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Raring2go! 6 raring2go.co.uk November 1st - National Brush Day. It’s so important to remind the kids to brush their teeth regularly. Each year on November 1, National Brush Day helps focus on children’s oral heath through facts about brushing, activities to make brushing fun, and tips to keep those teeth nice and healthy. Click here for 5 tips to keeping your teeth and gums healthy! 5th- Guy Fawkes / Bonfire Night Along with lots of bangs, and colourful fireworks, it’s important to keep everyone safe and ensure that our four legged family members are inside and away from the noise. Click on this item and we’ll take you to a brilliant article on how to be safe on Guy Fawkes Night. Much of it is common sense, but it is really worth a read. Let’s all make this November 5th a magical night of fun and great memories. 7th- National Hug a Bear Day. Hug a Bear Day was designed to raise awareness about the advantages of hugging. We all need hugs. Hugging can make us feel warm, comforted, and, most importantly, loved. National Hug A Bear Day is the ideal time to give a big hug to your loved ones and adorable teddy bears. 9th - British Pudding Day - We think there’s one thing we all agree on here and that is that as a nation, we know a thing or two about puddings! Are we right? According to recent research it seems that Sticky Toffee Pudding is Britain’s favourite. Is that yours? If not, what is? We’d love to know. We’ve got a family favourite here to helpyou make your mind up. Click here for a delicious recipe 21st - National Gingerbread Day and to celebrate it here’s one of our Gingerbread Dough recipes. Have fun and enjoy! 25th- Black Friday- Black Friday has become a popular shopping bonanza on the last Friday of November every year. To our mind it’s a bit of a frenzied day of spending and crowds. We’re told there really are some amazing bargains to be had but as with all things, it’s teh early bird that gets the juciest worm. To learn more about Black Friday just click here… 30th - St Andrew’s Day. The patron saint of Scotland was made its patron saint in 1320. There’s a lot to see and do this Winter. From ideas for fun family time together to some great awareness days.... just click below to get further details.
Raring2go! 7 December 5th - 11thIllumination Street Week 2022. It’s that time of the year when your neighbours love you or hate you! It’s that time when you light up your home and your street with bright lights and Christmas decorations. To learn how to get involved just click the pic on the right. 8th- Christmas Jumper Day - Making the world better with a sweater. This year will be TWICE as good as before. For every £2 donated, the Chancellor will give £2 to Save the Children too. CLICK to find out more. 20th- Games Day 2022- What kind of games do you most enjoy, board games, card games, or maybe video games? Whatever your favourite, today is deifinitely the day to play it! 20th - 5thJan 23 - Festival of Winter Walks. You can’t beat a good walk on a crisp winter day for blowing away the cobwebs. It can be a 10 minute stroll or a 5 mile hike, do what you enjoy! 24th- Christmas Eve. Have you heard about a Christmas Eve Box? They're filled with a variety of treats and goodies to make Christmas Eve feel magical. January 2023 Veganuary 2023 encourages people to try vegan food and learn all about veganism. Learn more here. January is also Walk your Dog month – With the festive season behind us, it’s time to enjoy our pets. The month aims to break up your routine and encourages you to increase your pet’s daily exercise routine, with a positive knock-on effect on the health of both you and your much-loved pet. Learn more about it here. 17th- Brew Monday - Today is supposed to be the day we are mainly feeling blue. So the aim of Brew Monday is to encourage people to get together for a cuppa and a chat and talk away those blues! We think it’s a great idea. 18th- Winnie The Pooh Day 2023 - We all love Winnie the Pooh and to help celebrate this special day, why not download our colouring activity sheet poster by clicking here 25th- Burns Night celebrating the poet Robert Burns, with a special supper of cock-a-leekie soup, Haggis, neeps and tatties! Make sure you have a good look around our website as there are hundreds of other events listed for Winter. Just make sure you localise to your area and you’ll be whsiked to pages filled with content hyper that are happening locally to you and your family.
10Winter Activities to se Get on your bike and go for a bike ride Cycling is a brilliant form of transport (100% free) and a great way to keep active and warm whilst improving your fitness levels all at the same time. Cycling as a family is such a lot of fun and you can guarantee yourselves heaps of laughs along the way as you ride to off the beaten track places. 1 Winter walks as a family Mother nature does some magical things during the winter months and we can see much of it on walks close to home. Make time during the winter months to wrap up warm and venture out on local expeditions to see places you may not have seen before and nature unfolding before your eyes. Bird watching This is so satisfying being so close to nature and now that the leaves are no longer on the trees, you can see so much more. Get involved with the RSPB Garden Birdwatch and record your birdwatching, it’s a great way to spend your time. Museums are fun places! There’s so much to learn from visiting a museum and it really can be fun too. Set a questionnaire for the kids before you go and get them to tick off the answers as you go along. They’ll have so much fun answering the clues! If the weather is on your side visit an outdoor museum! Puddle jumping All you need are raincoats and wellies, once you’ll all kitted out, there’s so much fun to be had jumping in the puddlesjust make sure they’re not too deep! 2 3 4 5
ee you through to Spring Winter scavenger hunt Getting outdoors is good for all the family and if you have something fun to do, the kids will be happy and entertained. To help you along, here’s our Raring2go! Winter Scavenger Hunt activity sheet… Get your skates on! Ice or Roller skating is great exercise for the whole family. Skate for 30 minutes and you could burns off 267 calories and use the muscles of the lower body. Additional benefits to skating include improved balance and core stability plus the laughs you provide your children as you stuumble and gently fall! Make a bug hotel Gather together natural materials such as hollow bamboo canes, pine cones, barks, twigs and moss, and useful bits and bobs like old tiles for the roof, terracotta pots, and wooden pallets or bricks for the base. As well as helping creepy crawlies, larger ones might also be used by hedgehogs. Make a collage From your walk in the forest, why not gather some twigs, cones, leaves, acorns etc and make a Winter collage- the kids can make their own Forest scene! Christmas decoration hunt When December arrives, the extravagant house decorations come out to sparkle and dazzle. Go on a family drive and spot as many houses as you can with the best decorations. They shouldn’t be hard to spot as they are normally illuminated by the britghtest lights on earth so just look for the haze and follow it! 6 7 8 9 10
We’re dreaming of a GREEN Christmas! We went searching for some eco-friendly Christmas gift ideas and quickly found this selection from our good friends at the Woodland Trust. Below are just a few examples from their extensive range. Click anywhere on this page to go to our review of The Woodland Trust’s guide to an Eco-Friendly Christmas. THINK WOODLAND TRUST THIS CHRISTMAS ECO-FRIENDLY GIFTS THAT LOOK GOOD AND DO GOOD The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom. Their vision is a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature. When you shop at the Woodland Trust you ‘Stand Up’ for trees. Every purchase made on the Woodland Trust online shop funds their vital work to plant and protect trees and woods across the UK. So, whether you want to buy a tree for a loved one, plant a tree yourself, a new re-usable coffee mug or are just searching for that perfect nature-inspired gift, you’ll find it here. 10 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go!
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your energy bills this winter! w tips to help you reduce the amount of energy you use at home… c o Make use of a slow cooke ey are much more efficient than an conventional oven and the food tastes great too. Wash clothes at 30 oC. A 10oC reduction can almost half the energy costs of a wash. Draughtproof to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. Set your thermostat to 18-21 degrees Celsius. A reduction of just 1 oC can save around £80 a year. 18 community action on poverty and the environment stay well, and save money on household bills. They ce the amount of energy you need and to save mone Set your thermostat to 18-21 degrees Celsius. A reduction of just 1º can save around £80 a year on household bills. c o Make use of a slow cooke ey are much more efficient than an conventional oven and the food tastes gr at too. Wash clothes at 30 oC. A 10oC reduction can almost half the energy costs of a wash. Draughtproof to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. S t your thermostat to 18-21 degrees Celsius. A reduction of just 1 oC can save around £80 a year. 18 Draughtproof your doors and your windows to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. This is a very cost effective measure to take. c o Make use of a slow cooke ey are much more efficient than an c nvention l oven and the food tastes great too. Wash clothes at 30 oC. A 10oC reduction can almost half the energy costs of a wash. Draughtproof to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. Set your thermostat to 18-21 degrees Celsius. A r duction of just 1 oC can save around £80 a year. 18 + Wash clothes at 30ºC. A simple thing like a 10ºC reduction in temperature can almost half the energy costs of a normal load wash. Make use of slow cooke ey are much more efficient than an conv ntional oven and the fo d tastes great too. Defrost your freezer to save money Wash clothes at 30 oC. A 10oC reduction can almost half the energy costs of a wash. Draughtproof to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. reduction of just 1 C can save around £80 a year. 18 + Make u e of slow cooker. They are much more efficient than a conventional oven and the food tastes great too. Make use of a slow cooke ey are much more efficient than an conv ntional oven and t fo d tastes great too. Defro t your freezer to save money Wash clothes at 30 oC. A 10oC reduction can almost half the energy costs of a wash. Dra ghtpr of to reduce heat loss and lower heating bills. + + Defrost your freezer to save money. It’s a job no one likes doing but a regualr defrost of your fr ezer can make it more efficient.
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15 Raring2go! In December there’s one warming treat that is especially welcomed. This treat is popular the world over as delicious way of keeping the cold at bay. You’ve guessed it… we’re talking about Roast Chestnuts. They are more often seen at this time of year than any other. You’ll spot them being cooked by street food vendors at Christmas markets, fetes and along the road. The spicy scent is strong and is instantly recognised by our keen sense of smell. It is said that a mere passing waft from a chestnut which is roasting slowly, is more than enough to get everyone into the Christmas spirit. Chestnuts have a long and auspicious history. One of the world’s greatest military generals, Alexander the Great, together with the Romans, is reported to have planted chestnuts all across Europe. The trees that were planted spread from the mountainous Mediterranean regions where it was known that certain grains did not to grow well. Chestnuts quickly became a staple and versatile food source for locals and a form of currency used in bartering for other goods. Ancient Greeks ground their chestnuts into flour and made chestnut bread whilst in other cultures, chestnut trees were grown specifically for their wood. So what’s the History of Roast Chestnuts Day? Roast Chestnut’s Day is a relatively new day in the calendar, but the practice of roasting chestnuts has been around for centuries. Although it’s hard to pinpoint exactly when they started to become so popular, historians pencil the 16th century as being a turning point, when the nuts would be sold by street vendors to anyone wanting a quick and warming snack. When chestnuts are carefully roasted, a natural sweetness is revealed. This makes them an ideal snack if you want something to stave off a sweet tooth that also happens to be quite nutritious. Chestnuts are comparatively low in calories, known as a good source of fibre as well as being very rich in vitamin C. Although technically they are nuts, they taste very unlike other nuts. The sweet, earthy taste is worth a try if you’ve never had one before and Roast Chestnuts Day is the perfect time to try that first one. Celebrate Roast Chestnuts Day by making your own. They’re easy to roast and we’ve got this great recipe for you to try. Just click on this page and you’ll be taken there. We can almost smell the roasting chestnuts already.... Let’s honour the Roast Chestnut! December 14th is Roast Chestnut Day! It’s when we officially mark the now quite ancient tradition of roasting chestnuts particularly during the festive season.
16 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! Night Bus Hero By Onjali Q. Raúf. Reviewed by Max Thornton, age 9 from Roslington Raring2Read! BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FAMILIES Does your family enjoy reading? Then join our Facebook group, to share ideas, tips and recommendations. www.facebook.com/groups/raring2read The book I chose is called The Night Bus Hero By Onjali Q. Raúf. It is about a homeless man, a bully and a kind girl. The bully (Hector) tries to take the homeless man’s trolley but it ends up in a lake. Hector is in trouble. Can the nice girl, Hector and the homeless man find the trolley and stop some thieves of London? Find out in this funny and tragic tale. This book is for people who like a serious story that’s related to nasty people getting better. I highly recommend this book, extremely brilliant it hooked me in on the first chapter. Get this book! Raring2go! would like to thank Max Thornton for his brilliant review of this award winning book by Onjali Q. Raúf We really were thrilled when we received Max’s review especially in light of his young years and the nature of the story the book told. Max’s review (pictured above) was well rounded and to the point. We look forward to keeping up with Max and his reading list in future.
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30 raring2go.co.uk Raring2go! Board games are a great way to spend quality family time together. A firm favourite in our house was Monopoly where it seemed everyone was just focused on opening hotels on Park lane and Mayfair! Another popular one when we were kids was Operation which literally caused us to jump out of our skin when the buzzer sounded. Times and games have moved on and there’s so much more choice these days that it’s very hard to keep up. Thankfully though, for many years now, the annual ‘Games Day’ has been a great way to celebrate games and get to know some new ones which have emerged... in short, its a great excuse to enjoy games and gaming. Originally, Games Day was the name given to an annual gaming convention that first took place in 1975. It was sponsored by the well known British game production company Games Workshop and it usually took place in Birmingham. In 1975 the games convention in August got cancelled, so Games Workshop decided to fill in the gap by having its own convention. After a few delays, and much frantic planning it finally held its event on December 20 at Seymour Hall in London. The company, which started out producing more traditional games like backgammon, later moved on to fantasy games like Warhammer. At the time, the convention was groundbreaking, since there were very few outlets for gamers to come together and play together. The event, naturally contributed to the growth of the gaming scene in the U.K. Soon enough, similar conventions started showing up all over the U.S. and became very popular. They were clearly the best single platform to showcase both gamers and gaming companies. Now you know how Games Day first began, surely the best way to honor this day is to play some games and have lots of fun doing so. Games Day is an ideal time to sit with your friends or family for carefree fun and lots of laughter! We dare say there’ll be some fierce competition too, but this is what it’s all about. Games Day is the perfect time to get together with as many people as you wish. To choose your favourite game or games and to play them, keeping all your guests happily entertained. You must remember, it doesn’t have to be just once a year either! you can make it a regular catch up with guaranteed fun! Considering they are a fun break from routine, games have been around in some form or the other throughout our civilization. After all, games sharpen our problem-solving abilities, our goal focused strategies, focus and concentration, coordination and communication skills, social interaction and multi-tasking. You may not realise all this when playing but the benefits of a good game can be felt for a long time after the actual game has ended. So what are you waiting for? Dust off your board games, shuffle a desk of cards or fire up your PS4... it matters not what you play but that you play and that you enjoy what you play too. What games do you most enjoy? Board games, card games, or maybe video games? Whatever game is your favourite, this is the day to play it and have fun! On 20th December 2022 we celebrate all things gaming!
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