Category Archives: Parenting

Low Cost Play Ideas

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With the cost of living crisis impacting families across Northern Ireland, Playboard NI have developed a new resource highlighting a range of low-cost play ideas in the run-up to Christmas.
Play activity does not need to be expensive or involve costly toys and gadgets – there are many ‘free and found’ play opportunities that already exist within our homes, schools, childcare settings, and communities.
Read ‘Play in times of hardship’ at https://bit.ly/playintimesofhardship for lots of free and found play ideas to help make play possible.

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Children’s Symptom Checker

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This symptom checker from the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust will help guide you on the best course of action for your child’s condition and help ensure your child receives the most appropriate care in the right place, at the right time, from the most appropriate team.

You will find information on some of the most common conditions and symptoms that affect children.

Children’s Symptom Checker

Free Family Days Out Ideas

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Finding activities and days out to suit the whole family can be difficult, especially with the rising cost of living.

Parenting NI in partnership with Discover Northern Ireland have created this free family fun day out guide.  All the places on the map are free to enter (parking charges apply in some locations) and are great spots to visit as a family.

Autumn is a great season to explore the great outdoors, but even on rainy days there are some indoor activities that will keep the whole family entertained. Where will you visit? What other local places make for great family days out?

Explore what is available at www.discovernorthernireland.com

 

 

 

How to Keep Children Safe this Halloween

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It’s officially October which can only mean one thing… It’s nearly Halloween!!

Have you decided what your little ones are going to be dressing up as yet? Whether they’re going as a witch, a zombie or perhaps something less scary don’t get tricked into buying an unsafe costume.

Remember:

🎃 Halloween costumes are highly flammable so stay well away from naked flames and other heat sources at all times.

🎃 Try to buy from a reputable store or website. Cheap costumes may not meet UK safety standards.

🎃 Look for a costume with a UKCA or CE mark and be aware that cheap costumes may carry fake safety labels.

🎃 The British Retail Consortium has introduced stricter fire safety tests for children’s dressing-up costumes. Look for a label that says: “This garment has undergone additional safety testing for flammability”.

🎃 Masks are spooktacular but they can make it harder for children to see or hear traffic. So, consider using face paint for trick or treating and save the masks for indoors.

🎃 Help make children more visible to drivers by adding reflective tape to their costumes or accessorising with glow sticks.

For more top tips on how to #ScareSafely this Halloween visit: http://ow.ly/Uh3w50KWVAR