Welcome to The Week Junior activities page! We’ve compiled some fun experiments and exciting activities you can do at home, to help keep children exploring, learning and creating. We’d love to see your creations – please tag us on Instagram @theweekjunior or email your pictures to hello@theweekjunior.co.uk.
Below is just a selection of the activities and learning resources that we put into our magazine each week. Why not try 6 FREE issues of The Week Junior - delivered to your door every week it's the perfect way to keep them learning in a fun and informative way.
Download The Week Junior's cover, print it out and decorate it however you like.
Use leftover cardboard to decorate your desk at home.
Have fun making a den inside. We've got some top tips to help you make your den as cosy and cool as possible.
You'll never struggle to think up a story with one of these easy-to-make story dice. Throw and off you go on a magical imaginary adventure...
Now's your time to make a self-portrait with pictures and words that sum you up. This is about reflecting your personality, rather than what you look like.
It's time to dress up in disguise, dust for fingerprints and create coded messages. Here's your guide to becoming a top detective.
Try your hand at drawing the giant spider from Harry Potter with step-by-step instructions from legendary illustrator Levi Pinfold.
See who can get the first single strike with this easy-to-create game.
Build yourself a brilliant harmonica with a few everyday objects, and start playing some of your favourite tunes.
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This fantastically fun game will have you hanging off the edge of your seat.
Learn how to draw Harry Potter's Patronus with step-by-step instructions from Harry Potter illustrator Levi Pinfold.
Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell has some handy tips on how you can create your own magical world.
Discover how to wow your friends with amazing tales with our how to tell a story guide.
Help lift the spirits of people in care homes at a time when they cannot have visitors and may feel isolated.
Food banks give food and other household goods to people who are finding it hard to buy enough for themselves.
Make paper bunting and carrot cake in celebration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. (C) Rex Shutterstock.
Know someone that loves science and nature? Check out The Week Junior Science and Nature magazines FREE content hub and help them bring the world of science, technology, engineering and maths to life - even while they're at home! There are lots of exciting activities to ignite curiosities and mind-blowing ideas to keep children exploring.
