Kite Making at Mile End Park

An amazing turn out for today’s session with over 70 people pond dipping or making kites. There were some amazing kite designs, and it was great to see parents and children working so closely together.

The activities were part of Stepney Partnership’s half-term family programme.

Little Angel Theatre

After a wet day at Greenwich Park yesterday, it was fitting that today’s play was all about making a big rain storm go away!

We visited the Little Angel Theatre, and it was a truly magical play today, with amazing actors and puppetry. Everyone came out of the theatre with huge smile on their faces. The play is on until 10th July, and we recommend that you go!

We started at Redlands by making our own puppets. Then we travelled to the Little Angel Theatre by going on the Overground from Whitechapel to Highbury and Islington, and then walking 15 minutes to the theatre.

The trip was part of Stepney Partnership’s half-term family programme.

Greenwich Park - rain won’t stop us!

Despite the torrential downpour and the fact that Greenwich Park is being dug up in preparation for the Olympics, the families ended up having a great time today!

Over 50 of us walked up and down the hill of the park taking in the lovely views, and we all huddled under trees when the rain came! We visited the Astronomy centre near the Observatory.

As you can see from the lovely photos, at the end of the day, we dried out by playing games with a giant parachute, frisbees and football.

Greenwich Park was really easy to get to – we took the DLR from Limehouse to Cutty Sark, and it was a short walk from there.

The trip was part of Stepney Partnership’s half-term family programme.

Centre of the Cell

An amazing turn out for today's trip to Centre of the Cell (in fact a few too many people turned up, so big thanks to the parents who waited patiently while their children went into the pod!).

Families learned so much today...apparently we have 10 000 taste buds and we produce a litre of saliva per day - urgh! And who would have thought when you eat a hot chilli your body temperature goes down, and when you eat a cool mint your body temperature increases? And finally we have about 70 trillion cells in our body - mind boggling stuff.

The trip was part of Stepney Partnership's programme of holiday activities. Why not check out Centre of the Cell by yourself. It is an amazing place to learn about science, it is free, and we are lucky enough to have it on our doorstep!

Thames Barrier Park

A lovely day next to the Thames Barrier. Over 90 parents and children across Stepney Partnership schools brought rugs, picnics and games for an old-fashioned day in the park. We took the DLR from Limehouse to Pontoon Dock. Football, cricket, rounders, frisbee and a kite that almost reached the aeroplanes taking off from nearby London City Airport!

The trip was part of Stepney Partnership's programme of holiday family activities.

Shadwell Basin

The bracing wind blowing off the Thames didn't stop over 25 families (70+ people) coming down to Shadwell Basin to take part in canoeing, kayaking, climbing and high ropes. A memorable day with the mainly Year 5 and Year 6 children proving what they can achieve with courage, grit and determination. Only a couple of people ended up in the Basin itself - including a Dad from Halley and a child from Ben Jonson!

Big thanks to Jan and Will and the rest of the team at Shadwell Basin for making it such a great day. The trip was part of Stepney Partnership's programme of holiday family activities.

Rip Fold Scrunch @ Half Moon Theatre

Families went to see a fun play all about getting creative with paper at the Half Moon Young People's Theatre. The actors made kites, umbrellas and lots of other things. After the play, children came on stage and made their own things with paper. The trip to the theatre was part of Stepney Partnership's programme of family activities during the holidays.