We’re about to start an exciting week. Folksy and the National Trust Magazine have joined forces to give away craft goodies every day of the working week and all you have to do is get involved on Twitter. Monday to Thursday will see items from the ‘For Folksy‘ collection go to a lucky few, from…
If you’re teacher you’ll know all too well the challenges to getting your young charges in a place where they can focus on the work ahead. In this simple game from Artis, the teacher will use one hand to represent the sea and the other to represent the fish; every time the fish jumps out…
Mesmerising acrobatics from Hula Hooper extraordinaire, Marawa the Amazing, at last Friday’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas, presented by Jazz FM and hosted by the beautiful Broken Hearts DJs… Marawa the Amazing at Jazz FM’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas from Ladbury PR on Vimeo. And few instagrams for good measure. So much fun, thanks to everyone…
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We’re counting down the days till the next Peppermint Candy Swing Dance on Friday 2nd December at the Cobden Private Club. We launched the night with Jazz FM and Universal back in July and it was such a riot, we just had to do it again. This time, we commissioned the very talented illustrator Kamila…
tumblr_ltmtu2IPk51qfgley thebrokenhearts: Pennies From Heaven – Billie Holiday We love the late, great Billie Holiday and are delighted to be playing her on this week’sPeppermint Candy. But we’re not the only people to notice the timeless allure of Lady Day, as Elle ran a whole ‘Get the Look’ feature on her back in May. And…
We have a new lamp! it’s from Tom Dixon and bathes our office in a warm coral glow. It’s our very own red giant… Here it is in its more “abstract” form…
It’s not every day you find yourself sipping on a coffee martini, while a small shark swims towards Richard Wilson’s head, but that’s just how the first ever Extended Play games festival begins, as the CEO of TIGA – UK’s biggest representative body for the video game industry – speaks out about the value of…
1. He’s never met anyone who didn’t cheat in Forest of Doom (source). 2. He once turned down a merchandising proposal for a Lara Croft popsicle entitled Lick A Lara Lolly (source). 3. He has something in common with Hercule Poirot – he is half Belgian, on his mother’s side (source). 4. He spent three…
You can’t quite keep up with Emily. She texts, she codes, she is witness to cyber bullying. This is 19th century Manchester after all. Yes, that’s right, 19th century, Victorian Manchester, also known as Cottonopolis, the home of mills and telegraph exchanges. While we may think that the internet revolutionised communications, Channel 4 Education shows…
This looked so much fun we tried it in the office! ‘Chime’ from Artis Education shows us how you can help kids understand numbers while energising them and getting them moving. Body Countdown for TES connect from Artis… on Vimeo. To find out more about using movement, performance, music and dance in your school, visit…
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