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First UK Tour of Running Wild Announced

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This sounds like an amazing performance so thought I would share for any of my readers who are interested – Children’s Touring Partnership is delighted to announce, on Elephant Appreciation Day (22 September), the first UK Tour of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo in an adaptation by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017. Michael Morpurgo’s novel, based on a true story, is brought to life in this award-winning production, which has been described by critics as ‘inspiring’, ‘evocative, ‘imaginative’ and ‘life-affirming’. Originally produced by Regent’s Park Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, this epic production, complete …

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Mickey’s Magical Arts World Gives Kids Tools to Bring Their Own Characters to Life in Disney Cartoons

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The children love playing on apps as I am sure most children do. I do like the Disney apps as they encourage creativity and learning. Disney UK released Mickey’s Magical Arts World, an app that gives children learning tools to explore creative arts by making and doing. For the first time ever, children can create their own characters and bring them to life in real Disney cartoons alongside Mickey and friends. Children can also experiment with basic music concepts and practice art and design. Mickey’s Magical Arts World is available now on the Apple App Store, and is the second …

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Winter Snugs with Booking.com

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I love the season of winter and the run up to Christmas. It’s an amazing time with lots of love in the air. Somehow families forget their differences and come together to share in the festive season. Though at times, I also wish I could get away from it all. It’s manic – there are nativity plays to attend, gifts to buy, decorations to put up, baking to complete and a host of other things. It can get quite tiring. So I was not surprised to read this and thought it makes interesting reading. As the days get shorter and …

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PlayStation unveils the world’s biggest handcrafted Christmas Tree

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I was invited to decorate this tree with PlayStation but unfortunately was unable to make it. It looks like it was great fun. I had a sneak preview of Little Big Planet 3 at the Christmas in July event and it looked like a game my children (and I) would enjoy. PlayStation has unveiled the world’s biggest handcrafted Christmas tree at Spitalfields Market to celebrate the launch of LittleBigPlanet™3 for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3. Standing at an impressive 20 feet tall and inspired by the handcrafted world of the game, the LittleBigPlanet Christmas Tree was months in the planning and took …

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We can’t wait to watch The Snow Queen

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THE SNOW QUEEN At selected cinemas from October 25th Released on Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms on November 3rd Discover the dazzling story that inspired Frozen, as Signature Entertainment proudly presents THE SNOW QUEEN, coming to selected cinemas from October 25, with a Blu-ray, DVD and digital release following on November 3, 2014.                        Based on the enduring, magical fairy-tale by Hans Christian Andersen, THE SNOW QUEEN follows the story of little orphan girl Gerda, who must defeat the evil Snow Queen who has taken over the kingdom and kidnapped Gerda’s brother, Kai.  Accompanied by her pet ferret, Luta, and Orm …

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NatWest launches new Pigby Fair App

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A few months back I wrote about Natwest launching the new Saver Pigby banks in association with Aardman and you can read about it here. Now I am pleased to bring you some news about an app launched by Natwest to teach children how to have good saving habits. Some of its features are – App receives update to inspire children to save money Complete with new features to further engage kids Created in partnership with makers of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Features animated Pigby character launched as part of NatWest’s First Saver account NatWest has launched a new version of …

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Robin Hood moves from Sherwood to New Forest!!

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Looking for something to do this half term? Robin Hood and his band of merry men will be making a surprise move from Sherwood Forest to the New Forest, Hampshire, this February half term (16 to 24 February). The legend himself will be taking a new dimension and residing at Paultons Park state-of-the-art 4D cinema, which the family theme park launched last year to mark its 30th anniversary. The Robin Hood 4D film is an action packed family adventure that will take audiences of all ages on a whirlwind journey with Maid Marion as she is hurled into a world of …

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