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Learn times tables quickly using Tunes Times Tables A creative and effective method of teaching multiplication Our objective is to teach children times tables through rhymes, music and actions.

6 x 2 is 12 2 x 2 is 4 11 x 7 is 77

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Tadworth Tots Nursery Offering both morning and afternoon sessions to children aged two to five, Tadworth Tots Nursery is located within The Children’s Trust School in Tadworth, Surrey, set within a 24-acre woodland site.

We welcome all children to Tadworth Tots and as we are located in a school for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), we have the skills and knowledge to support children with a wide range of needs.

We have particular strength and experience in supporting children with: • brain injury or neurological difficulties; • complex education, health and care needs e.g. tracheostomy, assisted ventilation and suction.

We are currently accepting new pupils.

For further information or to arrange a visit, please visit thechildrenstrustschool.org.uk or call us on 01737 365 080.

Alternatively, you can email placements@thechildrenstrust.org.uk.

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Tattershall Lakes in Lincolnshire is a water world away. From fishing and pedalos to jet-skiing and a water aqua park, there’s fabulous onsite restaurants, rooftop bars, indoor/outdoor splashpads and activity programmes for all.

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Invisible Goodness Wrapped Up in Fun Perform founder, Lucy Quick tells us more.

Perform classes are a bit like a pasta sauce that’s filled with hidden vegetables: kids think it’s really tasty and don’t realise that it’s full of healthy nutrition. I see our classes like this - invisible goodness wrapped up in an hour of games, role-play, dance routines and songs. The children think they’re enjoying an hour of fun but they’re also being equipped with essential confidence-building social skills.

We all want our children to be happy, feel confident enough to try new things and interact well with others. Taking part in regular drama activities encourages confident and fluent speaking, boosts reading and writing abilities and enhances coordination and spatial awareness. Rescuing a mermaid from a pirate ship might seem like just imaginative improvisation for 6 year olds, but it’s teaching problem-solving and team-work too.

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Early drama, dance and singing lessons changed my life and helped shape my vision for Perform to deliver classes with a specific focus on developing a child’s confidence and social skills - not to create just another drama school.

Try a FREE no-obligation drama class in Purley. Visit www.perform.org.uk/try to book. Quote LSB300420 for an introductory £40 discount when you book.

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Have a Wild Birthday with Surrey Wildlife Trust Have a Wild Birthday at Nower Wood! Treat your wild child to an outdoor birthday party at Surrey Wildlife Trust’s beautiful Nower Wood centre near Leatherhead. The private woodland reserve offers exciting ideas for all ages, including a pirate treasure hunt, minibeast safari or magical fairy trail for younger ones. Older children can have fun making campfires and shelter building, orienteering or learning wild survival skills.

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Why choose Jo Jingles as an extra activity for your little one?

Jo Jingles is the country’s leading music and movement classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, providing exciting and energetic classes full of interactive and educational fun!

Building Parent Confidence Understanding and managing child behaviour Learning together “There is no job more important than parenting” Benjamin Carson

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Children learn to explore and play percussion instruments expressively, sing songs and explore rhythm to move and dance. Each structured session includes music, singing, dance and movement. Every child will have the opportunity to play a variety of musical instruments and all sessions are supported with quality props, with smaller instruments and sensory props used for babies.

Classes aid listening and language skills, develop gross and fine motor skills, balance, coordination and agility and are great for confidence building. Sessions are always age appropriate and challenge newfound skills.

To find out more contact Lorraine Bryant for classes in Sutton, Banstead, Cheam and Purley, lorraine.jojingles@yahoo.com or www.JoJingles.com/suttonandbanstead or Julia Dryland for classes in Epsom, juliajojingles@hotmail.com, www.jojingles.com/epsom

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News Pop and rock school helps young stars shine A pop and rock school in Croydon is winning rave reviews for boosting the musical skills and self-confidence of its students. The Rock Project offers young people the opportunity to learn electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals as well as experience playing together as a band.

Students are taught by professional, working musicians and each class is split into junior or senior sessions, to ensure teaching is tailored to the students’ abilities and experience. Clara Priestly who runs The Rock Project Croydon with her husband Graeme said: “The Rock Project stimulates the imagination and creativity of young people. It helps them develop not only their musical abilities but also their self-confidence.”

The Rock Project takes place at Old Lodge Lane Baptist Church, Purley on Fridays with juniors (7-11 yrs) from 5-7pm and seniors (1218yrs) at 7.15-9.15pm. For more information call 07988744900, email Croydon@TheRockProject.com or visit www.therockproject.com

Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddle Walk for Charity Between the 11 and the 17 May, nurseries, early years groups, families and children up and down the country are being encouraged to take part in a Muddy Puddle Walk to raise money for the international children’s charity, Save the Children.

By taking part in a Muddy Puddle Walk and raising money for Save the Children, you can help vulnerable children around the world have a safe place to play and learn.

Sign up at MuddyPuddleWalk.org for a free Muddy Puddle Walk Fundraising Pack full of fun Peppa Pig inspired activities to help you get started – with tips for great walks indoors and out, fundraising ideas, fun activities to get your walkers ready for the big day and at the end of the walk, there’s a free Peppa Pig sticker reward for every child.

Spaces available at new special needs support nursery in Tadworth, Surrey Offering both morning and afternoon sessions to children aged 2-5, Tadworth Tots is located within The Children’s Trust School, set within a 24-acre woodland site.

We welcome all children to Tadworth Tots and have particular strength and experience in supporting children with; brain injury or neurological difficulties and complex education, health and care needs e.g. tracheostomy, assisted ventilation and suction.

Learning and development is delivered by skilled staff through planned, purposeful play and a mix of adult-led and child-initiated activities. We are currently accepting new pupils and have 15-30 hours of statutory funding available per week.

For further information or to arrange a visit, please visit www. thechildrenstrustschool.org.uk or call us on 01737 365 080.

Alternatively, you can email placements@thechildrenstrust.org.uk

Join the Fight Against Plastic with the Great British Spring Clean Wherever you live, you and your family can make a difference to your local environment by sparing just a few hours to take part in the Great British Spring Clean from 20 March to 13 April. Run by charity Keep Britain Tidy, this initiative is the country’s biggest mass-action environmental campaign and aims to get 600,000 #LitterHeroes out and about, cleaning up the environment on their doorstep.

It’s easy for families to get involved. Simply pledge to take part and either organise a litter-pick in your community or join an organised event. To find out more, join a local event, register to take part and access resources, visit www.keepbritaintidy.org/GBSpringClean

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Education news Making the best start at Croydon High Junior School Croydon High School in Selsdon, Surrey is an exceptional independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18. Girls join Nursery in the term in which they will turn 3, progressing through Junior School, gaining confidence and experience, enjoying unparalleled opportunities to discover individual talents with a curriculum specifically developed to empower and inspire girls. This includes specialist teaching in areas such a computer science, drama, music and PE from Nursery up.

From her very first day, every girl is treated as an individual.

Relationships with staff are crucial; staff know each girl, her likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses and plan teaching opportunities to suit each and every one.

Contact us to find out about our age appropriate assessment process - the Junior Admissions team is on 020 8260 7572 or juniors@cry.gdst. net. www.croydonhigh.gdst.net/juniors

Dunottar School, pupils defend their title at the regional Lego League competition in London For the second year running pupils from Dunottar School, in Reigate, have won the Robot Performance Award, at the First Lego League Regional tournament in London.

First Lego League is a global science and technology challenge for teams of students, aged 9-16 years. It aims to encourage an interest in real world issues and develop key skills that are crucial for their future careers. The students are challenged to work together to explore a given topic and to design, build and program an autonomous Lego robot to solve a series of missions.

This win is testament to the inspirational computer science teaching at Dunottar, the success of the school’s Robotics Club and focus on ensuring pupils are gaining the digital skills that employers and government say are vital.

Forest School and Library Time for pupils at Ewell Castle Nursery and Pre-Prep Forest School is offered at Ewell Castle Nursery and Pre-Prep to pupils from as young as Rising 3s to those aged 7.

The weekly sessions allow children to enjoy a variety of different fun and educational activities in the various Forest School sites around the School grounds. These child-driven and child-focused sessions offer our pupils a very different and special experience. It gives them the opportunity to explore and to climb, to swing and to balance, to jump and to stretch, building strong bodies and confident, resilient and independent thinkers. For the children, it is simply tremendous fun, and the sound of their happy laughter is a regular feature of life at the Nursery and Pre-Prep School.

Pupils also have Library time in the colourful and visually stimulating Pre-Prep Library with a variety of reading and picture books available.

There is teacher led story-time with pupils also choosing their own books and they spend time enjoying sitting alongside their friends.

More info: www.ewellcastle.co.uk

Animal Antics at Banstead Prep Children in Banstead Prep’s preprep Animal Antics club have been learning about koalas and how the Australian bush fires have caused koalas’ homes to be destroyed, and a lot of their food lost.

The children were really sad and wanted to help the lost and scared koalas. They decided to raise money by holding a cake sale and send that to a charity. (WWF’s Protect-a-Koala campaign) Miss Law, who leads the co-curricular club explained “We wanted to make as much money as possible so we thought about getting families and friends to help, and the idea grew to became a whole Year 1 event.”

The children in Animal Antics made posters to tell everyone about the cake sale and lots of children and staff brought in cakes and money.

Everyone had a great time at the cake sale and we raised £263.70, which has enabled us to protect 10 koalas!

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Education Reedham Park School Finding and choosing the right primary school for your child can be a trying time.

At Reedham Park School, we understand that you want your child to grow up to be the best and happiest they can be.

Nestled away in Old Lodge Lane in Purley, we pride ourselves on our family feel, with experienced and nurturing staff who take pride in raising bright, articulate, confident and caring individuals.

Our results speak for themselves. 100% of our leavers who sat for either a Grammar or Independent school were offered a place – a fantastic achievement! As a non-profit making organisation, we keep our fees as low as possible in order to deliver an affordable yet exceptional education with flexible wraparound care.

Come and meet the Reedham family at our open day on Thursday 7 May. More info: www.reedhamparkschool.org.uk.

What’s for lunch?

By the time they reach their reception year almost a quarter of children will be overweight or obese and a similar amount will have teeth decay. Therefore good food habits can never begin too early. It is important for growing children to eat a variety of starch; fruit and vegetables; protein; and dairy so a good balance of nutrients can be gained. Lunch at preschool or nursery should provide your child with about a third of their daily requirement for energy and other nutrients.

Teacher-led Play B C offers fun, yet challenging early education and prioritises relationships not only within preschool but also with the wider community. We offer free school meals to children in receipt of early years pupil premium and are working towards Healthy Early Years London award. More than just a place, at Play B C every day is a learning adventure.

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At Croydon High, we see every day as an opportunity to teach, to learn and to experience something amazing. In an environment like that, it’s not surprising that our girls are just bursting to tell people what they love about their school.

Tuesday 25th February Wednesday 29th April Thursday 25th June To book your place visit: www.dunottarschool.com or call 01737 761945 Dunottar School, High Trees Road, Reigate, RH2 7LE.

Why not bring your daughter along to our next Open Event where we guarantee there will be plenty to inspire her.

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Here is a handy reminder of different learning styles.

Visual

Processes information using information and charts Needs images to explain concepts and ideas Prefers graphic elements over words

Auditory

Learns best when information is spoken out loud Prefers to listen to lectures and discussions Processes information by talking through things

Read/Write

Exam Preparation Techniques for Different Learning Styles

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Prefers to receive written words Enjoys reading and writing assignments Processes information by writing notes

Kinesthetic

Learns best through a tactile process

Whether it be for SATs, 11+ or school exams, your child is likely to need to do some preparation at home. Of course, your child’s school may provide practice exam papers which are important tools but it may be that your child needs to hone in on revising particular subjects or topics in order to complete these successfully. So how do you help equip a primary school child with the techniques they need to revise?

Educators, scientists, and psychologists have developed different models to understand the different ways that people learn. One popular theory, the VARK model identifies four primary types of learners: visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic. Each learning type responds best to a different method of teaching. For example, auditory learners remember information best after reciting or explaining it back, while kinesthetic learners jump at the chance to participate in a hands-on activity. Most pupils don’t learn in just one way, so often using a combination of techniques will work best.

Once you have established your child’s preferred learning style, you can try a variety of these methods to help your child prepare successfully for exams.

Prefers to create concrete personal experiences Processes information by recreating and practicing

Mind Mapping

A mind map is a visual representation of information, introduced in an organised, but innovative method. This method is great for visual learners. Mind maps can be as detailed as your child likes, organising notes and suggestions around bigger, connecting ideas, around one idea, or around several topics. Mind maps can enhance memory and learning by 15% compared to conventional study methods.

Creating Visual Reminders

Note-taking and highlighting are mainly reading-based learning techniques, but flashcards, post-it notes, and mind maps all take advantage of visual recognition too. If your child is naturally creative, then making flashcards with essential keywords or formulas on them can help them recall what they are studying. Try sticking flashcards or post-it

notes around the house and every time your child comes across one, encourage them to describe the keywords or information in more detail.

Organising Information

Children who learn by reading and writing will like planning their work by topic Not only will this help them access the information they have to learn much faster, but the act of planning can make a child feel more in charge of their learning. Visual learners can use colour coded post-it notes to help remind them about the different topics too.

Note Taking

Taking notes on important facts from current classwork can be a good way for your child to keep the essentials in mind. If your child

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Another great revision technique for auditory learns is to ask your child to verbally explain something they retain more information revising this way. Ask your child questions about their classwork such as: “Can you tell me more about Xyz?” This will encourage your child to use memory recall to remember the important facts. You can also use questions to identify any gaps in their knowledge.

An excellent revision game to make your child the teacher. Get them to pretend they are in front of a class and talk about certain topics as if they were teaching themselves. This is a great learning technique for primary school kids that enjoy drama and acting things out.

Listening to a Recording or Watching a Video Auditory learners can record information (even in the form of songs they make up!) and listen to it. Watching videos is also a good way to revise.

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Flashcards can also help kinaesthetic learners; if you physically turn them over and write on them, it engages many different parts of the brain. Keeping fingers busy, tracing words or tapping out sequences can help your child retain knowledge too.

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Using a mixture of many learning techniques is the most successful way to help your child retain information. You will soon learn what they like doing and what helps the most in their tests and exams.

Trouble with Handwriting?

Handwriting is an important occupation for everyone, from a young age. Despite modern technology, handwriting will always be needed when writing a shopping list, signing a card or filling in a form etc.

An easy task? No! Before a child can start to write, they need to have developed core strength to support their torso, adequate shoulder stability to stabilise their arm movements and fine motor skills to control their pencil. Handwriting also requires visual motor integration skills. A child needs to be able to draw basic shapes such as a circle, square, triangle and diagonal lines, as these shapes make-up letter formations. In addition, they need a good pincer grasp to hold a pencil correctly.

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Aberdour School Burgh Heath, KT20 6AJ www.aberdourschool.co.uk Open Day - Fri 6 Mar

Banstead Prep Banstead, SM7 3RA 01737 363601 Co–educational Prep school Pupils 2–13 yrs www.bansteadprep.com Open Day Fri 20 Mar & Wed 6 May - Toddler Time Fri 13 Mar & Fri 24 Apr, 9.30-11am

Cumnor House Boys & Tree Tops Nursery (Pampisford Rd) South Croydon, CR2 6DA www.cumnorhouse.com Open Day Sat 14 Mar Cumnor House Girls & Tree Tops Nursery Purley, CR8 3HB www.cumnorhouse.com Open Evening Tue 25 Mar

Downsend School (Pre/Preps) Leatherhead, Ashtead and Epsom www.downsend.co.uk First Steps, Rising Reception, Reception, Year 1 Informal drop in City of London Freeman’s Leatherhead & Ashtead Ashstead Park, KT21 1ET Fri 6 Mar, 9.30–11.30am www.clfs.surrey.sch.uk Epsom Fri 13 Mar, 9.30–11.30am Open Day Wed 6 May, 6.45pm Epsom Sat 25 Apr Afternoon Open Day, Year 2 – Year 11 Collingwood School (Downsend School) Fri 6 Mar, Wallington, SM6 0BD 9.15am–12noon www.collingwoodschool.org.uk Open Day Sat 7 Mar, Dunottar School 10am-12noon Reigate, RH2 7EL 01737 761945 Croydon High Co–educational School Pre prep school Croydon, CR2 8YB Pupils 11-18 yrs 020 8260 7508 www.

Independent girls’ dunottarschool.com day schoolPupils Open Day Wed 29 Apr, 10.15am 3–18 yrs www.croydonhigh.gdst.net Year 3 Entrance Test Tue 10 Mar

Elmhurst School for Boys, and Little Elms Nursery South Croydon, CR2 7DW www.elmhurstschool.net Open Day Sat 7 Mar, 10am

Ewell Castle Junior and Senior Ewell, KT17 2AW 020 8393 1413 Co-educational day school Pupils 3–18 yrs www.ewellcastle.co.uk Senior School Open Day Fri 6 Mar, 9–10.30am Prep School Open Day Thu 23 Apr, 9–10.30am Homefield Preparatory Sutton, SM1 2TE www.homefield.sutton.sch.uk Open Day Thu 12 Mar, 9.20am

Oakwood School and Nursery Purley, CR8 2AN www.oakwoodschool.org.uk Open Day Sat 7 Mar, 10am–1pm Old Palace School of John Whitgift Preparatory - South Croydon, CR2 7YN Senior – Croydon, CR0 1AX www.oldpalace.croydon.sch.uk Whole School Working Open Day 11 Mar, 9.30–11am Reedham Park School Purley, CR8 4DN 0208 660 6357 Co-educational day school Pupils 4–11 yrs www. reedhamparkschool.org.uk Open Day Thu 7 May

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Throughout Easter Holiday National Trust Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt www.nationaltrust.org.uk Are you looking for fun things to do with the kids during the Easter holidays?

The National Trust is hosting over 260 Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts for adventurous families to explore this Easter. Visit your favourite National Trust property this Easter to run through muddy woodlands, colourful gardens and along nature trails and take the Easter bunny’s challenge! A favourite event where you’ll complete a trail of outdoor activities to earn your Cadbury chocolate treat. Fun frolics for all the family to enjoy with delicious chocolate treat to enjoy afterwards.

MOTHER’S DAY Sun 22 Mar Mothering Sunday Relaxer Onslow Arms pub, Loxwood, RH14 0RD www.weyarun.org.uk Treat the one you love to a Coffee and Danish Pastry Cruise departing at 11am or perhaps one of our Cream Tea Cruises leaving at 2.15pm and 4.30pm.

Sat 21 Mar, 10am – 3pm Mother’s Day Portrait Sessions Box Hill, Tadworth, KT20 7LB www.nationaltrust.org.uk/box-hill A chance to be photographed with your loved ones, against the beautiful backdrop of Box Hill, with award winning photographer Rachel Thornhill. £95 per family. Includes one 10” x 8” matted print worth £45 and £50 is donated to the National Trust Box Hill.

Sat 14, 21 & Sun 15, 22 Mar, 11am4pm Mum’s the word Morden Park Hall, SM4 5JD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Wow mum and granny with flowerpots decorated and planted just for them!

Sun 22 Mar, 10am-4pm Mums Go Free Claremont Landscape Garden, Esher, KT10 9JG www.nationaltrust.org.uk Free entry into Claremont for mums when accompanied by their children.

Sun 22 Mar Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea Painshill, Cobham, KT11 1JE www.painshill.co.uk Treat you mum to a day out in a beautiful landscape garden. Stroll in the spring flowers before tucking into afternoon tea.

Sun 22 Mar, 10am – 5pm Mums Go Free Hatchlands Park, Guildford GU4 7RT www.nationaltrust.org.uk Treat your mum to a day at Hatchlands Park. Mums go free.

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Every Mon & Wed from 2 Mar – 29 Apr, 11am – 12pm Guided Walk: The Secret Language of Trees Polesden Lacey, RH5 6BD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join Polesden Lacey’s expert volunteer ranger team on a journey into the woodland to discover the secret language of trees. NAA. Thu 4 & 12 Mar, 10am – 10.45am Whitehall Baby Mice: Spring Whitehall Historic House, SM3 8QD www.sutton.gov.uk This month we will have an adventure looking for signs of spring! 0–18months. £2.50.

Sat 7 – Sun 15 Mar Science Week at Wisley RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley Join RHS Garden Wisley for a weeklong science extravaganza showcasing the research of the RHS, with hands-on activities, workshops and talks.

Sat 7 Mar Croydon Mum2mum Market All Saints Church, CR2 9AB www.mum2mummarket.co.uk Popular Baby and Children’s nearly sale packed with 100’s of bargains.

Wed 8 Mar, 11am-12pm & 2pm-3pm Cave Painting Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club, KT17 1UF www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk Early men crawled down into the darkest caves and used light from primitive candles to paint pictures.

Discover how and why these paintings were created and create your own. £5. BE. Sun 8 Mar Celebrate World Book Day Painshill, KT11 1JE www.painshill.co.uk Dress up as your favourite character and join Painshill for a host of fun activities, including a trail, crafts and a book exchange.

Sat 28 & Sun 29 Mar Learn to Play Day www.musicforall.org.uk Learn to Play Day events offer the chance to have a free ‘taster’ lesson on a musical instrument. Whether you have never played, or whether you used to play, this if for you. Free.

Sat 28 Mar – Sun 19 Apr, 10am-4pm Spring trail: Sensory Scavengers Winkworth Arboretum, GU8 4AD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Put your super senses to work and see what you can discover in the Arboretum.

Sat 28 Mar –Mon 20 Apr, 10.30am- 4pm Tree trumps’ trail Claremont Landscape Garden, KT10 9JG www.nationaltrust.org.uk Explore Claremont far and wide with the whole family. Collect fascinating facts about the amazing trees dotted around the garden to play ‘tree trumps’ at the end with your friends and family.

Sat 4, Sun 5, Mon 6, Sat 17, Sun 18, Mon 19 Apr, 11am-4pm Have-a-go Archery Winkworth Arboretum, GU8 4AD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Exciting, safe archery sessions for children with APPTArchery.

Sat 4 – Fri 19 Apr, 11am – 5pm Ugly Bug Ball Dapdune Wharf, GU1 4RR www.nationaltrust.org.uk Celebrate the magnificent and beautiful minibeasts that call Dapdune Wharf home. Come and make some new buggy friends. Which minibeast will you come as to our Ugly Bug Ball?

Sat 4 - Sun 19 Apr Easter Trail Painshill, KT11 1JE www.painshill.co.uk Large colourful eggs will be waiting to be found all around the landscape at Painshill. See if you can spot them all and win a prize!

Sat 4 – Sun 19 Apr Gruffalo adventures Easter activities Kew Gardens, TW9 3AE www.kew.org With a map and face-painted whiskers, children will discover the animals’ hiding spots, and interactive activities at each stop. Included with entry to the Gardens.

Sat 4 – Sun 19 April Easter Eggstravagnza Leatherhead KT22 9BS 01372 363764 www.bockettsfarm.co.uk With over 500 gorgeous newborn lambs due and ‘Meet the Shepherd’ sessions daily, there will be plenty of opportunity to learn about the lambs and even watch one being born!

Children will love to get up close to all the babies in the Small Animal Village, in addition to goat milking, tractor rides, pony rides and pig racing.

Complete the Easter stamp trail to take home a chocolate treat. You can be sure of a great day out whatever the weather!

Sun 5 Apr, 1-5pm Park and Gardens Open Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Park and gardens open all afternoon, bird hide open, free guided tours and activities for children, including the Wild Things play trail. £5, kids go free.

Sun 5 Apr, 10.30am-3pm Day of the Dinosaurs Nower Wood Education Centre, KT22 8QA www.surreywildlifetrust.org/whatson Join us on a Jurassic woodland adventure hunting for fossils, learning about palaeontology and spotting dinosaur descendants.

Mon 6 Apr, 10am & 1.30pm Birds, Nests and Eggs 4-7yrs Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Explore the grounds and enjoy crafts about birds that make their home at Gatton. £8 per child.

Mon 6 Apr, 10.30am Back to Baby Croydon St. Mildred’s, CR0 7EB www.bachtobaby.com Bach to Baby is the acclaimed concert series for the whole family to enjoy.

Sat 14 Mar, 1pm – 2.30pm Blitzed Britain Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club, KT17 1UF www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940, the air raid sirens wailed as the German Air Force launched a massive raid on London. Meet an Air Raid Warden and discover how to stay alive.

Sat 21 Mar, 11am-1pm Spring celebration: Marzana doll craft Morden Park Hall, SM4 5JD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join us on the first day of spring, to make a traditional Polish doll made of straw, hay, cardboard, and rags to celebrate the rebirth of life and nature.

Tue 24 Mar Family Free Day RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley Bring family and friends to enjoy the glorious colours of spring at RHS Garden Wisley, free of charge.

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bring some of our favourite books to life with arts and crafts! 6-10 yrs. £5.

Tue 7 & Tue 14 Apr, 11.30am & 2.30pm Easter Crafts Denbies Wine Estate, RH5 6AA www.www.denbies.co.uk Get creative this Easter with arts and crafts activities

Sat 4 – Sun 19 April, 10am until 6pm Wiglet & Friends Easter Celebration Godstone Farm, Godstone, RH9 8LX www.godstonefarm.co.uk Spring into action this Easter. Hop along the funny bunny quiz trail and explore the beautiful farm with over 500 resident animals. Look out for those adorable babies to welcome all the new furry and feathered friends.

Dive into an enchanting world and meet the Easter Bunny. The make and take zone lets the little ones get creative, with crafting of Easter egg suncatchers and the chance to plant your own 5 a day. Its paws on fun around every corner. Online discounts available.

Mon 6, Tue 7, Thu 16 and Fri 17 Apr Bushcraft Family Adventures Painshill, KT11 1JE www.painshill.co.uk Children can bring along their families for an epic outdoor adventure. Learn to use bushcraft tools, forage for food, build a den and more.

Mon 6 Apr, 10am, 11am & 12noon Teddy Bear’s Train Ride & Storytelling!

Denbies Wine Estate, RH5 6AA www.www.denbies.co.uk Bring your favourite Teddy for a vineyard train ride and storytelling.

Mon 6 & Tue 7 Apr, Drop in at 11am, 12noon, 1pm or 2pm Baby Animals Egg Hunt Sutton Ecology Centre, SM5 3NY. www.sncv.org.uk/whats-on Follow the nature trail to discover lots of fun baby animal facts and claim your chocolate egg. £4.50 per child. Cash only.

Mon 6 Apr, 11am -12pm Bring a Book to Life: Kids’ Book Club and Crafting Sutton Central Library, SM1 1EA www.sutton.gov.uk Join us for this unique opportunity to

Tue 7 & Wed 8 Apr, 11am - 3pm Quacky Races Morden Park Hall, SM4 5JD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Borrow one of our plastic ducks and race it down the river to see if yours will be the fastest in this Morden Hall Park classic.

Tue 7 Apr, 9.30am – 4pm Wild Explorers Holiday Club Nower Wood Education Centre, KT22 8QA www.surreywildlifetrust.org/whatson Join us for an action-packed fun day out in the woods looking for wildlife, building a campfire, making crafts, building shelters and toasting marshmallows. 5-11 year olds.

Wed 8 Apr, 9.30am – 4pm Wild Rangers Conservation Club Nower Wood Education Centre, KT22 8QA www.surreywildlifetrust.org/whatson Discover more about our native mammals, and then practice your woodland survival skills in the afternoon! 11-17 year olds.

Wed 8 - Thu 9 Apr, 10am-11.30am & 1.30pm-3pm Trails and Tales: The Troll 2+yrs Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Enjoy the story of The Troll by Julia Donaldson and go for a walk in the park to bring the book to life. Return to create artwork linked to the story. £8 per child.

Wed 8 - Thu 16 Apr, 11am-3pm Henfold Birds of Prey Denbies Wine Estate, RH5 6AA www.www.denbies.co.uk See birds of prey fly and preform amazing overhead tricks. Main performance at 12.30pm. Free.

Fri 10 - Mon 13 Apr, 10am, 11am & 12noon & Sat 18 - Sun 19 Apr, 10am Vineyard Chocolate Trail Denbies Wine Estate, RH5 6AA www.www.denbies.co.uk Enjoy a trip round the vineyard in the train outdoors with an Easter egg hunt at the highest viewpoint of the estate.

Fri 10 Apr, 11am - 4pm Surrey S.M.E Open Day SAT NAV enter Mill Lane, Leatherhead www.ssme.co.uk The Surrey Society of Model Engineers invite the public to come and enjoy rides on our steam & electric trains.

Fri 10 – Sun 13 Apr, 11am – 2pm Easter Boat Trips on the Wey & Arun Canal Onslow Arms pub, RH14 0RD www.weyarun.org.uk Celebrate the Easter holiday weekend with a boat trip on this peaceful canal.

Sun 12 Apr Have-a-go Archery Hatchlands Park, GU4 7RT www.nationaltrust.org.uk Try your hand with a bow and arrow with experts from H&H Archery.

Sun 12 Apr Easter Chocolate Hunt Painshill, KT11 1JE www.painshill.co.uk Head out into the beautiful landscape at Painshill to put together the clues and find yourself a chocolate treat.

Sun 12 - Mon 13 Apr, 1pm-5pm Easter Egg Hunt Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Easter trails, craft, face painting and games. Adult £5, child £3.

Tue 14 Apr - Fri 17 Apr, 11 am -1pm Colourful Spring Crafts Claremont Landscape Garden, KT10 9JG www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Mon 6 – Thu 9 Apr & Tue 14 – Fri 17 Apr Future Gymnastics Easter Holiday Camps Oaks Park High School Wallington 07712420701 www.futuregymnastics.co.uk/camps What are your plans this Easter?

Future Gymnastics are running two weeks of camp! Gymnastics antics all day! Extended day is available! Multi activities in the extended day and tea provided. With our full size gymnasium, there’s nothing we can’t cater for!

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Join us for easy to make creative crafts that will bring some colourful Easter fun to your home.

Tue 14 Apr, 10.30am-12pm & 1.30pm-3pm Wild Story Time: Tadpole Tales Sutton Ecology Centre, SM5 3NY www.sncv.org.uk/whats-on Join us for tadpole stories and games, followed by pond dipping and finish off with a craft to take home. £6.25 per child. 3-7yrs. Siblings Welcome.BE. Wed 15 Apr, 1-2.30pm Magnolia Walk Winkworth Arboretum, GU8 4AD www.nationaltrust. org.uk Winkworth’s marvellous magnolias. NAA.

Thu 9 Apr, 1pm – 2.30pm Who wants to be an archaeologist?

Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club, KT17 1UF www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk Handle objects from the deep time of prehistory through medieval times and even up to WW2. £5. BE.

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usually had no training at all, and they weren’t even paid. Learn how Florence changed everything and saved lives. £5. BE. Sat 18, 25 Apr, 11am – 1pm Bluebell Walks Polesden Lacey, RH5 6BD www.nationaltrust.org.uk A ranger-led walk taking you to the secret spots on the estate to find joyous bluebells. Family friendly. £5pp.

Thu 2 – Sun 19 April Hop into Easter fun at Hever Castle Hever Castle & Gardens, Edenbridge, TN8 7NG www.hevercastle.co.uk Family fun at Hever Castle & Gardens throughout the Easter holidays promises to put a spring in your step.

Hunt for the colourful carrots and the Hever bunny in our fun free Easter trail or take part in an Easter egg hunt in the grounds. Each child will receive a chocolate for completing the trail and a mini chocolate egg for each Easter egg they find. As well as the Easter themed activities visitors can enjoy a dazzling display of spring blooms from daffodils to hyacinths, camellias and early tulips.

Mon 20 Apr – Sun 10 May Spring Flower Extravaganza Polesden Lacey, RH5 6BD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Enjoy stunning floral displays in the house at Polesden Lacey.

Sat 25 Apr, 3pm - 4.30pm NCT Nearly New Sale - Cheam St Andrew’s Church, SM2 7HF www.nct.org.uk Top quality baby and children’s clothes and equipment at bargain prices. £1.

Sun 26 Apr 10am-12.30pm & 1.30pm – 4pm Nower Wood Bluebell Open Day Nower Wood Education Centre, KT22 8QA www.surreywildlifetrust.org/whatson Go wild with pond dipping, minibeast hunting, fire lighting, crafts and guided walks at our stunning private woodland nature reserve. BE.

Wed 15 Apr, 11.30am & 2pm Wind in the Willows Denbies Wine Estate, RH5 6AA www.www.denbies.co.uk Watch an incredible live showing of the Wind in the Willows. Ages of 4-11. Expect a fun and interactive theatre experience.

Sat 2 – Sun 3 May May Day Festival Hever Castle & Gardens,TN8 7NG www.hevercastle.co.uk Celebrate May Day with activities for you and your family to enjoy, plus watch Morris dancing on the Castle forecourt.

Thu 16 Apr, 10am & 1.30pm Forest Fun 2+yrs Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Join our Forest School area to explore Cedar Wood, make woodland crafts and enjoy a snack around the fire. £8.

Thu 16 Apr & Tue 28 Apr, 6.30pm – 9.30pm Bat Ecology Nower Wood Education Centre, KT22 8QA www.surreywildlifetrust.org/whatson Get up close to a live bat and head out to the woods with detectors to learn how to identify different species.

Fri 17 Apr, 10am Bach to Baby Epsom St Martin of Tours, Church Street, KT17 4PX www.bachtobaby.com Bach to Baby is the acclaimed concert series for the whole family to enjoy.

Sat 18 Apr Spanish Classical Music and Dance Concert Bourne Hall, Spring Street, KT17 1 UF www.hortonchapelproject.org Traditional dance, song, piano and violin from young Spanish professionals.

Sat 18 Apr, 1pm – 2.30pm Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp Bourne Hall Museum Kids Club, KT17 1UF www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk At beginning of the 19th century, nurses 14 Families London Surrey Borders

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Sat 25 Apr, 10am – 5pm The Epsom Model Railway Show North East Surrey College of Technology, KT17 3DS www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk An extensive model railway exhibition featuring a new and exciting selection of steam, diesel and electric trains.

Wed 15 & Fri 17 Apr, 10am-11.30am & 1.30pm-3pm Trails and Tales: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt 2+yrs Gatton Park, RH2 0TW www.gattonpark.co.uk Enjoy the story of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and walk in the park to bring the book to life.

Thu 16 & Fri 17 Apr (6+ only) The Great Big Tree Climb is back!

Morden Park Hall, SM4 5JD www.nationaltrust.org.uk Easter adventure: climb the tallest, oldest tree in the park!

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THEATRE Epsom Playhouse Epsom Playhouse, KT18 5AL www.epsomplayhouse.co.uk Tue 17 – Sat 21 Mar Epsom Players present Shrek The Musical The Musical brings the fairytale to life in this all-singing, all-dancing, visually spectacular musical comedy.

Sun 22 Mar The Sooty Show Izzy Wizzy let’s get busy! Joining the nations favourite bear will be Sweep, Soo and Sooty’s TV partner Richard Cadell - who will attempt to keep Sooty from getting up to mischief!

Wed 15 Apr Milkshake Live! Milkshakes’ Monkey’s Musical Be part of this fantastic production as you learn the amazing songs and dances with your favourite Milkshake friends.

Fairfeild Halls Park Lane, Croydon www.fairfield.co.uk Until 30 Mar Donkey Dots with the Musical Balloon Band Arnhem Foyer Donkey Dots is a free music and movement class for under fives.

Thu 9 – Sun 12 Apr In The Night Garden Phoenix Concert Hall Join Igglepiggle as he looks for his friends in the Night Garden by following their funny sounds until he finds them all!

National Trust and Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts in Surrey Dates between 28 Mar-13 Apr

Easter adventures at Box Hill, Claremont, Dapdune Wharf, Hatchlands Park, Polesden Lacey, Shalford Mill, Surrey Hills and Winkworth Arboretum.

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