Primary Times - the definitive what’s on and where to go family guide of activities and events for children of primary school age. Things to do with your kids during the school holidays including arts and craft activities, music and theatre for children, parties, competitions, days out, and family attractions along with term time drama schools, dance classes, after school clubs and sports activities. Things to do at a place near you!
At Home Activities in Devon
With local businesses and attractions currently being closed to the public due to the Covid-19 crisis, we have been compiling a list of local resources that can be used by local families as well as local history resources . If you particularly love any of them, why not give the business involved a shout-out on social media!
Local history activities
The Devon Wikipedia page, history of Devon, and mining articles are full of useful information and reference points for further research
The Devon Museums website has a list of all local museums as well as links to their site to get further information.
The archived but relevant BBC site has details on various Devon Myths and Legends and the Visit Devon website features a section on Dartmoor historic stories
The British County Flags website has a section on Devon Day which takes place on 4th June every year with additional information about Saint Petroc to be found on Wikipedia
The Plymouth History Festival website has lots of resources and articles from the May 2020 month-long virtual event
At-home activities provided by local businesses
La Navet Bete
Paignton Zoo educational downloadable resources
Webcams across many Devon locations
Educational quiz from Quince Honey Farm
Regular live streams on the National Marine Aquarium Facebook page
Minecraft Maps from Royal Albert Memorial Museum (Exeter)
Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth webcams
Wild Planet Trust YouTube channel including videos from Paignton Zoo and Living Coasts
Exeter Chiefs are adding fun activities to their Facebook page
Free downloadable Bradley and the Dinosaur book from local author Julian Hilton
The Met Office have resources for discovering maths and science through weather and climate
Entertainingly Different are hosting regular interactive Facebook livestreams and storytimes
Crealy Theme Park and Resort have created a number of downloadable, educational activities
Dartmoor National Park have released a bank of resources as part of their Learning in Lockdown programme