New Chinese New Year Recipes

We have just added some new Chinese New Year recipes to Activity Village - including Chow Fan (an excellent family fried rice meal), home-made fortune cookies (include your own "fortunes") and some fun pig cookies for celebrating The Year of the Pig.

Chinese New Year Recipes here

Chinese New Year for Kids

Don't forget to check out the Chinese New Year section! The Year of the Pig begins on 17th February 2007, and we have a huge collection of ideas and activities for you to enjoy with the kids, whether you are going to hold your own celebration of just learn about the holiday and perhaps a bit about China and Chinese customs too.

Chinese New Year

New Valentine's Day Online Jigsaw Puzzles

Oh dear! I hadn't realised how long it has been since I last posted here. And yet there has been so much new at Activity Village over the last few weeks!

First, check out the new online jigsaw puzzles for Valentine's Day - two fun puzzles to do at the site (which you can customize for your children by choosing the number and shape of the pieces). These are in addition to a great collection of Valentine puzzles to download.

Valentine's Day

New animal coloring pages for older kids

We have added to our very popular collection of "camouflage" animal coloring pages today. These coloring pages are great for older kids, who will enjoy the intricate designs and the little surprises they may find in the details!
Camouflage Animal Coloring Pages are here

New printable stationery

We have just added some new printable writing paper designs to the website: perfect for writing thank you notes in January!
Writing paper to print

November Newsletter out now!

Activity Village News for November is out now - you can read it here:
Activity Village News

How Well Do You Know Your Child?

Do you think you really know your child? I don't mean know what he/she likes and doesn't like, but to know him/her well enough to understand his/her challenges, to appreciate his/her strengths and weaknesses and to help him/her develop his talents. Knowing your children can help increase their chance for success in the future and improve your relationship.
How Well Do You Know Your Child?