Ireland's Online Resource for Parents & Teachers
Free Days Out (and Rainy Day Fun)
The variety of places to visit, for free, available throughout the country is amazing with something to please all kids and teens whether their interest is sporting, creative, academic or simply just play.
| Here we will list fun and most importantly Free, places to visit with the family. Whether it is to see donkeys in Co. Cork or a Flax Mill in Co. Donegal we will hope to have a suggestion to suit everyone. We will be updating our listings as we hear of more so make sure to check back if you don't find what you are looking for the first time. | Enter our Competitions & Win TGI Friday & Leisure Plex Newpark School Sports Centre ............& Many More here!
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| Free Days Out by Region |  | ||
Dublin | Leinster (excl Dublin) | ||
Munster | Connaught | Ulster | |
A site set-up by the National Play Resource Centre detailing the locations of playgrounds all over Ireland. Go to the site. | |||
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| Arts and Crafts Bringing out the creative side! | | | Cooking & Baking Fun things to bake with the kids! | | ||
| Create a Wanted! poster - Just in case they cause trouble, have a wanted poster already done. Create a Flower Collage poster - Create a collage of Flowers to brighten up their room! | | Brownies - An old favourite but always popular. Shortbread Cookies - This is a very useful recipe and it is all about shapes. Sundried Tomato White Soda Bread Orange & Lemonade - For the thirsty kids. | ||||
| | Your personal recipe ideas are more than welcome Just post your suggestion in the Discussion Threads below | ||||
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| Fun Websites to visit with your child on a Rainy Day For Kids | | Discussion Threads Click here to post your own suggestions for Free Days out or Rainy Day Activities |
ArasKids.ie | | RTÉ's Watch Your Language: Audience Participants! (Watch Your Language, 08/07 11:32) FREE animation workshop in IFI (JohnMc, 14/07 08:20) johnstown castle (chicken, 01/07 19:00) design your own t-shirt for free (JohnMc, 03/06 14:42) Free entry to Aillwee Caves (SchoolDays, 26/05 13:03) Sign-up for our eZine
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| The website of the President of Ireland for young people. Visit Aras an Uachtarain online, learn about the role of the President and play some online games. | | |
| Askaboutireland.ie | | |
| Explore content from Irelands public libraries, museums and archives. | | |
| OLogy | | |
| American Museum of Natural History interactive site. Choose whichever Ology you're into, e.g. Astronomy, the Earth, Genetics; the list seems endless. | | |
| National Geographic for Kids | | |
| Kids' Games, Animals, Photos, Stories, and More | | |
| Kidsknowit.com | | |
| Children's Learning Network. Learn about everything from Dinos to Outer Space. Great resource where you can also watch educational movies on your favourite subject | | |
| NASA Kids Home | | |
| Games, art, stories, and activities for children presented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). | | |
| StateTris | | |
| Imagine Tetris... Imagine a map of Europe... now move left and right to get the country in the right place! | | |
| GameGoo | | |
| Many games from typing to word association and from Beginner to Advanced, lots to keep both kids and brains active! | | |
For Older Kids | | |
Houses of Oireachtas | | |
| Testing your childs knowledge of Irish Government from Pairing up Ministers to answering general knowledge questions. | | |
| GeoInteractive | | |
| How well does you child know where places in the world are? This site will test both their geography knowledge and yours! | | |
| Shop Smart.ie | | |
| Do your kids know their consumer rights? Do you? Learn about consumer rights with the Shop Smart game from the NCA. | |
