Bluestone - a new adventure centre opens in time for february half term

“You’ll find boredom where there is an absence of a good idea”

- Earl Nightingale

The recent cold weather school closures may make it feel like your children have only just gone back to school, and yet in a couple of weeks time they will be off school again. 2010 February half term is around the corner.

Parents will be scouring the internet for deals on halfterm activities,  attractions and ideas to make the  family holidays interesting for the kids and less demanding for themselves. What you need is ideas.

We have some solutions……..

1. Conscript your kids to the army

We aren’t suggesting packing them off to the marines -  its life in the  Roman Army they will be learning all about at the Roman Soldier Workshops at the national museum of Wales.

2. Give them a worms eye view of the big issues

The award winning Centre For Alternative Technology offers loads of things to keep kids occupied including the ‘Mole Hole’ allowing them to experience green issues from a worms perspective.

3. Let the ’snakeman’ guide them on a paranormal journey through  haunted castles

Get the pulse racing on a paranormal tour of Margam castle with a special guide.

4.Train them as Knights, and teach them the art of medieval medicine

Jousting, skirmishes and medieval mayhem taught in ‘Knight School’ at Cardiff Castle

5. Make ‘model’ engineers out of them

Demos of big engines and free rides on the micro steam trains for the children at the National Slate Museum