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Family Summer Activities
Posted or Updated on 2 Jul 2026
Family Hubs Summer Activities
Suitable for children aged 2 to 5 years
To support children starting a setting or school in September, we are pleased to offer a fantastic FREE summer programme.
This programme is designed to support children’s development while helping parents feel confident as their child begins their learning journey.
The Best Start ‘Summer Ready to Learn Passport’ is back!
Created especially for families in Walsall with children aged 2–5 years, this FREE summer programme is packed with fun, engaging activities to help children build confidence and prepare for school or childcare.
What families can expect:
- Collect their Summer Passport
- Take part in a wide range of exciting activities
- Receive a FREE Ready to Learn pack (including a teddy, bag, activity cards, bubbles, crayons, toothbrush and more!)
- Access extra rewards, including the chance to win a balance bike, scooter, and a FREE swim voucher
Passports available from: 13 July 2026
Available at: Best Start Family Hubs and Love Walsall Libraries
What’s included?
There’s something for everyone, including:
- Weekly Stay and Plays with school readiness themes
- SEND-specific sessions (Sassy Sensory Surprises & Walsall SENDIASS)
- “Creating a Hippo” trail activities (RicNic & Urban Hax)
- Storytime sessions
- Sports day fun
- Football sessions (Walsall FC Foundation)
- Ready, Set, School events
- Toileting and screen time workshops
- Speech and language drop-ins
- Tiny Rangers (Walsall Healthy Spaces)
- Sessions at Love Walsall Libraries
- Virtual support and online speech & language drop-ins
- Parent workshops and development sessions
- …and much more!
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