World Book Day Thursday 3 March Fancy dress disco – Dressing up on World Book Day is nothing new, but the end of the school day shouldn’t mean the end of the fancy dress fun. Children will love the chance to show off their creativity as they strike a pose under the lights. Anyone with an overfl owing dressing up box is welcome to get changed into a second costume before hitting the dancefl oor. There’s plenty of fun to be had enjoying the sight of Paddington showing off some moves alongside Hagrid and the Artful Dodger.
Mother’s Day Sunday 27 March Pamper evening – You’d be hard pushed to fi nd a mum who’d turn down the chance of some ‘me time’. Turn your classrooms into treatment rooms, dim the lights and have some tranquil music playing. Offer treatments such as manicures and pedicures, eyebrow threading, a mini facial and head, neck and shoulder massages. See if any parents can offer their services, or contact mobile beauty therapists.
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Afternoon tea – There’s something irresistible about dainty sandwiches and
scrumptious cakes, all washed down with cups of tea or perhaps even a glass of prosecco. Your school hall might not be The Ritz, but it’s amazing what you can achieve with pretty tablecloths and a string quartet playing through a Bluetooth speaker. Cucumber sandwiches are essential – the ‘which goes on the scone fi rst, the cream or the jam?’ debate is entirely optional.
Easter Sunday 17 April Easter egg hunt – It’s a tradition as old as the Easter bunny himself. Plan a hunt with hidden eggs and charge each child to take part – sell tickets in advance, so you know how many eggs to buy, or hold a non- uniform day in advance and get each child to pay with an Easter egg. Or compile an Easter trail – sell a clue sheet full of questions about the area, or a list of specifi c activities to be completed, and reward each completed sheet with an Easter egg.
Easter egg bingo – What’s the only thing that makes bingo more fun? Chocolate prizes! Set your bingo caller up on stage with a microphone and a number generator – there are apps that do the job, but get the real deal for an authentic
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bingo hall feel! Either charge an entry fee which includes bingo cards, or just charge participants for the cards themselves – then offer a small chocolate egg for a completed line (a Crème Egg or similar) and a bigger egg for a full house.
Easter bonnet competition – Children can show off their artistic fl air by decorating an Easter bonnet. Let them really go to town! Separate into age group categories to decide the winners, but not before everyone has had a chance to strut their stuff and show off their creation in front of an audience.
Earth day Friday 22 April Scavenger hunt – There’s no better way to celebrate nature and the importance of the environment than with a walk around the local area hunting for natural treasures. Give children a list of things to collect (a feather, a leaf and so on) and a container to gather them in. Take a drink (in a reusable fl ask, of course) and an umbrella and you’re good to go. Or ditch the containers and go bold with a more adventurous list, which just needs participants to cross off what they’ve seen – think insects, birds and spider webs, or maybe some threats to the environment such as discarded single-use water bottles and crisp packets.
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