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On Essex Mums this month
Hi everyone, I hope you had a lovely Easter weekend and have spent lots of quality time with your family! I'm sure you checked on Essex Mums regularly for things to do and places to go! The main focus of this newsletter will be on all of the fantastic things there are to do over the rest of the Easter Holidays, but firstly I would like to introduce our newest arrival, Dexter, who joined us in the early hours of March 14th. He weighed 7lbs 11oz and is extremely cute and dinky. So far he's been incredibly laid back and a very welcome arrival to our family. I've even managed to get a bit of work done, though I think I may have to have a bit of a lay down after getting this newsletter together! 



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PeapodPeapod Cafe
We are very excited to announce the Grand Opening of a new Healthy, Wholesome, Family Cafe opening on Saturday 6th April 2013. 
 
PeaPod Cafe offers a relaxing environment, where you can catch up with friends, read a magazine or feed your little ones. We love fresh ingredients, and so our menu is ever changing, but you can be sure that our food is full of flavour and goodness. We hate additives and where possible we source local and organic produce. 
 
We look forward to welcoming you to PeaPod Cafe!
 
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Easter Holidays
The Easter weekend may be over, but many schools still have nearly two weeks left of Easter Holidays - plenty of time for some springtime fun. We have all the events here on Essex Mums, now we just need the weather! You can find a selection of spring events for the holidays and beyond across the county below, or take a look at the Things to Do section for full listings. As this newsletter is so chock-a-block with events, all the usual product reviews etc. will be back next month.

BARKING & DAGENHAM
Arts and Crafts
Fantastic Fairy Hunt, Eastbury Manor House
 
Sport and Games
Easter Tennis Holiday Camps, Barking Abbey School Leisure Centre
Holiday Dance/Hip Hop or Street, Manor School
Holiday Multisports, Manor School
Holiday Multisports, Richard Albion Primary School
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Derek, Floppy and Friends Flopp, The Broadway Barking
The Elephant Bridesmaid, The Broadway Barking
 
Other Fun Events
Steam Open Day at Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club
 

 
BASILDON
Arts and Crafts
Baby Animals and Farmyard Fun, Barleylands
Chocolate Cupcake Class, Hobbycraft
Chris and Pui Roadshow, Towngate Theatre
Cottage Crafts, Wat Tyler Country Park
Discovery Day: Get Arty, RSPB Wat Tyler Country Park
Disney Arts and Crafts, Wat Tyler
Kite Making, Wat Tyler Country Park
Pond Dipping, Wat Tyler Country Park
Pottery, Wat Tyler Country Park
St. George’s Day Art, Wat Tyler
St. George’s Day Craft Event, Langdon Hills
Under the Sea, Billericay Library
 
Fun Days
Baby Animals and Farmyard Fun, Barleylands
Go Bonkers! Inflatable Fun, Lake Meadows
Go Bonkers! Inflatable Fun, Wat Tyler Country Park
 
Nature & Wildlife
Baby Animals and Farmyard Fun, Barleylands
Bluebell Walk, Westley Heights
Bird Song Walk, The Wick Country Park
Discovery Day: Nuts about Nature, RSPB Wat Tyler Park
Easter Wild Wednesdays, Langdon Hills
Easter Drop in Activities, RSPB Wat Tyler Park
Junior Nature Club, Langdon Hills
Wick Weeders, The Wick Country Park
Youth Ranger Service, Langdon Hills
 
Sport and Games
Badminton, Basildon Sporting Village
Basketball, Basildon Sporting Village
Chelsea Soccer Schools, James Hornby High School
Gym Active, Basildon Sporting Village
Kids Camps, Basildon Sporting Village
Kids Camps Swim, Basildon Sporting Village
Megacamps, St John’s School
HAPA Open Day, Helen Arber Performing Arts School
Holiday Multisports, Buttsbury Junior School
Holiday Gymnastics, The Billericay School
Holiday Multisports, The Billericay School
P.A.S.S. Soccer School, Mayflower High School
Razza Roller Disco, Eversley Leisure Centre
Sporting FUNdamentals, Basildon Sporting Village
Table Tennis, Basildon Sporting Village
Trampolining, Basildon Sporting Village
Wet n Wild, Basildon Sporting Village
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Gang Show 2013, Towngate Theatre
Under the Sea, Billericay Library
 
Other Fun Events
Mad Science Holiday Camps, Buttsbury Junior School
Super Camps Multi Activity, Mayflower High School
 


BRAINTREE
Arts and Crafts
Balloon Modelling, Braintree Museum
Easter Fun, Rayne Toddler Group
 
Fun Days
Easter Fun, Rayne Toddler Group
Easter Holidays Events, Braintree Museum
Easter Trail, Marks Hall
Fun and Magic, Braintree Museum
Go Bonkers! Inflatable Fun, The Discovery Centre
 
Nature & Wildlife
Alpacas Visiting the Museum, Braintree Museum
Discovery Centre Stargazing, Great Notley Country Park
 
Sport and Games
Circus Skills, Braintree Museum
Holiday Multisports, Great Bradfords Junior School
Party Games, Braintree Museum
P.A.S.S. Soccer School, Lyons Hall Primary School
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Rumplestiltskin and the Wheel of Fortune, Empire Theatre
Superjohn, Braintree Arts Centre
 
Other Fun Events
Cheeky Chimps Easter Holiday Bridging the Gap Class
General Open Day at Alderford Mill
Mad Science Holiday Camps, Braintree Rugby Club
Music in the Castle, Hedingham Castle
Nappucino, Town Hall
Spring Fair, Rivenhall
Vintage Car Rally, Hedingham Castle
 
 

BRENTWOOD
Arts and Crafts
Bake It Make It Cooking School Easter Classes, Mountnessing
Charlie’s Sweet Treats, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Drawing Workshop with Local Artist, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Fimo Badge Making Ba, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Vanilla Bean Cake Decorating Workshop
 
Fun Days
Easter Egg Extravaganza, Weald Country Park
Easter Scavenger Hunt,Roughtalleys Wood
The Essex Indoor Family Festival, The Brentwood Centre
Extreme Stunt Show Live, North Weal Airfield
Kids Karting Funday, Brentwood Karting
 
Nature & Wildlife
Basic Survival, Thorndon Country Park
Bug Hunting, Thorndon Country Park
Den Building, Thorndon Country Park
Dinosaur Dig, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Easter Scavenger Hunt,Roughtalleys Wood
Knights, Princesses and Dragons Quest, Thorndon Country Park
The Lost Dinosaur, Thorndon Country Park
Pond Dipping, Thorndon Country Park
Spring Babies at Easter, Old MacDonalds Farm
Warley Place Open Weekend, Warley Place
 
Sport and Games
Champions Academy Basketball, Shenfield
Chelsea Soccer Schools, Becket Keys School
Megacamps, The Brentwood Centre
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Drama Workshop, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Hans Christian Anderson’s Birthday, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Punch and Judy at the Farm, Old MacDonalds Farm
 
Other Fun Events
Amazing Archeology, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
Mad Science Holiday Camps, St Peter’s School
Science, Chicken and Frog Bookshop
 

 
CASTLE POINT
Arts and Crafts
Kite Making, Hadleigh Country Park
Roundhouse Afternoon, Hadleigh Country Park
 
Fun Days
Teddy Bear’s Picnic Trail, Hadleigh Country Park
 
Nature & Wildlife
Walk in the Dark, Hadleigh Country Park
Wild Wednesdays, West Canvey Marsh
 
Sport and Games
Family Cycle Ride, Hadleigh Country Park
 

 
CHELMSFORD
Arts and Crafts
All About Painting: Pop Art, Just Imagine Story Centre
Avoid Joining Shackleton’s Polar Expedition, Just Imagine Story Centre
Children’s Easter Activities, RHS Hyde Hall
Cookies Cooking School, CSAC
Dinosaur Detectives, Just Imagine Story Centre
Egyptology: The Mummy’s Curse, Just Imagine Story Centre
Encaustic Teenage Tutorial, Hylands House & Estate
Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden, Just Imagine Story Centre
Fairy School Workshops
How to Catch a Star, Just Imagine Story Centre
Jack the Giant Killer, Just Imagine Story Centre
Lollipops and Grandpa’s Back Garden, Just Imagine Story Centre
Magic Kiln, CSAC
Maisy Tells the Time, Just Imagine Story Centre
Make a Bird Mobile, Hylands House & Estate
Make and Bake Day, CSAC
Make a Warrant Card, Essex Police Museum
Manga Club: Tricky Bits – Gestures, Hands and Feet, Just Imagine Story Centre
Pop Up Projects, Just Imagine Story Centre
Prettie Pollies, CSAC
Pretty Divas, CSAC
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly Stories and Crafts, Just Imagine Story Centre
Textile Talent: Design and Print a Cushion, Just Imagine Story Centre
Wednesday Wonders - Landscapes and Dreamscapes, Art & Craft Workshop, Chelmsford Museum
Wildlife Craft Session, Just Imagine Story Centre
 
Fun Days
Children’s Morning Mayhem, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Dragon Hunt, Hylands House & Estate
Easter Eggtastic, Marsh Farm
Easter Party, CSAC
Easter Trail, Essex Police Museum
Essex Jailbreak 2013
Kids’ Camp, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Mega Camp, CSAC
Tropical Wings Easter Egg-stravaganza, Tropical Wings
 
Nature & Wildlife
Driving Heavy Horses, Hylands House & Estate
Easter Eggtastic, Marsh Farm
Children’s Easter Trail, RHS Hyde Hall
Scrapbook Safari, Hylands House and Estate
Tropical Wings Easter Egg-stravaganza, Tropical Wings
Wild Wednesday, Danbury Country Park
 
Sport and Games
Archery, Danbury Outdoors
Athletics, CSAC
Bikeability, The Boswells School
BMX Skills, Baddow Hall Pump Track
BMX Dirt Riding, Danbury Outdoors
Bounce and Play, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Boxing and Archery, CSAC
Chelsea Soccer Schools, Great Baddow High School
Climbing Wall, Danbury Outdoors
Danbury Outdoors Easter Activity Days, Danbury Centre for Outdoor Learning
Dance and Junior Dance Xperience, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Futsal Xperience, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Girls’ Football, CSAC
Group Fitness, Priory Playing Field
Gymnastics, CSAC
High Ropes, Danbury Outdoors
Holiday Dodgeball, Baddow Hall Junior School
Holiday Dodgeball, The Cathedral School
Holiday Dodgeball, Moulsham Infant School
Holiday Dodgeball, Trinity St.Mary’s School
Holiday Football, Baddow Hall Junior School
Holiday Football, The Cathedral School
Holiday Football, Great Waltham School
Holiday Football, Moulsham Infant School
Holiday Football, Trinity St.Mary’s School
Horse Riding, Chelmsford Equestrian Centre
Learn to Skate, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Low Ropes, Danbury Outdoors
Mountain Biking, Hylands Park
Obstable and Adventure Courses, Danbury Outdoors
P.A.S.S. Soccer School, Chelmer Valley High School
Play in the Park, Brownings Avenue
Play in the Park, Central Park
Play in the Park, East Hanningfield Village Hall & Hanna’s Field
Play in the Park, Great Baddow Recreation Ground
Play in the Park, Great Leigh’s Playing Field
Play in the Park, Great Waltham Recreation Ground
Play in the Park, Hylands Park
Play in the Park, Melbourne Park
Play in the Park, Oaklands Park
Play in the Park, Priory Playing Field
Play in the Park, Springfield Parish Centre
Play in the Park, Writtle Sports & Social Club/Paradise Road Sports Field
Problem Solving, Danbury Outdoors
Sport and Junior Sport Xperience, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Sports Xtra, CSAC
Street Dance, East Hanningfield Village Hall & Hanna’s Field
Supervised Break, Danbury Outdoors
Swimming, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Teen Gym, CSAC
Teen Rec, Great Baddow Recreation Ground
Tennis Fun Week, Chelmer Park
Tots Bounce and Play, CSAC
Trampoline, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Triple Play, CSAC
UK Academy Star Track, CSAC
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Best Friends Forever, Civic and Cramphorn Theatres
Drama/Performing Arts Workshop, Priory Playing Fields
Drama/Performing Arts Workshop, East Hanningfield Village Hall & Hanna’s Field
Dreams Theatre School, CSAC
Guiness World Records: Officially Amazing Science Live! Civic and Cramphorn Theatres
How to Catch a Star, Just Imagine Story Centre
Jack the Giant Killer, Just Imagine Story Centre
Junior Book Club Just Imagine Story Centre
Best Friends Forever, Civic and Cramphorn Theatres
Lollipops and Grandpa’s Back Garden, Just Imagine Story Centre
Manga Club: Tricky Bits – Gestures, Hands and Feet, Just Imagine Story Centre
Maisy Tells the Time, Just Imagine Story Centre
Michaela Strachan Book Signing, Just Imagine Story Centre
Michaela Strachan’s Really Wild Adventures, Civic and Cramphorn Theatres
A Passion for Performance, Dame Bradbury’s School
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly Stories and Crafts, Just Imagine Story Centre
Storytelling and Writing Session with Kate Tenbeth, Just Imagine Story Centre
Teenage Reading Group: The Bell Jar, Just Imagine Story Centre
The Chronicles of Narnia, Just Imagine Story Centre
 
Other Fun Events
Cool Science Tricks, Just Imagine Story Centre
Detective and Junior Detective Xperience, Riverside Ice and Leisure
Jesters Out of School and Holiday Club, Jesters Kids Club
Mad Science, CSAC
Mad Science Holiday Camps, Marconi Leisure Centre
Melinda Whiting Photography, Creepy Crawlies
Nappucino, The Ideas Hub
Ration Book Trail, Essex Police Museum
Spring I-Spy Challenge, Chelmsford Museum
Super Camps Multi Activity, Dame Bradbury’s School
 
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COLCHESTER
Arts and Crafts

Arts and Crafts, Colchester Leisure World
Arty Craftys, Abberton Reservoir
Clay Egg Cups, Hollytrees Museum
Clay Green Man Plaques, Natural History Museum
Claymation, Signals
Comic Book Heroes, Signals
Design Your Own Easter Egg, Jungle Adventure
Dirty Rotten Making, firstsite
Drawn Animation, Signals
Easter Arts and Crafts, Colchester Leisure World
Easter Art Creators, firstsite
Green Screen, Signals
Papermaking for Beginners, Fingringhoe Wick
Spring Arts and Crafts, Colchester Leisure World
Springy, Bouncy, Animal Workshops, Natural History Museum
Star Bright Ceramics, Jungle Adventure
Stop Motion Animation, Signals
 
Fun Days
Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatters Tea Party, Jungle Adventure
Children’s World Fun Park at Abbey Fields
Easter Egg Hunt, Colchester Town Centre
Easter Wonderland, Colchester Zoo
Enchanted Easter Entanglements, firstsite
Fae Fayre, Harwich Redoubt
Imaginative Inks, firstsite
Jungle-egg-tastic Easter Egg Hunt, Jungle Adventure
Party with Peppa Pig, Jungle Adventure
Roo’s Baby Shop First Birthday Party
St.George’s Day, Jungle Adventure
 
Nature & Wildlife
Abberton Adventurers, Abberton Reservoir
Acres of Fun, Abberton Reservoir
Awesome Orienteering, Abberton Reservoir
Bird Babies, Fingringhoe Wick
Bonkers about Bugs, Abberton Reservoir
Bottle Feeding the Lambs, Layer Marney Tower
Campfire Cooking, Fingringhoe Wick
Denbuilding, Fingringhoe Wick
Dig that Den, High Woods Country Park
Easter Wonderland, Colchester Zoo
Fingringhoe Explorers, Fingringhoe Wick
Garden Tour, Layer Marney Tower
Go Wild Minibeasts, Fingringhoe Wick
How Does Your Garden Grow, Jungle Adventure
‘Little Mix’ Children’s Dance Workshop, Kingsland Church
Little Pond Dip, Fingringhoe Wick
Mammal Mayhem, Abberton Reservoir
Nature Explorers, Abberton Reservoir
Pondemonium, Fingringhoe Wick
Pond Patrol, Abberton Reservoir
Spring Bird Box Build, High Woods Country Park
Springtime Scavengers, Abberton Reservoir
Wellie Walk, Layer Marney Tower
Wild-Life, Abberton Reservoir
Wildlife Walk, Fingringhoe Wick
 
Sport and Games
Archery, Colchester Leisure World
Ballet, Colchester Leisure World
Basketball, Colchester Leisure World
Colchester Gymnastics Club Easter School
Colchester United Football Training Session, Jungle Adventure
Dodgeball and Team Games, Colchester Leisure World
Footie Fun with CUCST, Colchester Leisure World
Holiday Multisports, Mersea Island School
Holiday Multisports, Millfield Primary School
Jazz/Dance, Colchester Leisure World
Junior Dance, Colchester Leisure World
Kwik Cricket, Colchester Leisure World
Mini Street Dance, Colchester Leisure World
Parent and Toddler Creative Dance, Colchester Leisure World
Play and Swim, Colchester Leisure World
Pre-School Trampolining, Colchester Leisure World
Seated Volleyball, Colchester Leisure World
Squash, Colchester Leisure World
Swimming, Colchester Leisure World
Table Tennis & Short Tennis, Colchester Leisure World
Trampolining, Colchester Leisure World
Triple Fun Time, Colchester Leisure World
Whiz Kids, Colchester Leisure World
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Boogaloo Stu’s Pop Magic for Kids, Colchester Arts Centre
Dance Workshop, Wivenhoe Methodist Church
Drama Workshop, Wivenhoe Methodist Church
James Campbell’s Comedy for Kids, Colchester Arts Centre
Michael J Fitch – The Magician Returns, Mercury Theatre
Musical Theatre Workshop, Wivenhoe Methodist Church
Play to Z Story Wrap, Jungle Adventure
Rumplestiltskin, Colchester Arts Centre
Singing Workshop, Wivenhoe Methodist Church
 
Other Fun Events
Auto Dressing, firstsite
Base Camp, Colchester Leisure World
Castle Revealed, Colchester Castle Museum
Day Out with Thomas, EARM
Fire Safety at Home, Jungle Adventure
Jamie at Home Coffee Morning, Jungle Adventure
Jungle Adventure Toddle Waddle for Meningitis, Jungle Adventure
Kids’ Camp, Colchester Leisure World
Mad Science Holiday Camps, The Oak Tree Centre
Nappucino, Quacker House
Terrific Tudors Tour, Layer Marney Tower
We are Going on Safari, Jungle Adventure
Yummy Mummy Coffee Morning, Jungle Adventure
 
 

EPPING FOREST
Arts and Crafts
Easter Holidays Activity Days, Zinc Arts
Event: Birds of Epping Forest, The View
Forest Families: Arts and Crafts, Epping Forest Field Centre
Happy Hands Workshop, Moot House
 
Fun Days
Can’t Sleep, Won’t Sleep Seminars, Epping Hall
Explosive Easter, Royal Gunpowder Mills
Lambourne End Open Day
Proud to Be Me, Kings Oak Hotel
Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Epping Ongar Railway
 
Nature & Wildlife
Children’s Activity: Wanstead Nature Club, Harrow Road Pavilion
Course: Family Bat Walk, Epping Forest Field Centre
Course: Family Bat Walk, Epping Forest Field Centre
Event: Bush Craft Skills, Walthamstow Forest
Family Event: Frogs and Toads, The View
Forest Activity Days, Suntrap Forest Education Centre
Forest Families: Minibeasts, Epping Forest Field Centre
Forest Families: Plants and Trees, Epping Forest Field Centre
Forest Families: Pond Dipping, Epping Forest Field Centre
Open Gardens: Copped Hall, Copped Hall Trust
 
Sport and Games
Children’s Activities: Play in the Forest, Ditches Ride
Children’s Activities: Play in the Forest, The Pillow Mound
Children’s Activities: Sports Course, Wanstead Flats Sports Camp
Family Event: 1882 Victorian Games, The View & Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge
Play the Arsenal Way, Passmores Academy
TopGolf Easter Junior Camps, Chigwell
 
Other Fun Events
Rumble in the Jungle Holiday Club, Loughton
Saturday at the Post Office Store in Loughton
Steam Open Day at Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club
 

 
HARLOW
Arts and Crafts
Easter Madness, Harlow Leisurezone
LZ Art Attack, Harlow Leisurezone
 
Fun Days
Easter Madness, Harlow Leisurezone
 
Sport and Games
Aqua Ball Fun Swim, Harlow Leisurezone
Aqua Jets, Harlow Leisurezone
Cheerleading, Harlow Leisurezone
Dinky Dancers, Harlow Leisurezone
Disco Pool Party, Harlow Leisurezone
Easter Dance Workshop, Old Harlow
Football, Harlow Leisurezone
The Harlow One Day Activity Experience, Harlow Centre for Outdoor Learning
Inflatable Fun Swim, Harlow Leisurezone
Karate, Harlow Leisurezone
Karate Kubs, Harlow Leisurezone
LZ Gotta Dance, Harlow Leisurezone
Rookie Lifeguard, Harlow Leisurezone
Soccer Totss, Harlow Leisurezone
Tag Rugby, Harlow Leisurezone
Tennis Day Camp, Harlow Leisurezone
Trampolining, Harlow Leisurezone
Zumba Party, Harlow Leisurezone
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Forever Jackson, Harlow Playhouse
The Lost Dragon, Harlow Playhouse
Pyjama Drama Free Taster Session, Paringdon Sports Club
 
Other Fun
FREE Experience Session at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery
Junior Science Café, Science Alive
Kangaroo Club, Harlow Leisurezone
Nappucino, Café Youth
 

 
HAVERING
Arts and Crafts
Easter Fairy Cakes, Harold Wood Library
Fantasy London Craft, Gidea Park Library
Funky Potato Head Craft, Gidea Park Library
Limoncello Cupcake Class, Hobbycraft
Smugglers, Pirates and Highwaymen, Havering Museum
St. George’s Day Craft, Upminster Library
The Hungry Caterpillar’s Adventures, Gidea Park Library
Watsons Wonderful Easter/Spring Cupcake Workshop, St. Joseph Social Centre
 
Fun Days
Children’s Inflatable Slide in Romford Market
Cream Tea Afternoon, Bedfords Park
Join an Independent Easter Egg Hunt, Romford Shopping Hall
 
Nature & Wildlife
Bedfords Nature Rangers, Bedfords Park
Bedfords Park Bat Evening, Bedfords Park
Caterpillar Club, Bedfords Park
Den Building, Bedfords Park
Discovery Club for Easter, Bedfords Park
Easter Dinosaur Adventure, Bedfords Park
Easter in the Park, Bedfords Park
Easter Pond Dipping, Bedfords Park
Easter Wildlife Discovery Club, Bedfords Park
Spring Festival, Thames Chase
Willow Creation Afternoon, Bedfords Park
 
Sport and Games
Activity Week, Stubbers Adventure Centre
Chelsea Soccer Schools, Emerson Park School
Laser Mayhems School Holiday Games, Pryors Farm
Megacamps, The James Oglethorpe Primary School
The Soccer Hub, PlayFootball Romford
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Acting the Part, Queens Theatre
Hansel and Gretel, Queens Theatre
The Hungry Caterpillar’s Adventures, Gidea Park Library
Magical Mel, Queens Theatre
Smugglers, Pirates and Highwaymen, Havering Museum
Story Play: Hansel and Gretel, Queens Theatre
Storytelling for the Stage, Queens Theatre
 
Other Fun Events
Baby Sensory, Queens Theatre
Home-Start Havering's first Pamper & Shopping Evening, Club 2004
Mad Science Holiday Camps, Wykeham Primary School
QB Photography Hour Kids/Family Photoshoot
Romford YMCA Easter Multi Activity Weeks
Spy and Junior Spy Xperience, Havering College
Upminster Windmill Open Day
 
 

MALDON
Arts and Crafts
Easter Children’s Craft Workshops, Maeldune Heritage Centre
 
Fun Days
Junior Funfair, Maldon Promenade Park
 
Sport and Games
Canoe Days, Bradwell Centre for Outdoor Learning
Family Days, Bradwell Centre for Outdoor Learning
Holiday Football, Maldon Primary School
Holiday Gymnastics, Maldon Primary School
Multi Activities Days, Bradwell Centre for Outdoor Learning
P.A.S.S. Soccer School, Maldon Town FC
 
 

REDBRIDGE
Arts and Crafts
Explore, Make and Do for Under 5s: Hard at Work! Valentines Mansion
Family Sunday: Georgian and Regency Fashion Accessories, Valentines Mansion
School Holiday Activity: The Herb Garden, Valentines Mansion
School Holiday Activity: Treats for Tweets, Valentines Mansion
 
Fun Days
Incredible Easter Trail, Valentines Mansion
Punch and Judy Show, Ilford Library
 
Nature & Wildlife
Family Woodland Stomp! Claybury Park
Great Gardens, Redbridge Museum
School Holiday Activity: The Herb Garden, Valentines Mansion
School Holiday Activity: Treats for Tweets, Valentines Mansion
 
Sport and Games
Multisports Holiday Taster Days, Hainault Recreation Ground
Multisports School Holiday Taster Days, Loxford Park
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Acting for Film with Purple Goat Theatre, Leytonstone
School Holiday Activity: The Herb Garden, Valentines Mansion
Seussical the Musical, Kenneth More Theatre
 
Other Fun Events
Steam Open Day at Ilford & West Essex Model Railway Club
 
 

ROCHFORD
Arts and Crafts
Clay Workshop , The Clay Cottage
Crafty Afternoon, Mushroom Theatre Company
Fabric Painting, The Clay Cottage
Family Cookery, King Edmunds School
Glass Painting, The Clay Cottage
 
Nature & Wildlife
Bird Nesting Walk, Abbots Hall Farm
Bouncy Castle Fun, Clements Hall LC
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, The Clay Cottage
Wacky Woods Easter Egg Hunt, Hockley Woods
Wacky Woods Walk, Hockley Woods
 
Sport and Games
Aqua Pigs Scuba, Clements Hall LC
Badminton, Rayleigh LC
Bikeability, Clements Hall LC
Climbing, Clements Hall LC
Club V Skipping Challenge, Rayleigh LC
Cricket Camp, Sweyne Park School
Family Netball, Great Wakering Primary School
Fencing, Canewdon Village Hall
FREE FunSize Golf Day, Hockley Golf Range
Fun Club, Shoplands Hall Equestrian Centre
Golf, Lords Golf and Country Club
Holiday Football, Rayleigh Primary School
Holiday Gymnastics, Rayleigh Primary School
Kids’ Boot Camp, Rayleigh LC
Kids’ Nordic Walking, Rayleigh LC
Multi-Activities, Clements Hall LC
Play the Arsenal Way, Rayleigh Town FC
Swimming, Clements Hall LC
Tramp O Bounce, Clements Hall LC
Trampolining, Clements Hall LC
Volleyball, Rayleigh LC
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Grease Day, Mushroom Theatre Company
Shrek Day, Mushroom Theatre Company
 
Other Fun
Nappucino, Christ Church
 

 
SOUTHEND
Arts and Crafts
Art Workshops, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Build a Bird Box, Belfairs Woods
Come and Have Fun with Food, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Come and Make a Musical Instrument, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Holiday Art Workshops for children 7-11 years, Metal, Chalkwell Hall.
Jewellery Making with Busy Beads, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
 
Fun Days
Go Bonkers! Inflatable Fun, Chalkwell Park
StaySafe Fete, Blenheim Children’s Centre
St.George’s Day Weekend, Sealife Centre
 
Nature & Wildlife
Come and Explore the Blenheim Grounds, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Come and Grow, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Feathered Friends, Belfairs Woods
Green Bunch, Belfairs Woods
Spring Time Fun in Southend, Belfairs Woods
 
Sport and Games
3Lions Soccer School. St. Thomas More School
Basketball Course, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Diving Camp, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Junior Badminton, Shoeburyness Leisure Centre
Megacamps, Edwards Hall School
Mini Golf Session for 4-13 year olds, Westborough School
Mini Madness, Chase Sport and Leisure
Mini Madness, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Multi-Actitivies, Chase Sport and Leisure
Multi-Actitivies, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Multi-Actitivies, Shoeburyness Leisure Centre
RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Course, Shoeburyness Leisure Centre
Swimming Crash Course, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Tennis Programme, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
Tots Gym Taster Sessions, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
The Soccer Hub, PlayFootball Southend
Sway Dances, Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Bumps and Babies Sensory Session, Blenheim Children’s Centre
The Chuckle Brothers Meet the Phantom, Cliffs Pavilion
Come and Make Music, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Come and Play, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Come and Share a Story and Activity, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Dinosaur Roar, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Pirates Love Underpants, Waterstones
Spot’s Birthday Party, Palace Theatre
Summer Holiday, Cliffs Pavilion
 
Other Fun Events
Big Rock Day, Central Museum
Brazilian Festival, Southend on Sea
Club Teen, Kids Kingdom
Excel-eration Fat Loss Summer Challenge, Excel Health and Performance
Mad Science Holiday Camps, Blenheim Primary School
Playing and Learning Together, Blenheim Children’s Centre
Shoe Heaven, Central Museum
Trotters on Sea, Southend Pier Cultural Centre
 


TENDRING

Fun Days
Go Bounce, Clacton Factory Outlet
 
Nature & Wildlife
Fossil Hunts with the Nazeman, Walton on the Naze
Squawk! Clacton Factory Outlet
 

Storytelling & Theatre
Boogie Wonderland – Bebop Show, West Cliff Theatre
Favourite Presenter Sid Sloane – Bebop Show, West Cliff Theatre
Time 2 Shine – Bebop Show, West Cliff Theatre
 
Other Fun Events
Circus Day, Space Kingdom
Eddie the Eagle Clacton Factory Outlet
A Medieval Adventure - Part of Spring Talks, Jaywick Martello Tower
 
 

THURROCK
Arts and Crafts
Dancemode, Balloon Modelling and Characters, Kiddicare
Easter Craft Day, Orsett
Make Your Own Plant Pot Holder, Thurrock Adult Community College
Messy Madness Workshop, Kiddicare
 
Fun Days
Bouncy Caslte. Face Painting and Soft Play, Kiddicare
Princes and Pirates Day, Kiddicare
 
Nature & Wildlife
Easter Wild Wednesdays, Langdon Hills
 
Sport and Games
Chelsea Soccer Schools, Harris Academy
Dancemode, Balloon Modelling and Characters, Kiddicare
Glee Workshop, Creative Blast Academy
Grangewaters - Acti-fun
Guided Bike Ride, Langdon Hills
Teddy Toes Dance Taster Sessions, Kiddicare
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Disney Extravaganza, Creative Blast Academy
Glee Workshop, Creative Blast Academy
Grays Library and Thurrock Mobile Library, Kiddicare
Hartbeeps is coming to Lakeside, Kiddicare
Jajaja Books Story and Dance, Kiddicare
Pinocchio, Thameside Theatre
Sid’s Show, Thameside Theatre
Wind in the Willows, Thameside Theatre
 
Other Fun Events
Baby Massage Taster Session, Kiddicare
Baby Sensory Taster Session, Kiddicare
Driving Lessons for 11-17 year olds, Lakeside
Joanna Wright Therapies, Kiddicare
Just Like My Mummy, Kiddicare
Life Behind the Buggy Group, Kiddicare
Military History, Coalhouse Fort
Mum and Baby Workout, Kiddicare
Yummy Mummy Group, Kiddicare
 

 
UTTLESFORD
Arts and Crafts
Arts and Crafts, Dunmow Arts Centre
Cooking Mania, Dunmow Arts Centre
Terrifying Treats, Saffron Walden Museum
 
Fun Days
St.George’s Day Events, Saffron Walden
 
Sport and Games
Dance and Junior Dance Xperience, Dunmow St Marys School
Futsal Xperience, Dunmow St Marys School
Sport and Junior Sport Xperience, Dunmow St Marys School
Street Dance, Dunmow Arts Centre
 
Storytelling & Theatre
Magical Drama Dunmow Arts Centre
Musical Theatre, Dunmow Arts Centre
Once Upon a Time Drama Workshop, Dunmow Arts Centre
 
Other Fun Events
Adventure and Junior Adventure Xperience, Dunmow St Marys School
Easter Holiday, Audley End Miniature Railway
Mouth Watering Magic, Saffron Walden Museum
Spy and Junior Spy Xperience, Dunmow St Marys School
Super Camps Multi Activity, Dame Bradbury’s School
Witch Hunt, Saffron Walden Museum

Enjoy your day out and remember to let us know how it went!
 


Galaxy Allstars

Galaxy Allstars
Cheerleading is a great activity that can teach your child about team work, boost their confidence and teach them a range of gymnastics, dance and performance skills. Galaxy Cheerleading Academy has a range of squads that cater for children from 4 years old, up to adults. We train on Sundays at Sumners Leisure Centre, Broadley Road, Harlow.

For more information, please email galaxycheer@hotmail.co.uk or phone Sam on 07803 708662 or Katie on 07739 150947

http://galaxycheerleading.webs.com

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I hope you have a lovely month and that I'll get to see you at a meet-up soon.

Kind regards
Louise

 

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