Two New Types of Puzzles ...

[ActivityVillage.co.uk]( 12th April 2018 Do your children enjoy puzzles? Then this week we have a treat for them - two new types of word-based puzzles that will really challenge them! We will be running both types out across the seasons and holidays but we've got quite a few to get them started. We've continued to top up our flower topic, started adding a collection of really lovely new fun journal pages, and this week's famous person of the week is .... Taylor Swift! I know that there will be many young fans out there who will enjoy our newest collection of printables. And as a bonus this week we have two guest posts for you to enjoy! Shelly and kids learn about the butterfly life cycle with some creative ideas, and Rita showcases some of our puzzles as useful ways of keeping brains ticking over while travelling. Activity Village Membership ... We now have over 28,000 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 ... We've introduced a new type of puzzle - [Squashed Sentences Puzzles]( These are tricky so they are perfect for older children (and adults too) [A new type of puzzle - Squashed Sentences!]( And we've also added another brand new puzzle type - our new [Letter Elimination Puzzles](. Challenge the kids to these and get them thinking! [Brand new letter elimination puzzles]( We've added the first of a new collection of [fun journal pages](. We think these will encourage even the most reluctant writer to put pen to paper! [The first of a new collection of fun journal pages]( You can welcome the sunshine with this week's [colouring quotes]( [Welcome the sunshine with this week's colouring quotes!]( We've added new [flower story paper]( for nature studies and creative writing [New flower story paper for nature studies and creative writing]( We've been topping up our [flower acrostic poem printables]( with these pretty new additions [We've been topping up our flower acrostic poem printables with these pretty new additions]( We've [added to our food and drink topic]( with these bakery themed colouring pages and posters [We've added to our food and drink topic with these bakery themed colouring pages and posters]( And finally, our famous person of the week is ... [Taylor Swift]( [Our famous person of the week is ... Taylor Swift!]( This Week's Guest Posts Shelly and the kids [learn about the butterfly life cycle]( making a paper plate diagram, life cycle wreath and clever butterfly booklet! [Guest post - Learning about the butterfly life cycle]( Rita shares some ideas for keeping brains ticking over [while travelling]( using our puzzles. [Guest post - Learning While Travelling]( Have You Seen? Have you seen our [Royal Wedding activities]( We've got puzzles, worksheets, colouring pages and some lovely paper dolls too! [Have you seen our Royal Wedding activities?]( A Little Something ... Your little hands wrapped around my finger And it's so quiet in the world tonight Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming So I tuck you in and turn on your favourite nightlight​​​​​​​ From "Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift​​​​​​​ Coming Up Soon ... ​​​​​​​14th April: [Vaisakhi]( 21st April: [The Queen's Birthday (actual)]( 22nd April: [Earth Day]( 23rd April: [Shakespeare Day / Shakespeare's Birthday]( 23rd April: [St George's Day]( 25th April: [Anzac Day]( 28th April: [Arbor Day]( (date varies by country and US state) 5th May: [Children's Day (Japan)]( 7th - 11th May: [Teacher Appreciation Week (US)]( 7th May: [Teacher Appreciation Day (US)]( 7th to 11th May (tbc): [Sun Awareness Week]( 10th May: [Vesak]( 13th May: [Mother's Day (US)]( 19th May: [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Wedding]( 8th June: [World Oceans Day]( 14th June - 15th July: [FIFA World Cup]( 17th June: [Father's Day]( 14th June: [Eid al-Fitr]( 1st July: [Canada Day]( 4th July: [Fourth of July]( ​​​​​​​[Spring]( . . 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