Family Life

New course of highly popular Let’s Talk Teenagers sessions starts this Autumn

The second series of highly successful webinars for parents of teenagers is set to kick off this autumn, covering a range of new topics.

Let's Talk Teenagers is a series of online support sessions and an opportunity for parents and carers of teenagers to hear about the challenges young people are facing today and discover ways to help them navigate their way through them.

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As Heath Flowers Bloom exhibition launches

As Heath Flowers Bloom exhibition launches

A photography exhibition devoted to the paths and rivers of Dartmoor is on show until 17 November at the National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown. The exhibition As Heath Flowers Bloom features work by Jake Tebbutt, a photographer working in and around the South West of England currently studying for a BA (hons) in Photography at the University of Plymouth. Tracing the rivers, woods, valleys...

9 Benefits of Using a Graphic Timeline to Track Your Child's Growth

If you're like most parents, you love looking back at pictures of your child as they've grown. Whether it's their first steps or their first day of school, seeing how much they've changed is always amazing. A graphic timeline is a great way to document and track your child's growth. Not only is it a fun way to see how they've changed over time, but it can also be a valuable tool for tracking...

Schools out for summer in Devon – Six FREE nature activities for children

As schools break for summer the RSPB invites families to enjoy their FREE summer Wild Challenge activities to help children connect to Devon's nature and have fun.

Rosalind Allen, RSPB Education and Families Development Officer, said: “As schools in Devon break up for the summer, many parents are worrying about the increased cost of living and how they will be able to afford to have...

Playtime gets bigger, better and wilder than ever at Knightshayes this summer.

Throughout the school holidays, the National Trust at Knightshayes in Devon are inviting families to make the most of the warmer weather and longer days with a range of playful experience for all ages. For the first time the team at Knightshayes are hosting a ‘pavilion of play’ featuring peculiar periscopes and giant ear trumpets designed to inspire everyone who visits to get a little closer...

Rediscover The Donkey Sanctuary this summer for a free family day out

The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth has something to keep the whole family entertained this summer, including a summer trail and a new natural play area.

The new play area, located in the heart of the sanctuary, brings children of all ages, social groups and abilities together to use their imaginations, explore and have fun.

Set among a landscaped area, surrounded by native...

Tips to find the best arcades

Arcades are known to be a major part of American culture, a place where kids and adults can go to escape their day-to-day lives, have some fun and win goodies at the same time. Not everyone is an avid gamer, but they often need a break from work or school. If this sounds like you, then there's some good news you can take home with you. Below listed are some tips that will help you find the...

Cygnet Theatre Celebrates Forty Years with Open-Air Performance in Farringdon

Multi-award winning Cygnet Theatre is celebrating a phenomenal forty years of its acting training and drama school. To mark the occasion, they are staging the Cygnet Dream Festival, launched with the help of a celebratory cake baked in the shape of a swan.

Founder of the Farringdon Society of Arts and managing director of LittlePod vanilla, Janet Sawyer, is playing host to the Cygnet...

Council announces even more free holiday activities and meals for this Summer

Children from across Devon aged 5 to 16, who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals, are invited to take up an action-packed Summer holiday this year, as part of Devon County Council’s government-funded Holiday Activities and Food programme.

The programme is to provide free physical activities and healthy, nutritional, hot meals during school holidays, and the council has...

Two weeks of fun-filled activities for young people at Wild East Devon’s summer holiday club

Give your child an outdoor experience to remember at our popular holiday club this summer. Taking place at Seaton Wetlands, it runs from from 10am to 4pm daily from Monday 1st August until Friday 5th August, and again on Monday 15thAugust until Friday 19th August.

Led by our experienced Education Ranger Penny, your child will explore the wetlands and learn about it’s wildlife, make...

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