Early Years Home Activities
Bookstart Baby Packs
We now have a short video Your Bookstart Baby Pack to help convey the Bookstart message and to explain how parents can access their free Bookstart packs.
To support parents with new babies, we now have a wide selection of videos including:
Hints and Tips for reading to your baby
Parents can arrange to collect their Bookstart pack from one of four Barnet libraries, Chipping Barnet, Colindale, Edgware and Finchley Church End.
Please note, collection is by pre-arrangement only and families cannot just turn up to collect a pack.
More activities for babies, toddlers and older children are available on our YouTube Channel.
The Silly Squad Quiz is the latest addition to the activity programme!
Select and Collect Service
Our new Select and Collect service is also now available from four libraries. This enables families to arrange collection of up to 20 books/CDs/DVDs. Access to books, in this way, enables children to participate in the Silly Squad Summer Reading Challenge
Virtual Baby Groups
We are looking to start running some virtual baby groups in the next few weeks. If you have any mums or dads who would be interested in joining a virtual group with a view to eventually meeting up, please ask them to contact us at Bookstart@barnet.gov.uk
Simple & Fun, Home Activities
We are bringing together resources and activities for parents and carers to do at home with under fives. These include ideas for exploring sound and rhythm, storytelling and how to make everyday household items fun.
Join Hero for her fun, interactive virtual sessions on our Facebook Page: South Locality Facebook Page