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Kings of Concrete Festival Launches its Kids of Concrete Programme 2011

It’s school but not as you know it! Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2011 School might be out for summer but the Kids of Concrete programme at this year’s Kings of Concrete festival on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July will open a classroom with a difference to help kids get creative and learn [...]

A Magical Playground for your ‘Soul Kids’ at Body & Soul festival 18/19 June

Body & Soul | Ballinlough Castle | 18-19 June 2011 |www.bodyandsoul.ie The hugely popular Soul Kids returns to the Body & Soul festival this June 18th/19th with a program of electric neon jellyfish. clouds of glitterflies, dancing fairies in disguise – a place where children play in a world of magic as part of a festival that parents love too!  The jam-packed [...]

Dublinia Mid-Term ‘Mayhem’

Sat19th and Sun20th – Sat26th and Sunday 27th February Ever wanted to learn what life was like in Medieval Dublin, what weapons Vikings used in their bloody battles or why archaeologists dig for artefacts? Discover all this and more this February mid-term, as part of Dublinia Mid-Term ‘Mayhem’. A fun packed, educational trip back in [...]

Vikings !

If you haven’t taken the kids to the new Viking exhibition at Dublinia yet make a point of going to this fun filled, interesting and educational tour the kids will love.  We took our 4 along last Sunday to see what they made of it. There’s lots of interactive bits for them to get involved [...]

Whats On In June

Dublin is a great place to be this bank holiday weekend, with lots of events for all the family.  Choose from Bloom in the Park, Outdoor Movies in the Park and of course the Docklands Maritime Festival.  See full details on our family events page. June Family Events The National Wax Museum in Temple Bar [...]

Ireland’s National Leprechaun Museum proves popular with Families

Since opening in March, the National Leprechaun Museum has welcomed over 8,000 visitors to its Dublin premises, with more than half of these being families and children. Based in the heart of the city, the National Leprechaun Museum is a national cultural entertainment centre that takes families deeper into Irish and Celtic culture to discover [...]

Gymboree Summer Camps

Come and have a great summer at our Summer Camps located at Spawell Leisure Centre in Templeogue.  Our centre offers a 2000 square foot indoor playground as well as an outdoor space in which children will have the opportunity to engage in a variety of games and activities.  Most importantly, on a rainy day the [...]

Sport Day

After much anticipation sports day finally arrived today.  With one son off sports with an injury, it was down to the younger one to bring home the silverware ( or even better the gold ! ) First event the 70m sprint.  With nerves rising they line up at the start line.  I can see the [...]

Win Tickets for Dublinia!

If you’d like the chance to win one of three family tickets ( 2 adults and 2 children ) for a Viking exhibition at Dublinia, Irelands first Viking and Medieval Heritage Centre, featuring a replica Viking ship thats sure to keep the kids happy. The exhibition starts Wed.12th May. To enter just tell us the [...]

Did You Ever Speak Viking Or Want To Be An Archaeologist For A Day……?

Did you know Vikings used moss for toilet paper, that in Medieval Dublin touching a dead man’s tooth would apparently cure a tooth ache or that the different layers of archaeology over time are called ‘strata’? You can learn all this and more at Dublinia, the home of Ireland’s only purpose built Viking and Medieval [...]

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