This April, book your child onto one of the local Grass Roots Easter courses for a whole host of sporting fun. Throughout the Easter programme, children will be able to try their hand at a variety of sports including football, cricket, gymnastics, rounders, tennis, hockey and more. As well as getting stuck into the sporting activities, they can expect fun-filled games, water fights, crash mat tournaments, tug of war competitions and more. grassrootssports.co.uk

If your little one is the adventurous type who loves being outdoors, then this Easter Holiday Camp is just the ticket. Located on a real working family farm in Ponteland, kids ages 5 - 11 will get to experience first-hand what life is like on the farm and, of course, have a great time! This hands-on holiday club comes packed with a fun range of activities including feeding farm animals, harvesting vegetables and collecting poultry eggs. Little ones will come face-toface with pigs, sheep, goats, spring lambs and a whole range of poultry. Farm work aside, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to roll up their sleeves and get crafty, take part in farm-themed games and enjoy much more!

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Get on your dancing shoes for four fun-filled days at Dance City’s Easter Dance Camp. From 3 - 6 April, children aged 5 - 14 will learn routines and develop skills in Street, Break, Bollywood, Contemporary and Musical Theatre. Representing diversity, movement, energy and fun, this Easter Dance Camp welcomes all. Whether your child already dances or is a complete beginner all they need is passion and enthusiasm to get moving and have fun. Here, your little ones will be taught by experienced dance artists who will support your child to have the best experience –growing not only in dance skills but in confidence and social skills too.

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Water babies will love this action-packed ocean activity holiday club at South Shields Surf. For kids aged 8 - 16, the Surf & Paddle Board Holiday Club is a four-day course which runs 10 - 2pm Monday to Thursday every week in the school holidays. Throughout the week, they’ll learn to surf, stand up on a paddle board and learn about water safety. Each day will be spent in the water and on the beach with a small break for lunch in the middle of the day. For more oceanfilled action, little ones can opt for the Coast Explorers Club, which consists of four sessions of fun, games and exploring our coast with a different focus each day; they’ll go rockpooling, make plaster casts of shells, build kites, and press flowers. They’ll find creatures, identify plants, build sand sculptures, rock towers and play loads of games. southshieldsurf.co.uk

Based at Dame Allan’s Junior School, SportsNE is a holiday club centred around sport, fun and friendship for children aged 4 - 12. Each day will consist of a mixture of high-action sporting activities, arts and crafts, quizzes, free-play and team building activities, with scope for children to improvise, build confidence, learn new skills and make new friends. Easter week one runs from Monday 3Thursday 6 April and Easter week two runs from Tuesday 11 - Friday 14 April. sportne.co.uk