If you’re stuck for ideas to keep the kids busy this bank holiday weekend, check out these useful links to various activities and competitions that can be done from home or in your garden

1 Bedfordshire Music Trust have ten musical challenges to help people stay connected through the power of music. There will be prizes for some of the brilliant entries.

2 Look out for the Easter Bunny who will be hopping around to wave hello to children in Bedfordshire (within the Government guidelines of course!). You can check the route out on Flitwick and District Children’s Centres Facebook page.

3 Get out in the garden and make a dinosaur or fairy garden. Wonder Adventures also has some great ideas for getting the kids out in the fresh air and busy without having to leave the garden.

4 If you have children who like to explore, National Geographic Kids is a fun website with science experiments, activities, games and competitions.

5 Work towards the Blue Peter Badges, some are awarded through sending in interesting letters, stories and poems for example.

6 Have an indoor treasure hunt. A New Direction has a great list of creative at home activities for families, including indoor treasure hunt ideas.

7 Take a virtual day out and visit a museum or take in the sights of the volcanoes in Hawaii.