Half term activities recommended by the Better Tuition Centre
The Better Tuition centre will be closed for rest, recuperation and relaxation over half term (23rd – 30th October 2011) – even Urmston’s top tutors need the occasional rest – but before we go we’d like to leave you with a few ideas for half term activities that will engage the brain, imagination and attention of your young learner.
First of all, Greater Manchester is teeming with opportunities to boffinise your junior scientists this half term, as the Manchester Science Festival is running for the fifth year. There are hundreds of events, from lectures about Harry Potter-style invisibility cloaking to a celebration of trees.
If you have always wanted to meet or be a mad scientist, we suggest Mad Science (at various locations). This promises a science show with an Olympic Science theme to celebrate London 2012 and, of course, the odd explosion! Following that, hands-on workshops* allow kids and grown-ups alike to don their goggles to carry out cool chemical reactions. You can even make and take home your very own Mad Science Slime! This is a FREE event, but whilst there is room for everyone at the show, only the first 60 to arrive will get tickets to the workshop.
There’s too much to list here, so why not visit the Manchester Science Festival website here?
Over at the Imperial War Museum of the North, the focus is on the Ministry of Food’s role in World War II: find out why carrots were eaten on lolly sticks, parsnips were used instead of pineapples, and handle real artefacts each afternoon. More details here.
Closer to Better Tuition’s office, indeed just down the road, you will find Urmston Bookshop, which runs various fun activities throughout the year. Over half term there will be a Halloween story and craft session for children aged 3 – 7 years. The cost is £4 and places must be booked.
If you want to find some activities closer to home, why not create your own autumn project – collect leaves, create a scrapbook, and find out some science and maths facts at the same time – there is great information about the fascinating Fibonacci sequence here and here. You can also look at our useful links section: there you will find a massive range of fun and engaging learning activities, including games.
Whatever you’re doing this half term, Better Tuition wishes you a relaxing, fun time. We reopen on Monday, 31st October and we hope to see you soon!
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