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1 week ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
This summer get ready to explore activities that celebrate the wonderful world of dragonflies at WWT Castle Espie, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, at the first Dragonfly Festival. From 21 June to 22 September, festival goers are invited to let their imagination run wild, enjoy an immersive experience in wetland nature featuring a dazzling line-up of dragonfly-themed events and activities all summer long.
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1 week ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
Education Minister, Paul Givan, formally published a new Integrated Education Strategy and Action Plan for the period 2025–2030. The new Strategy for Integrated Education 2025–2030 has been developed following an extensive public consultation and through close collaboration with key sector representatives.
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2 weeks ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
Winning designs will be showcased across Belfast and Portrush as part of a giant welcome for global visitor As the excitement around The 153rd Open at Royal Portrush reaches fever pitch, a public vote has confirmed the winner of Tourism Northern Ireland’s tee-rific art competition.
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3 weeks ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
Get ready for another giant-sized adventure as the legendary Fionn Mac Cumhaill makes a spectacular return to Warrenpoint, County Down, for the much-anticipated Wake the Giant Festival 2025 – and this year, he’s not coming alone!Taking place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June, this year’s festival invites visitors of all ages to join in a thrilling new celebration: The Gathering of the Clans.
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
Looking for meaningful ways to support the parents in your team? Parenting Focus, a long-standing parenting charity offering a range of employee well-being seminars focused on family life. Their updated Parenting-Family Hub for 2025 includes expert-led sessions that tackle real-world challenges faced by working parents.
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
New annual figures from Trussell show that more than 77,000 emergency parcels were provided by food banks in its community to people facing hunger in Northern Ireland over the past year – equivalent to one parcel every seven minutes There has been an increase is among families with children under five, with a 47% rise over the past five years The charity says this should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the Northern Irish and UK governments to strengthen the social security system and re-think cuts to...
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
What is play? Children learn about their world through play. Playing creates a stress-free environment where children can interact and practice their speech and language skills as well as building their vocabulary and creating wonderful opportunities for imitation and engagement. Play is also proven to improve socio-emotional, physical, language and cognitive development in children.
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
The beginning of construction of the Strule Shared Education Campus was officially marked with a sod-cutting ceremony in Omagh. First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Education Minister Paul Givan joined staff and pupils and invited guests at the 140-acre site. Over 4,000 children and young people from six schools and from all backgrounds, will come together on a modern and vibrant campus.
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
T&Cs: The closing date for this competition is Friday 6 June 2025 No cash alternative. Editor’s decision is final. Usual ni4kids’ T&Cs apply. Visit ni4kids.com/competition for details
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1 month ago | 
ni4kids.com | Elizabeth McGivern
Cinemagic has launched its annual call for young film enthusiasts to take on the role of ‘film consultants’ this July, to participate in workshops and film screenings to help programme a series of films for the annual Cinemagic Festival that takes place in October 2025, supported by The Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen. The film consultants’ scheme runs in Belfast’s Ulster Museum.
