Lucy, Dec. 19, 2022
We would like to wish all our students a very merry Christmas holiday! With those dark nights stretching out and cosy winter days filled with festive potential, we thought we would share some of our favourite ways to spend the holidays, and new places that we are all looking forward to exploring!
There’s nothing quite like the scents and sounds of a Winter Market, and the Southbank Centre is a wonderful place to kindle those festive feelings. With dazzling decorations, and all sorts of interesting little stalls, it’s the perfect way to spend a December afternoon.
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/winter-market?eventId=925039
2. Explore Nature after Dark
The London Wetland Centre has created a new, illuminated trail designed to bring us closer to nature during these cold months. Follow the glittering sculptures as art and the natural world coincide to bring us something truly beautiful.
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london/whats-on/illuminature-light-trail/
3. The Barbican Archive
The Barbican centre have a huge and varied archive of their concerts and films online, allowing us to access all sorts of art from our own homes. Build a forest in your house, and learn how to bring art to life with a homemade zoetrope!
https://www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-listen/films-for-the-family
4.Listen to the LSO: Leon and the Place Between
Transport your family to a place where magic is brought to life by composers and musicians. Leon and the Place Between is an online concert which uses the instruments of the orchestra to tell this wonderful story by Angela McAllister. Illustrated by Grahame Baker-Smith, the sights and sounds together will take us all to the magical Place Between.
https://www.lso.co.uk/whats-on/alwaysplaying/digitalactivities/leon-and-the-place-between.Html
5. Take a Break and Meditate with Turner’s ‘Rain, Steam, and Speed’
Take five minutes away from the Christmas chaos and follow a guided meditation with the National Gallery, focusing on Turner’s ‘Rain, Steam, and Speed’.
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/stories/5-minute-meditation-turners-rain-steam-and-speed
6. Ice Skating at the Natural History Museum
Skating in the grounds of the awe inspiring Natural History Museum is a great way to truly feel connected to the magic of London this Christmas.
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/ice-rink.html
7. Watch a Pantomime
Keep the Christmas tradition alive by watching a pantomime from the comfort of your own home. Audience participation is mandatory! Ticket costs range from £25 to £50.
https://www.pantoonline.co.uk/
8.Christmas Science
Science Sparks have created a free e-book full of Christmas themed science experiments to try at home.
https://www.science-sparks.com/christmas-science-experiments-for-kids/
9. Trefoil Holiday Work
Keep an eye on our website for the extra papers and assignments that Vivek, Milda and Rebecca will be posting over the holidays.
https://trefoiltutors.co.uk/free-holiday-materials/
10.Read a Book
Check out Milda’s recommended reading list and find a new favourite. You can download the reading recommendations for students from Year 3 to Year 11 here: https://www.trefoiltutors.co.uk/documents/591/Trefoil_Tutors_Recommended_Reading_List_-_Year_3_-_Year_11.pdf
If you have a chance to do any of the activities listed, we would love to hear your feedback or see photos of your creations!
Please do get in touch via office@trefoiltutors.co.uk.
Happy holidays!
