We’re back with yet another fantastic collection of resources to help keep families at home fit, learning and happy.
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As part of the Cbeebies Bedtime Stories series, Tom Hardy tells the tale of Felipe the cactus, who is in search of something we all need: a hug.
Follow the fun here
For the first time, The Rock Project in Bath and Wiltshire is moving all its teaching online to continue to boost the musical skills and self confidence of its students.
The Rock Project rock and pop school offers children the opportunity to learn electric guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals, as well as experience playing together as a band, under the supervision of professional musicians.
For more details, click here
The very lovely team at Curtain Up Theatre School in Bath is offering FREE online lessons for everyone from pre-school to Year 13.
Find out more here
Wow – we can SO recommend the amazing frozen family emails that now available from Elegance and Flavour. We’ve just enjoyed a family feast of roasted chicken thighs with fennel, potato dauphinoise and the most amazing sticky toffee pudding!
Among the other meals available are lamb tagine, cottage pie, creamy chicken curry, plus a whole selection of vegetarian mains, puddings and sides
The food is made fresh to order for you to cook at home and delivered frozen with cooking instructions.
Find out more here
We love this from Nick Cole Photography. Nick is offering a FREE doorstep photo sessions to families in Chippenham over the lockdown period. Just book a session by clicking on the link below, then Nick will head out to you at an agreed time and take a photo of your family at a truly memorable time. He’ll then share your best photos with you free of charge and you’ll get three-five digital photos prepared ready for print and social media.
Book a doorstep photo session with Nick by clicking here
Bop About Dance is running three classes each Saturday via Zoom for children aged two right up to adults dancers. The classes are –
9am Preschool Ballet (age 2-4)
10am Junior Ballet (age 5-9)
11am Adult Beginner Ballet
The five-week block is £15 in total and that covers everyone in the household who would like to join in. Sessions can be booked by emailing email hidden; JavaScript is required
Fancy a challenge? The always excellent The Photo Club has created an 60 minute challenge for you to enjoy on your daily walks. This time, it involves taking a photo through a toilet roll!
Follow the fun here
Completely free for all children and families, The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain Children in Lockdown is an extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures with contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson.
The collection, published by Bloomsbury, is dedicated to the doctors, nurses, carers, porters, cleaners and everyone currently working in hospitals.
The Book of Hopes is currently available to read online only by clicking here
Do you or your children collect anything? If so, The Museum of Bath at Work would like to help you make your own museum at home. To help out, the museum has designed its own set of instructions to help out and they would love to see photos of the results.
You can download the instructions here
It’s Friday so here’s another great list of art and culture to enjoy from Bath Festivals.
Take your pick from –
Watch KT Tunstall (pictured about) live with Royal Albert Home
he Bath Festivals Virtual Quiz
Head down to the (virtual) Bath Artisan Market
Watch Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Johnny Lee Miller (twice!)
Live Streams from some of our favourite local venues!
Join Grayson Perry’s Art Club
Read an anthology from Bath Spa Uni’s future writing stars!
Learn To Dance The 20’s Charleston (Sponsored by Bath Carnival)
Watch a Monteverdi opera
Stay Home With Radiohead
Play Dungeons and Dragons with Bath Libraries
Take a virtual tour around a 5,000 year old Egyptian Tomb
Join in the fun here