The nights are drawing in, but there are still plenty of great things you can take part in - both in and out of doors.
The exhibition of “Christmas past” at London’s Geffrye Museum has closed for another year. But, with spring just round the corner, why not design your own historic garden in the museum’s kids’ zone
…and show the cold weather who’s boss!
20,000 young people learnt to skate last year through lessons with “Skate UK”.
The National
Ice Skating Association (NISA) runs “Skate UK” –
available in 75% of all UK ice rinks. NISA also has details of outdoor
rinks all round the country, plus a map
of indoor rinks.
For ages 5 and up, six one-hour “Skate UK” lessons will cost about £30-£36 (though this may not include skate hire). Some rinks also run parent and toddler groups.
See if there’s a rink near you this winter, or book a trip to a famous outdoor rink, like at London’s Somerset House or Natural History Museum.
If you want an excuse to stay indoors, the SoundJunction website will keep you busy for hours.
It gets right to the roots of music – where it's from, how it works and how you can use it to make your own. Aimed at young people aged 13-18, it's ideal for anyone who's ever wanted to make their own sounds...
Self portraits are a great way to find out who you really are. It’s
not about what your parents, friends, teachers, brothers or sisters think
you should be. It’s about who you think you are.
The Channel 4 website has lots of advice on making a self portrait. As well as hints and tips to get you started, there’s plenty of examples to inspire your own ideas.
You could also visit “Look at me” at the National Portrait Gallery (until 19 March 2006). As well as seeing portraits by groups from round the country, you’ll get to:
- Draw and display your own self-portrait
- Describe yourself in poetry with the magnetic word wall
- See yourself differently in the distorting mirrors
- Leave your impression with the heat sensitive "Touch me" wallpaper
Aimed at young people aged 12-19 (but suitable for children aged 7 and over), the exhibition – and the NPG – is free for everyone.
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Whether you want to find the snow or escape it, there’s plenty of places you can go at weekends and in the school holidays.
Parentscentre’s “Every
lesson counts” has full details – and can help you plan
ahead and book early.