summer holidays

Child Friendly Leeds Summer Guide Holidays

The Child Friendly Guide to Summer in Leeds

Child Friendly things to do in Leeds this summer!

Join the Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge at your local library!

Are you ready for a summer of fun, creativity and reading? Then sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge and become a Marvellous Maker! What is it, when is it and how do I sign up? The Summer Reading Challenge is a great way to keep your children entertained and motivated to read during the…
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Buy Nowt LS6 – A Library of Things

There are so many items we use in life that don’t get used all the time and that we don’t need to have all the time. We’re so used to thinking ‘I need this … Where can I buy it’ instead we can think ‘I need this. Where can I borrow it?’

Biggest children’s festival in Yorkshire – Join us at Child Friendly Leeds Live 2019

Join us for the biggest children’s festival in Yorkshire featuring Popular children’s TV presenters and performers on National Play Day 7th August. Tickets are now on sale for Child Friendly Leeds Live 2019, which will be headlined by CBeebies’ Mr. Bloom and His Band and former presenter Alex Winters returning as host. What’s happening? Performances…
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Child Friendly Leeds Sundays | A child’s idea becomes the highlight this summer!

Child Friendly Leeds Sundays Every Sunday during the summer holidays is a Child Friendly Leeds Sunday. Rumani, one of our competition winners, dreamt of creating fabulous play spaces in the city centre, where she and her friends could hang out together and have fun. This exciting project which came out of a fantastic competition, which…
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What to do in Leeds this summer? From a huge children’s festival with Cbeebies stars to 100s of activities across the city – Welcome to #ChildFriendlyLeeds

Leeds city centre will come to life over the summer holidays with a jam packed calendar of activities for families starting at the end of July. Whether you want to relax on a deck chair at City Beach, enjoy live entertainment at Child Friendly Leeds Live, soak up the sunshine at one of our pop-up spaces…
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Enjoying the holidays (the old fashioned way)

Around 20 (well maybe 30) years ago, when I was a kid growing up, the summer holidays were a time to look forward to. The sun always seemed to shine, we could play outside on our own all day with friends, riding bikes and building dens in the fields near where we lived. Fun was…
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“Are we nearly there yet?” How to survive summer travel…

It’s that time of the year again: time to plan those adventures, pack up the car and head out to the beach or to enjoy a picnic with friends or family. Whether your plans are for a long road trip or a short adventure, travelling with kids and adults on car journeys can be challenging. …
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Move more, sit less and have fun! Get active in Leeds

It’s summer! Time for children to enjoy playing outdoors with their friends. A small number of you, however, may need encouragement to put away those smartphones and enjoy the benefits of physical activity… Encouraging children to be physically active for at least an hour every day is important to keep them health and happy. Nearly…
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