MakeTime2Play vs Guess Trail

Keep your kids entertained with a fun play idea for any situation! There are more than 400 different play ideas which users can tailor to their needs in terms of location, child’s age, number of children and time periods- making play time that little bit easier for parents and carers. The Make Time 2 Play app is a fun and easy way to find activities to inspire your kids during play time- including lots of games you will remember as a child. The activities have been carefully selected to provide a mixture of physical, emotional, creative, social, behavioural and inquisitive benefits to your children. Symbols on each play activity page will tell you which of these benefits your child is receiving from each game they play. What’s New in Version 1.4: • New games added to the database • More activities to do when travelling and for children under 2 • Updated benefits of play • A ‘favourite’ button to save your favourite ideas • A ‘share’ button allowing you to share activities with friends via social media or e-mail. • The addition of a search bar for you to look up any particular activities you have in mind. • New social media pages to link through to • A chance to review the app once you have used it

The Guess How Much I Love You trail launches in June 2023, as a first-class visitor attraction inspired by Guess How Much I Love You, written by the late Sam McBratney: a lifelong resident of Lisburn, where he worked as a teacher before retiring to focus on his writing. The trail has been commissioned by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council through funding from Tourism Northern Ireland (TNI) to celebrate home-grown talent. It is created by Brilliant Trails in partnership with Walker Books Limited. The ISLAND Arts Centre advocates to promote the work of local artists by showcasing public art inspired by the book. Explore Lisburn City Centre on two self-led trails experiencing the adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare as they declare their heart-warming love for each other, ‘I love you right up to the moon – AND BACK’. Collect your free activity sheet from the Visitor Information Centre (VIC) at the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. You will be guided on the trails to locate 16 brass rubbing plaques which when completed will reveal an image from the book. Submit your completed worksheet to the Visitor Information Centre to receive a unique souvenir to cherish. Taking in Lisburn City Centre, Wallace Park and the historic site of Castle Gardens the trails showcase a number of public artworks created by artists specifically for this project. Entering the city, at Haslem’s Lane you’ll find wall art created by Dean Kane depicting the beautifully illustrated watercolours originally created by Anita Jeram. In Castle Gardens, you will see a magnificent bronze sculpture of two hares inspired by the book and created by sculptor Trudy Burke. Across the trails you will also find three hand carved benches by artists Charlie Haag and James Elliott.