Family Friendly Online Events

We know that parents want the best for their children, but many would like to learn more about how to keep their children safe online. As part of our Digital Offering, we are delivering webinars about online safety to parents. Our objective is that parents leave these webinars feeling empowered; they will have an awareness of the risks online for children and practical tips that will help them keep their children safe and resilient online.
Times: 7pm-7.30pm www.barnardos.ie
e: onlinesafety@barnardos.ie
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Mams are great right? They support us, lift us up, make us laugh, and are our best friends. This mother’s day, shine a light on everything your mam does by portraying them as a superhero in this fun women’s history illustration workshop!
Times: 10.00am -11.30am epicchq.com
e: info@epicchq.com
ONLINE Dublin

Following on the success of our chess courses for teachers and enquiries from parents, Moves for Life have launched a new course for parents of primary school children at home during the lockdown. Chess 4 Parents is for parents who are new to chess. The focus is on playing mini-games for fun. The initial games are easy enough for senior infants to play and develop from there to the basics of the full game. The objective is to make the elements of chess accessible and fun. This course will be run over 3 Tuesdays.
Times: 8.15pm-9pm Admission: €30 movesforlife.ie
e: mfl@movesforlife.ie
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The SHINE Festival is a 3-day online event that can be accessed from March 8th to 10th. SHINE Festival will have 6 stages where topics such as wellness, consent, mental health, careers, arts, sports, sustainability and much much more will be discussed. In terms of interaction, there will be a treasure hunt to win some great prizes such as books, The Shona Project goodies and vouchers, along with some 3-minute mind hacks to get the girls up and moving about.
Times: 9am Admission: FREE shine.shona.ie
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Gala retail and STARCAMP have teamed up for the year ahead and both are very excited about the collaboration. Gala retail will sponsor a whole host of incredible giveaways and prizes throughout 2021. These will begin with the St Patrick’s Day Show! The St Patrick’s Day competition is now open to all children, as STARCAMP and Gala are going to give away prizes for BEST SONG, BEST ART, BEST PARADE AND BEST BAKING. All entries must have a St Patrick’s Day (or Irish) theme. To enter, simply upload your photo or video onto the the STARCAMPclub Facebook page or STARCAMP Instagram page by March 18th and the winner will be announced on March 23rd. starcamp.ie
e: info@starcamp.ie
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For this year’s online Festival, a rich and dynamic series of events are being safely created and recorded by hundreds of artists, musicians, performers, makers, creators, arts and live events workers and community organisations across Ireland. These events will run on St. Patrick’s Festival TV (SPF TV), a dedicated online TV channel at stpatricksfestival.ie, which launches on March 12 and runs over six great virtual days and nights, and will be accessible globally. The full SPF TV schedule with days and times for each event will be announced in early March.stpatricksfestival.ie
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Connect through music, as children are invited to experience and create music as part of this exciting interactive music festival. Unique music experiences where an artist will perform, one on one, a new piece created especially for you and your family, and an interactive performance which you can influence from your living room! ark.ie
e: boxoffice@ark.ie
ONLINE Dublin

In these precarious times we understand families will face many challeges @staying at Home', especially if you have a child with ADHD. We would like to invite you to our online video session to discuss concerns, issues and your experiences of ADHD in your home life.
Times: 7pm-8pm Register for Free!
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Full online classes 5 days per week available for FREE to every child in the country for the WHOLE month of February. At the moment we have Gymnastics, Gaelic Football, Irish Dancing, Karate, Hurling, Zumba, General Fitness and “Yo- Gaeil- Ga”, our Yoga as Gaeilge class. All classes are recorded and saved for you to take part and re-watch when its most convenient! Admission: Free for the month of February schoolfitnessireland.com
e: schoolfitnessireland@gmail.com
ONLINE Cork

I WISH is a Volunteer-led community committed to showcasing the power of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths to female secondary school students. To date, we have hosted 22,000 girls from 26 counties, we welcome over 300 teachers per year, 25% representation from Deis Schools complemented by the largest survey of girls in the country. To register for our virtual event: Click Here
e: info@iwish.ie
ONLINE Cork

Plugged in, Switched off is an interactive webinar and workshop aimed at parents and professionals working with children. It is a fact that since Covid restrictions, our lives are increasingly online. Insights from the Barnardos Online Safety workshops in schools, as well as our frontline work with vulnerable families, suggest that families are finding this a challenge. The webinar and workshops will address the issue of Digital Wellbeing and Screen Time for children with a solution focused angle.
Times: 10am-12pm Admission: FREE www.barnardos.ie
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Ready to explore the world alongside some amazing Irish emigrants… in Irish? Join EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum for our first Explorers workshop As Gaeilge!
Times: 10.30am -11.30am epicchq.com
e: info@epicchq.com
ONLINE Dublin

The Puca – Ireland’s mystical fairy shapeshifter – is back at EPIC this Easter and he’s ready to hop, skip and jump around the world in this interactive workshop suitable for Primary School students.
Times: 10.00am -11.30am epicchq.com
e: info@epicchq.com
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While the schools are closed join me for online art classes hosted on zoom. Enjoy making art, learning and honing your skills in a safe and supportive environment. Classes are suitable for all ages and levels. Use what materials you have and enjoy! We will draw different pictures on Thursdays and Fridays - 4 class times to choose from.
Times: Thursday 11am-12pm, 3pm-4pm. Admission: €5 per log in/family www.siobhanjordan.com/book
e: siobhansmail@gmail.com
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