Relax Kids and Charge Up Sunderland With Margaret

27/04/2026

So much going on at Grace House in Southwick for parents and carers of children and young people with SEND.

17/04/2026

This sounds like fun! Pop this date in your diary for the summer, and hopefully Metro travel will still be free over the holidays for the children. Take a packed lunch and maybe take in a free film outside Eldon Square while you're there.

11/04/2026

Happy Pet Day! Show me your pets! Tell me why you have a pet. I got Flo 14 years ago, I had a friend who was struggling with her mental health and getting a dog gave her a purpose to get going each day and she was really benefitting from that. I was also struggling with anxiety at that time and decided to get a small dog. I got Flo and she was one of the best decisions I ever made. A year later I got the chance to get her sister Mabel and she was a whirlwind from day 1! Mabel has settled down at last, it only took her about 12 years! There's nothing better than having a ball of fluff to cuddle!

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🐾

𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 (𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘨!) 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴.

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 - 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘺 𝘤𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 🐶🐱🐰🕷🐴️️🐦🦎❤️

10/04/2026

Getting out in nature is great for your wellbeing. Here's a free event in Sunderland next week and across the road is a lovely play park in Thompson Park. We might see you there!

🌸🌱More School Holiday fun for us all...🌱🌸

Just Let Your Soul Grow are joining The National Trust in inviting everyone to pause, enjoy the beauty of Sunderland's blooming trees and connect with nature.

As part of Sunderlands very first Blossom Programme we invite you to join us in the Garden on Wednesday 15th April anytime between 11:00am and 2:00pm for blossom themed crafts, music and seed sowing activities.

This is a FREE activity and as always, everyone is welcome.

🌸

11/03/2026

Click on the link for Relax Kids visualisations on You Tube. This is a Bubble visualisation. Then check out all the other visualisations on the Relax Kids You Tube channel. A great way to help you and your children and young people find their calm. 😊

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08/03/2026

Celebrating International Women's Day! Well, I got a lie-in and a day without whinging so far.... long may it last! 💜

07/03/2026

Ooo! A free day out incoming!

05/03/2026

You never know what opportunities you'll be offered as a Relax Kids Coach, this week a child asked me if I'd like to hold her worm!! 😂 I politely declined but now I'm wishing I had as it's ages since I've played with worms!

20/02/2026

Need an activity for the children over half-term?

Know any kids aged 𝟱-𝟭𝟭 (KS1&2) who 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝘁 during next week's 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 holidays?
We're running a 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 next week, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 & 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝟭𝗽𝗺!

The sessions are 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 but booking is essential, book here:
https://form.jotform.com/260392364376361

What's can young people expect?:
🎲Play games
🌳Get outdoors
🎨Do crafts and activities
♻️Learn about the environment
🖐Socialise, have fun and meet new people
🍈Nutritious meal included

⏱ Date/Time: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟲𝘁𝗵 & 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺-𝟭𝗽𝗺
📍Location: 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝘂𝗯, 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗪, 𝗦𝗥𝟮 𝟴𝗝𝗫, just opposite valley Road School)

📩 youth@backonthemap.org
☎️ 0191 514 7844

20/02/2026

Another bargain day out! We've always wanted to go to Lilidorei (?) and I think we might with this offer! Just need to take a lottery ticket with you, so with any luck we'll be going with a few million in our back pockets! 🙂

🌸Half Price Entry to Alnwick Garden is available to book now for selected dates in March 🌸

✅ Thanks to National Lottery Good Causes

All you need to do is present a lottery ticket or scratch card on arrival (digital or physical). One per person. All National Lottery games are included and they can be from any date.

Dates:
7 & 8 March
11-15 March
18 March - 22 March

This will be popular and there are only a set number of tickets available each day so booking in advance via the Alnwick Garden website is highly recommended.

The discount is automatically applied at check out - I tried this and it worked out at £6.25 per standard adult ticket AND up to 4 children aged 16 or under go free with every adult.

🐾 Pet dogs on short leads are welcome to join you on Thursdays and Sundays (all other days are pet free).

Bargain! (This is the price without donation or gift aid).

If you fancy making a day of it, the half price discount also applies to Lilidorei for the same dates including combi tickets (additional charges will apply, including kids). No pet dogs are permitted in Lilidorei.

Any issues? The t&C's are available to view on the National Lottery Good Causes website and you can contact the venue if you need further assistance.

06/02/2026

Another free event in Sunderland, this time for Chinese New Year!

FREE Lunar New Year Celebrations in Sunderland. All you need to know 👇

⛩️ 1 March 11am-3pm
📌Sunniside Gardens
⛩️ Free entry, no booking required

Entertainment includes:
⛩️ Musical performances, classical and modern dance, musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments
⛩️ A fashion show.
⛩️A brand-new addition to this year’s programme – KPOP The Hunters!

❤️The day will showcase cultures from across Asia, including China, Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Vietnam and Singapore.

🐉Visitors can enjoy an authentic dragon dance and take part in a range of workshops, including paper-cutting crafts celebrating the Year of the Horse.

🐴Younger children will be able to create Chinese figures and horse-themed bookmarks.

✒️There will also be opportunities to try the traditional arts of origami and calligraphy, while browsing a selection of Asian-inspired goods such as dragon puppets, masks and Chinese snacks.

🥣Food traders will reflect the theme of the day, with Japanese street food specialists Arigato, bubble waffle favourites Yum Yaba, and NJ Catering offering an exciting selection of Asian dishes.

26/01/2026

Activity number 4 - fancy a FREE day out at Washington Wetlands Trust?! Follow the link to claim 2 free tickets per email address! From the 2nd-8th February. This is a brilliant opportunity to get out in nature for a few hours which is always great for your wellbeing. 💜 https://www.facebook.com/100043878531919/posts/1447903036682300/?app=fbl

FREE Washington Wetlands tickets

Thanks to our follower Mark for sending across this deal.

Claim 2 free tickets for WWT Washington on selected dates here : https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/whats-on/world-wetlands-day-free-ticket-offer

This deal is likely to sell out quickly.

UPDATE : WWT Washington has posted that they have been inundated with emails and it will take some time to work through them all.

There's a nice play area, lots of accessible walks, a huge variety of birds, otters, wildlife hides, a cafe, indoor information room, wildlife areas and more to enjoy. It's a fab place for all ages to enjoy and I would recommend.