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How to make origami water bombs

August 17, 2011
Author: Mikki

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Not only are these water bombs fun to make but great fun to use! Get the whole family involved and see how [...]

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National Lobster Hatchery book signing at the Eden shop today

August 16, 2011
Author: Nina

Our friends from the National Lobster Hatchery in Padstow will be dropping in to the Eden Project shop today to show off their latest work, a lovely children’s story about a Cornish Lobster, Claude gets his claws. Inspired by the work of the hatchery, Cornish author, Sarah Boothroyd, and illustrator, Caroline Cleave, spin a fine [...]

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Play equipment at the Eden Project

August 3, 2011
Author: Tom

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. We love to encourage outdoor play among families, so we’ve engineered the landscape at Eden to help curious young minds explore their creativity. We’ve tried to [...]

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How to make your own juggling balls

July 29, 2011
Author: Guest

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Recycle unwanted pieces of fabric to create and customise your own juggling balls! Stuff you need: Material – cotton is best because [...]

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Make your own board game

July 26, 2011
Author: Matt

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Here’s a great rainy day activity. We’ve designed a simple board game based on the Eden site. All you need to do [...]

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NoFit State Circus’s emerging stars

July 22, 2011
Author: Tom

NoFit State Circus will be performing Labyrinth exclusively at Eden this summer, and, like Eden, they are dedicated to supporting and encouraging new talent. Their apprentice scheme enables emerging performers to train intensively and individually with their professional artists, and then feature in the shows. This is based on the belief that there is no [...]

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Latest circus news: aerial hoop video, and the Creative Director explains Labyrinth

July 20, 2011
Author: Tom

Watch Shaena Brandel, one of the stars of this summer’s Labyrinth show at Eden, practise her aerial hoop routine – with no safety ropes or crash mats! The haunting music comes courtesy of NoFit State Circus’s own band. Creative Director explores Labyrinth Firenza Guidi, Creative Director of Labyrinth, talks us through the concept and inspiration [...]

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How to make your own mini circus costumes

July 19, 2011
Author: Tom

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Run away with the circus with these funny costumes. Become an amazing acrobat, a super strongman or a comical clown. You could [...]

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Circus parade in St Austell town centre

July 18, 2011
Author: Tom

Breath-taking balancing acts, surreal dance routines and a man spinning in a giant wheel thrilled  hundreds of spectators as NoFit State Circus came to St Austell town centre on Saturday (16 July). The spectacular show, attended by about 500 people in White River Place’s Aylmer Square, was the finale of a colourful parade led by [...]

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How to build a water assault course

July 15, 2011
Author: Hannah

As part of our Festival of Play season, we’re offering loads of ideas for games and activities on the themes of outdoor play and circus fun to keep your kids occupied this summer. Create a structure that you can use to transport water from A to B with an array of buckets, funnels and pipes. [...]

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