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Greetings!
Welcome to our Easter newsletter! This is where you can find out where to have fun in the holidays, break into the Tower for £1, read about manga and learn some fun facts to impress your friends with!
Sincerely,
Karen & the Idea Store Team.
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| Easter Fun |
Pop along to your local Idea Store or Library during the Easter holidays and get stuck in with some great activities.
 Idea Store Bow Paint An Easter Egg
Get ready for Easter by painting your very own Easter egg.
Fun for all the family.
Monday 6 April 10am - 12noon
Idea Store Canary Wharf
Easter Biscuit Bonanza
Go crazy with your biscuit decorating and then take home your work and feast on your handiwork.
Fun for ages 5 - 14 years.
Monday 6 April 2 - 4pm
Idea Store Whitechapel
Egg-mania!
Get creative with our Easter craft activities, from decorating cards to making Easter Bunny masks.
Fun for ages 5 - 12 years.
Thursday 9 April 2 - 3pm and 3 - 4pm
Ceramic Easter Baskets
A pretty ceramic basket to decorate and colour - perfect for mini chocolate eggs.
Fun for ages 5 years and above
Thursday 9 April 2 - 4pm |
| Competition! |
 Enter this month's competition, the winning entry will receive a prize!
Imagine that there is no TV for a week, what other fun things would you do instead?
When I turn off my TV I like to... draw, read, see my friends and play tricks on my sister! Maddy
When I turm off my TV I like to... knit, sculpt and play with my laptop. Bob
Tell us what fun things you would do. |
| 500 Years of Henry VIII - Break into the Tower of London for £1 |
 Go along to the Tower of London to celebrate the 500 years since the reign of Henry VIII. Dispel the widely known myths and learn more about the character that was Henry VIII.
Read more about Henry VIII, his life and reign here.
With your Tower Hamlets Idea Cards you and your family can visit this Historic site for just £1 each. William the Conqueror started building the Tower in 1078 and later Kings and Queens added to it. It has been a home to Royalty, a prison, a place of torture and execution, and even had a zoo!
Nowadays (and for the past 700 years) the Tower is home to the Crown Jewels, guarded by the Beefeaters and kept safe by the Ravens. Legend has it that if the Ravens ever leave, the Kingdom and the Tower will fall, so be sure to behave yourselves when you see them! |
| Jokes |
 Knock, knock Who's there?
Ali
Ali who?
Alittle old man who can't reach the doorbell!
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Lionel
Lionel who?
Lionel eat you if you put your head in his mouth!
Doctor, doctor, I think I need glasses
- You certainly do, this is a fish and chip shop!
Doctor, doctor, my son has swallowed a pen, what should I do?
- Use a pencil until I get there! |
| Manga - how, where and why? |
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In Japan all types of comics are called manga, however in the UK we use the word 'manga' to describe comics only from Japan, or drawn in a Japanese style. In the past few years everyone has gone crazy for manga - this is great, as it means that you can now find manga books everywhere!
Manga books are read from back to front, as this is how all books are written and read in Japan - it's great fun to watch people who think you are reading your book the wrong way! Manga stories often run for a very long time, some have over 800 instalments! Popular series' are Fruits Basket, Spirited Away and Pokemon.
Idea Store Whitechapel has a new comic book and manga group starting after the Easter holidays so if you are a fan why not come along? Meet new friends, discuss your favourites and get a chance to draw your own and have it made into a real comic for others to read! |
| Brain Food |
Children throughout history have always played with toys but it was only after the Second World War when the trend of making and selling toys based on television characters or programmes began... read more here
International Children's Book Day is celebrated on 2 April to celebrate the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. This year's host country is Egypt with a message from Hani D. El-Masri, 'I Am The World'
The Archaeopteryx is a prehistoric bird which provided scientists with evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs. |
We hope you have enjoyed this edition of Idea Store E-News.
If you attend an Idea Store or library activity during the school holidays or read a good book,why not write a short review and share your thoughts with other Idea Store members?
Remember if you write a review you will win a free book.
If you have any questions about Idea Stores speak to a member of the Idea Store team or email ideastore@towerhamlets.gov.uk
See you next time...
Karen & the Idea Store Team
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