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School holiday deals from £459

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IN THE NIGHT GARDEN LIVE - Nationwide UK Tour Takes to The Road!

This summer prepare for the ultimate musical theatre experience as Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka and friends embark on a magical nationwide tour with the staged production of IN THE NIGHT GARDEN LIVE.

This is the first time that children and parents will be able to see the iconic In the Night Garden and meet its much loved characters Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka in a live event. The characters will be brought to life with full-size costumes, enchanting music, magical puppets and spectacular panoramic projections, creating an immersive theatrical experience to make audiences feel they are actually entering the magical world of In the Night Garden.

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Events for this week

Myths and Monsters
1st March 2010 to 5th September 2010
Horiman Museum, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ

Take One Picture - an exhibition of work by Primary schools inspired by Renoir's Umbrellas
29th April 2010 to 19th September 2010
National Gallery, London

Edinburgh Festival children's events
1st July 2010 to 5th September 2010
Edinburgh

Cardiff festival
1st July 2010 to 4th September 2010
Cardiff

Kids and family events in London
1st July 2010 to 1st September 2010
London

Swansea bay summer festival
1st July 2010 to 1st September 2010
Swansea

Brecon beacons National park children's activities
1st July 2010 to 31st July 2010
Brecon beacons national park

Cornwall’s Biggest Summer Fest
22nd July 2010 to 6th September 2010
Cornwall’s Crealy Great Adventure Park

Summer family fun for free at Nottingham Contemporary
24th July 2010 to 5th September 2010
Nottingham Contemporary

London landscapes - family fun at London transport museum
24th July 2010 to 29th August 2010
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2E 7BB

Free Child Tickets at the Kent & East Sussex Railway this Summer
26th July 2010 to 22nd August 2010
Kent & East Sussex Railway

'Switch one for welfare' this Farm Animal Week!
26th July 2010 to 1st August 2010


Creation's summer workshops are bigger & better than ever!
26th July 2010 to 27th August 2010
Creation theatre, Oxford

August events at BeWilderwood
26th July 2010 to 30th August 2010
BeWILDerwood Norfolk, Horning Road, Hoveton, Norfolk, NR12 8JW

For more information, visit the events page

Quotable quotes

"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time."
Rabbinical Saying