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[ActivityVillage.co.uk]( Chinese New Year, Winter Olympics, Valentine's Day and More! I'm afraid that "life" took us by surprise and threw us a few curve balls last week. My apologies for missing last Thursday's normal slot. Next week we should be back to normal. Happy [Waitangi Day]( to our New Zealand readers! It's 100 years since women first won the right to vote in the UK today. If you missed our last newsletter, please take a moment to explore our new [Women's Suffrage]( section. And you might have missed our new [Making A Difference]( topic, too! One thing we have been working on this week is a BIG revamp of our [printable greetings cards](. We've sorted them out so it is much easier to find what you need quickly, and also added many new cards this week. More about them below. Activity Village Membership ... We now have over 26,900 printable activities available to our Activity Village Members - and we are adding more nearly every day! If you haven't joined up yet, you can browse the website to see what we offer and find out about [becoming a member here](. And remember - logged-in Members see an ad-free version of the website! * What happens when your Membership year is up? We don't renew automatically but we do send an email alerting you when your year expires. After expiry, simply log in to the website and you will find a link to our payment page. It should be quick, easy and straightforward! What's New at Activity Village ... [Here]( are two ordering activities based on the story of the Chinese Zodiac animals - such a fun way to practise! [Here are two ordering activities based on the story of the Chinese Zodiac animals - such a fun way to practise!]( We've been topping up our [Chinese New Year colouring pages]( with these lovely Chinese zodiac animals... [Topping up our Chinese New Year colouring pages with these lovely Chinese zodiac animals!]( ...and adding to our [Chinese New Year lacing cards]( collection. We've also included 3 new dog lacing cards perfect for younger children. [Adding to our Chinese New Year lacing cards collection]( Challenge the kids to our new [dog puzzles]( [Challenge the kids to some of our new dog puzzles!]( And here's some [scissor skills practice with more delightful dogs]( [And here's some scissor skills practice with more delightful dogs!]( Our famous person this week is the remarkable [Helen Keller](. Learn about her with the kids and explore our activities to help your learning come to life. [Our famous person this week is the remarkable Helen Keller]( There's a travel theme for our [colouring quotes pages and cards]( this week [A travel theme for our colouring quotes this week]( 2 cheerful new [Get Well Soon cards]( [2 cheerful new Get Well Soon cards]( Brand new [greetings cards with special messages]( [Brand new greetings cards with special messages]( Adding to our collection of printable [Valentine's Day cards]( [Adding to our collection of printable Valentine's Day cards]( We've been expanding our new [Making A Difference topic with these posters, colouring pages and story paper printables]( for younger children [We've been expanding our new Making A Difference topic with these printables for younger kids]( Holding your own [Olympic Games printables revamped and expanded]( [Holding your own Olympic Games printables revamped and expanded]( Frames and posters for the [PyeongChang Winter Olympics]( [Frames and posters for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics]( Five new general Olympic writing pages to add to our [Olympic worksheets collection]( [Five new general Olympic writing pages to add to our Olympic worksheets collection]( This Week's Guest Post In this week's guest post, Shelly and her kids have a go at some fabulous [oil pastel and watercolour resist pictures]( with a heart theme - perfect for Valentine's Day! [Guest Post - Oil pastel and watercolour resist pictures with a heart theme]( A Little Something ... If you plan for one year, plant rice. If you plan for 10 years, plant a tree. If you plan for 100 years, educate a child. Chinese proverb Coming Up Soon ... ​​​​​​​6th February: [Waitangi Day]( (New Zealand Day) 6th February: [Women's Suffrage Centenary]( UK 7th February: [Charles Dickens' Birthday]( 9th - 25th February: [Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, South Korea]( 13th February: [Pancake Day]( 13th February: [Mardi Gras]( 14th February: [Valentine's Day]( 15th February: [National Flag of Canada Day]( 16th February: [Chinese New Year]( (Year of the Dog) 19th February: [Presidents' Day]( 22nd February: [World Thinking Day]( 27th February: [National Polar Bear Day]( 1st March: [St David's Day]( 2nd March: [Dr Seuss's Birthday]( 2nd March: [Holi]( ​​​​​​​[Spring]( . . [Summer]( . . [Autumn]( . . [Winter]( And don't forget you can click through to our [Holiday Calendar]( to explore our resources by upcoming holiday and event. Get your planning done and activities printed out in plenty of time! Thank you for visiting Activity Village... [ActivityVillage.co.uk]( And for telling friends, family and colleagues about the website! If you think you might not be receiving all our newsletters, why not white-list us to make sure that the email gets through? There are instructions for how to white-list with most email providers [here](. All the best until next time! Lindsay Small www.ActivityVillage.co.uk​​​​​​​ * We are still showing a small number of ads on our Search Results page and will be doing so until we find an alternative search solution which works as well as the existing search facility. * * If you would be interested in Guest Posting for us, please reply to this email and tell me a little about yourself, together with an idea for your first post. 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