Purple Vouchers is a family business, and we love to see our local families out and about enjoying the discounts that come with their little purple book!
During the school closures, those families will be looking to fill the days with fun activities and play - we wanted to share some of our favourite online fun and educational tools with you!
https://www.themathsfactor.com/
From the one and only Carol Vorderman, this maths based site is free of charge whilst the schools are closed during the Coronavirus crisis. Suitable for ages 4-12 years and matched to the National Curriculum, let Carol teach your kids maths!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
For all ages including 16+, BBC Bitesize offers a myriad of free lesson plans, and brilliantly offers support for young users from other students.
For kids who have a fascination for 'how things work' - and adults too of course, Get Body Smart features animated text narrations and quizzes to explain structures and functions of the human body systems
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/makes
One for the pre-schoolers. Use their favourite characters and cartoons to create arts, crafts and games -Mr Tumble and Waffle the dog!
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/
For story time, the current favourite of kids across the UK, David Walliams has
At 11am each day, comedian-turned-children's book author, David Walliams, will read aloud a story from his World's Worst Children collection. The daily readings, which you can listen to on his website, will be available for free for 30 days.
Have a browse through and let us know your favourites on the Purple Vouchers facebook page!