Agriculture activities will keep Peterborough youngsters off screens during lockdown

Kids Country is the educational arm of the East of England Agricultural Society, and education manager Sandra Lauridsen said: “We know that teachers and parents are worried about any negative effects from too much screen time during this lockdown and the benefits of getting outdoors at least once a day are huge on both mental and physical well-being, so we want to remind everyone of the completely free library of activity resources we have on our website that will then help you stay away from the screen the rest of the day.

“It is great to hear that pupils are getting ‘live’ teaching time with their teachers on laptops and tablets, but we want to make sure children have access to opportunities to learn outside too.

“With everything from how to sow seeds to making a bee bath, and from minibeast hunts to making bird feeders, we are lucky to have worked with our supporting farmers, food producers and countryside organisations during the first lockdown in 2020 to put these materials together, and they work just as well now.”

The range of free resources also includes a library of recipes suitable for cooking with all primary school ages.

Visit ‘Activities & Resources’ - at kids-country.co.uk for the full range of free educational resources from Kids Country and its supporters.