducing course.

Ages 9-18. camps.

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Talking to our Children about Racism

Helping your Child Cope with Nightmares

Last month saw an unprecedented outpouring of movements throughout the world advocating an end to racial inequality. Children certainly have questions about the stories they hear, see and read, so how do we talk to them positively and openly about race? Download A Parent’s Guide to Black Lives Matter.

Many children have more underlying worries than usual right now. These are often kept at bay by the routines, occupations and pleasures of the day, only to surface at night in the form of scary nightmares.

Our friends at Fegans share their top tips for coping with your child’s nightmares.

Developing your Baby’s Sense of Humour

Worried about your Child’s Weight?

Watching your baby’s sense of humour develop is incredibly rewarding. Babies are born ready to laugh, but did you know that having a sense of humour is a learned quality that can actually be developed in babies and children?

Lockdown has significantly impacted children’s health, with a trend of weight gain resulting from confinement at home.

Here are some useful tips from Need2KnowBooks for parents wanting to control weight gain in their children There’s a book offer at the end of the article too!

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Best Online Classes for All Ages Are your children missing their regular classes and activities?

Try these instead!

Family Dance Synergy OnlineWorkshops courses in Dance,

Teddies Music Club Online

Little Kickers Football for Kids

Yoga and Meditation for Sadler Well’s fun family workshopsSEND for 2 alldance ages (including to 6 years. and visually impaired).

Lively music and art for pre-schoolers.

Easy, fun football classes with a warm up, games, and goals.

Online Science Busylizzy Club

Funky Monkey Keyboard Classes at Home

Virtual Kids Martial Arts

Fitness fun for mums Liveand classes with andNature little ones.

Mother Science.

The Strings Club Ukele/guitar/violin classes for ages 3+.

FREE session!

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Self-guided, fun tutorials (5-8yrs).

The Little Gym at Home

Online classes to burn off excess energy.

Little STEAMers

Play-based science/ engineering classes for Fitness sessions for ages 2-4. primary and pre-school children. familiesonline.co.uk

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Avoiding Home Working Hell….

By Mandy Garner Working from home is the nirvana parents have been waiting for, right? Well, maybe, but NOT when combined with looking after children full time.

Here are some tips on successfully working from home as the school holidays and exhaustion kick in.

Manage expectations - not just those of your employer, but your own and those of your family.

Creating a routine that allows you to work can help everybody. For instance, some quiet time after lunch when your children know that you will be making phone calls.

Ask your manager if you can work around your childcare responsibilities, perhaps in the evenings or at weekends, tag teaming with your partner, if you have one. Or consider reducing your hours if this is affordable, and explore this with your employer.

As with flexible working negotiations, if you spell out the issues, explain how you are trying to tackle them and suggest potential workable solutions, managers are more likely to listen.

The right set up - it’s not just about the hours you can work.

You need the right long term setup, given fears of commuting and familiesonline.co.uk

a second wave of infection. Can your employer help with technical support and ergonomics?

It’s sensible to have a back-up if your laptop goes down or to have someone you can call with technical issues. This is far less stressful and time-consuming than trying to work things out for yourself from YouTube tutorials.

You also need the right workspace and furniture. There are reports of increased back pain as a result of people working from sofas or beds during lockdown. Ask your employer for support - it’s a health and safety issue - and for help with work-related phone/internet bills if they don’t provide phones and laptops.

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PRE SCHOOL

Nursery at Home Activities for under 5s that are easy to do at home and mirror the range of play experiences offered at nursery.

Make a Mermaid Tail

Make Sparkly Playdough

Make a Magic Garden

Make Crab Handprints

Car Name Game

Make Tractor Tyre Printing Pictures

Enjoy Songs and Action Rhymes

Make an Under the Sea Water Tray

Enjoy Dressing Up Role Play

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WORK PRE SCHOOL

BestHome Printable EarlyHell….

Years Avoiding Working Activity Sheets

By Mandy Garner Free printables to help your little one’s pre-school learning.

Working from home is the nirvana parents have been waiting for, right? Well, maybe, but NOT when combined with looking after children full time.

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Secret Summer Learning Activities Our best ideas to keep your child’s brain ticking over all summer long.

Make a Video

Charades

Learn Chess

Develops creativity, promotes physical activity and communication skills.

Develops imagination and non-verbal communication skills.

Encourages critical thinking, planning ahead and reasoning.

Make a Miniature Book

Bake a Cake

Word Games for Families

Encourages creativity and an interest in literature.

Art projects from Make a Soap Watts Gallery Carving Develops motor Artists’fine Village skills and creativity.

Develops creativity while having fun.

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Develops maths and coordination.

Game of 50

Develops addition/ subtraction, logical thinking, strategy, perseverance.

Improves listening, vocabulary, memory and attention.

Fruit & Vegetable Guessing Game

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School Work During the Holidays?

Supporting Secret Learning

By Murray Morrison

By Dr Amanda Gummer

When the whole of the summer term has felt like a halfway house between school and holidays, many families are beginning to wonder whether they should continue some element of school work through the summer break.

So, what should the plan be?

We’ve all mashed up veggies and hidden them in pasta sauce.

Well, the same can be done with learning! Hiding learning within play is a much less stressful way of helping children to keep learning whilst they are not at school, especially for reluctant students.

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Tips on Home Schooling from Mum of Two

By Samantha Francis

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So what can you do to make this less stressful for you and your child?

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LEARNING

Sourcing Children’s Books over Summer Our guide to finding the right books for your child at the right price.

Book Book Trust Trust Great Great Books Guide Guide Books

100 best new books booksfor for 100 best new children. children.

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Preparing your Child to Start School

Return to School: How to Support your Child

Starting school for the first time is exciting - despite the pandemic. Remember that children starting school for the first time will not know that school routines are different to the past! So how can you best prepare your little one to start school?

Throughout the long, strange months of lockdown parents have provided continuity and a sense of reality for their children.

Soon it will be time to get them back to school and parents can help their children through this transition in numerous ways.

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Summer Reading Challenge 2020: Let’s Get Silly

What will School/Nursery be Like in September

By Beth Cadman

Over summer, there is often a dip in children’s reading levels.

The Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4-11 to read for pleasure and maintain their literacy levels. This year’s ‘Silly Squad’ theme places an emphasis on funny books.

While some nurseries and schools have already opened their doors post-lockdown, September is when it seems that we can expect all children to return. So what will the ‘new normal’ look like for parents and their children come the autumn?

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HOLIDAYS

Beat the crowd staycation ideas Please check the latest Government guidance before you book.

Canal Boat Holiday

Eco-Friendly Tree House

Rustic Woodland Shack

Hobbit Inspired Pod

Explore the UK’s rivers/ Luxury woodland break canals. From £725 a in Devon. From £1,390 a week (family of 4). week.

Retro Airstream Caravan

Go retro in Suffolk.

From £66 a night (min 2-nights).

Idyllic Shepherd’s Hut

Get off the grid in Yorkshire. From £125 a night.

Pod living in Suffolk.

From £710 a week (family of 4).

Northumberland’s beaches. From £180 for 2 nights (family of 4).

Gorgeous Highland Cottage

New Forest Cottage

Stunning St Ives Hideaway

Wild Scotland! From £1,990 a week (inc daily catering).

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Forest and beach. From Secret tunnel to beach! £949 a week (July).

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HOLIDAYS

Staycation Survival Guide Check for the latest government travel advice. The rules are different in Scotland, Wales and Ireland, so make sure you check the details for the Check for country youthe are latest visiting.government travel advice. The rules are

different in Scotland, Wales and Ireland, so make sure you check Consider insurance.

New policies no longer cover coronavirus-caused the details for the country you are visiting.

cancellations. If you have pre-booked insurance or an annual policy, the FCO has currently advised against allpolicies non-essential travel, cover which Consider insurance.

Although new no longer invalidates your insurance.

It seems likely that the FCO position will coronavirus-caused cancellations. change with regard to those countries with which the UK establishes air bridges but check your insurance before you book/travel.

Check the cancellation policyT&Cs for any holiday you book. Will your

deposit becancellation refunded ifpolicy another lockdown happens foryour example?

Check the for any holiday you book. Will deposit be refunded if another lockdown happens or if travel restrictions are not Lower your expectations. There will be fewer places open and lifted? some form of social distancing is likely to still be in place.

Lower your expectations. There will be fewer places open and some form Embrace nature and spending time with your family and think of of social distancing is likely to still be in place.

all the money you are saving towards next year’s holiday!

Embrace nature and spending time with your family and think of all the money you are saving towards next year’s holiday!

Budget Staycation Ideas Lodge in the grounds of the Thomas Lord Inn, Hampshire.

Private facilities/meals to your room.

Farmstay UK 700 farms offering camping, B&B and SC. Birdholme Glamping in Notts.

Stilted safari lodges in acres of space!

Forest Holidays Log cabins/ tree houses in 10 forest locations across UK. Camp Too - retro VW campers + modern motorhomes. Various UK pick-up points.

Tent Share. Rent a tent so you don’t have to buy camping gear!

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HOLIDAYS

Family Tour of the UK No holiday? Take your family on a virtual tour of the UK’s most famous places.

Stonehenge

Roman Baths

Edinburgh Castle

Interactive 360º tour + live view from inside the monument.

Virtual ‘walkthrough’ of Bath’s Roman baths.

Stunning aerial view of the building and city.

Tower of London

Giant’s Causeway 360º tour of this spectacular landmark.

Hadrian’s Wall

A 360º view of the world’s largest Roman artefact.

Buckingham Palace

The Shard

Dover Castle

Interactive 360º tour of the building and grounds.

Tour THE most famous Royal Palace.

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View London from the tallest building in Europe.

360º tour of the castle on top of the white cliffs. familiesonline.co.uk familiesonline.co.uk

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ACTIVITIES

Best Printable Primary Age Games Free printables to help your child keep busy and learning.

Battleships

Develops strategy, logical thinking and concentration.

Country Word Search

Find 20 countries amongst the letters.

Alphabet Scattegories

Find a word for each letter!

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The Mystery of the Missing Pirate Treasure

Car Bingo

Great for alphabet recognition.

Practises maths and problem solving.

Colouring Picnic

Read the sentences to colour the picture.

Premier League Football Facts

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