Everything you need to know about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2025
We’ll explain everything you need to know about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 2025 and how you can support your child’s phonics learning at home.
Walk to School Week
Walk to School Week takes place between the 19th and 23rd May this year. Run by Living Streets, which champions walking, it aims to raise awareness of how important walking to school is.
Be Our Guest This Easter Weekend! FREE Kids Easter Activities
We invite you to have a hoppy hunt around Busy Things this weekend, completely FREE! Play free Easter activities and lots more!
Find A New Easter Tradition: 10 Ways To Celebrate Easter From Around The World
Looking for a fun new Easter tradition for your family this year? Take inspiration from these 10 Easter traditions from around the world…
Celebrate VE Day with Busy Things
With VE Day being commemorated on 8th May 2025, we look at World War II, the changes it brought about and ideas on how to celebrate.
Free Space Topical Pack for Schools!
Whether you’re looking at the planets as part of the curriculum or for Space Day (2nd May), our Space Topical Pack can support your teaching and learning. Read on and download it for free!
Spring Learning Activities for Children: 10 Fun and Easy Ideas
Spring is a season full of wonders just waiting to be explored! Here’s 10 fun and easy spring learning activities to help you discover nature together and spark some fun learning along the way…
Celebrate Easter with Busy Things
This blog showcases some of the Busy Things’ activities that schools can use to celebrate Easter.
FREE ‘William Shakespeare’ Topical Pack for Schools
Shakespeare Week 2025 is 24th-30th March. In this blog, we look at our new, improved William Shakespeare pack and Interview activity.
5 Fun Activities for Shakespeare Week
Shakespeare Week aim is to celebrate the Bard’s work and make primary school-aged children’s first experience of it a positive one. In this blog, we look at some of Busy Things’ activities you can use during Shakespeare Week.