Flyaway Katie
An inspiring flight of fancy about the power of imagination based on the popular children’s book by Polly Dunbar with music by Tom Gray of Gomez.
Katie is all alone and feeling grey. The birds in the picture on her wall look so colourful – if only Katie could be as bright as them, who knows what might happen? The show is bursting […]
Posts from ‘February, 2016’
Our Top 5 theatre shows for 3-7 year olds at the Brighton Fringe
.The Brighton Fringe is Back!
It’s back! The Brighton Fringe with 60 Family Friendly Shows from 6 May – 5 June
The Moscow State Circus, stars from CBeebies and CBBC, familiar faces from the UK music scene and smash-hit theatre from across the world are coming to Brighton Fringe this year.
The family programme, announced today (24 February) consists of 60 shows across May and the summer half term, […]
A pick of some Toddler Playgroups for you!
So half term is over and we now have to think of ways to entertain the littler ones! Here is a pick of some of the playgroups around and about our wonderful city.
Little Fishes, All Saints Church, The Drive
A small parent toddler and baby playgroup open to all on Mondays from 09.45am to 11.30am during term time. It’s a great place for children to make new friends and play and for you to […]
Bubble Rush in Brighton.
Bubble Rush is a fun run at Preston Park on Saturday 9 July that’s about 4km in length and features at least four bubble stations with coloured foam up to 4 feet in height. Every participant gets a free t-shirt, goody bag and medal as part of the package and the t-shirts become a souvenir of the day as the […]
Big win for budding 9-year-old Brighton artist
A 9-year-old pupil from Balfour Primary School will see her artwork adorn the cover of 80,000 Brighton Fringe Family Guides after winning the Fringe’s annual art competition.
Betty Durrant, from Fiveways in Brighton, beat around 150 entries for her illustration of a juggling unicyclist balancing on bunting outside the Royal Pavilion. As part of her prize, Betty will receive a Golden Family Ticket […]
Review of Bright Sparks at Brighton Science Festival
My dad and I arrived as the event was starting and there was already a queue, but it went quickly and we were in really soon. We walked straight ahead into the main hall where there were loads of fun activities including aerodynamic stuff, a book sale and a cool looking electric light activity. We moved into all the […]
Practice makes perfect… (thoughts from Susanna at SCMT).
When young children begin to learn a musical instrument, there is a question on the tip of every parent’s tongue…
‘How much practice should my child be doing… And how can I help to ensure that they do it?’
If a child is to progress on a musical instrument, regular practice needs to be encouraged right from the start and a teacher will […]
Valentines ideas that won’t break the bank and the kids can help with!
If Valentines Day has become something akin to a nightmare because you cant really afford a babysitter, you no longer have any use for expensive perfume and prefer the cheaper and more readily available L’eau du Sudocrem and staying awake beyond 9.30pm is a real achievement, then you are not alone! Valentines Day need not be all about expensive gifts, surprise […]
BFG – Bi-lingual Family Group
Venue: Children’s Centres in Brighton and Hove
Details: Drop-in and play. For parents/carers and their pre-school children who have English as an additional language. Term time only.
Day/time: Please see the Children’s Centre websites (find the one closest to your address, and then select the link for current Activity Diary) for days and times of this group.
Cost: FREE
See the Brighton and Hove City Council’s website for further information about the Children’s Centres, including venue details.
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