Activities

10 best subscription boxes for kids

Running on empty when it comes to entertaining the kids? Royal Mail comes up trumps with these...
Online workouts for you and creative fun for the kids

Staying indoors means we're changing the way we socialise, workout and even entertain the kids. Here's our round up of fun things to do online from crafts to cookery lessons and more - all from local businesses.
Get creative! 5 fun at-home classes for kids

Stuck indoors? Internet to the rescue! We've rounded up some of the best digital classes to boost your kids' creativity and keep them engaged.
FREE February half term fun (and some for a fiver)

Harassed parents, breathe! Check out these fab - and pretty much all of them free - events and activities across Leicestershire from comedy to kiddie raves, jewellery making to printmaking and more.
Christmas fun for the family

From Christmas cooking for the kids to a Christmas murder mystery as well as an 'Adults only' panto, here's 22 fabulously festive things to do which will keep everyone in the family happy.
Q & A with The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson

Incredibly Julia Donaldson’s and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling picture book The Gruffalo was first published, 20 years ago! Muddy talks books, performing and buying a post-office with the best-selling writer.
Here’s how to have some spooky fun this Halloween

Costumes at the ready! 22 fun and spooky events to sink your fangs into this Halloween.
Bonfire and firework bonanza

Brilliant bonfire events and fantastic firework displays in Leicestershire and Rutland! Our round up of the best local family events not to miss. Crackle, fizz, boom!
Four awesome autumn walks!

Love the outdoors? Us too, so we’re thrilled to be launching our first ever Muddy Walk Week! Grab your friends or family and try our pick of the prettiest walks in Leics, Rutland and beyond - all with dog-friendly pubs nearby.
To yurt or not to yurt?

Fancy an offgrid, digital detox? Like the idea of sleeping under the stars and switching off from Instagram? Country Bumpkin Yurts could be the place for you.