March is here, with a few more weeks until the next school holidays of 2024, there is still plenty on, Here are the keys dates for the month:
• Thursday 7th March – World Book Day
• Friday 8th March – International Women’s Day
• Sunday 10th March – Mothers Day
• Ramadan is expected to begin on Monday 11th March
• Friday 15th March – Red Nose Day
• Sunday 17th March – St Patrick’s Day
• Monday 25th March – Holi Festival of Colours
• Good Friday – Friday 29th March
• Easter Sunday – Sunday 31st March
**Plus the clocks go forward on Sunday 31st March, so the days will be brighter**

And now for 31 family-friendly activities this March around Slough and Windsor in Berkshire:

1) 2nd – 3rd March: Maidenhead Big Read Weekend – FREE activities at Maidenhead Library

2) Saturday 2nd March: FREE Kids Craft session at Craft Coop Windsor – book a place here

3) Sunday 3rd March 12-3.30pm: Ride a miniature train on the Prospect Railway in Reading

4) Sun 3rd March: Meet Peppa Pig at the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

5) Sunday 3rd March 12-6pm: Welcome Ramadan at the Ramadan Souk with the Slough Modest Sisters at Iqra Primary School – FREE entry and free kids crafting

6) Sun 3rd/10th/17th/24th/ 31st March: Visit Eton College Museums, free entry, with kids workshops at the Eton Natural History Museum.

7) Sun 3rd March 10am – 4pm: Chesham Annual Model Railway Exhibition, White Hill Centre

8) Various dates in March: Pop Up Play Village – 3rd March at Langley College, 12th March at Datchet Baptist Church, 15th March at Staines Library, 22nd March at Windsor Scout Hut. Get 20% off with code POPUPPLAY – book a slot

9) Friday 8th March 3.30pm – 7pm: FREE event at Salt Hill Activity Centre, Slough – International Women’s Day Celebration. Women and girls will have access to positive advice and guidance from local services, plus FREE access to bowling, VR, trampolining and soft play. No booking required.

10) 8th – 10th March: See The Tiger Who Came to Tea Live at Beck Theatre, Hayes book tickets

11) 8th and 11th March: Last 2 days of Brick Days at Legoland Windsor. Then they are open as normal everyday from 15th March.

12) Sat 9th March: Meet Paddington Bear at Broad Street Mall Reading, plus FREE Paddington-themed crafting at intervals between 11am-3:30pm. No booking required.

13) Sat 9th March: Take the kids to the Random & Rocks Superhero Party, Braywick Leisure Centre Maidenhead – book tickets

14) Sat 9th March 11am-4pm: FREE Mothers Day crafting in Slough at the Queensmere Observatory shopping centre (by Primark). No booking required.

15) Sat 9th March 1-4.30pm: Update your wardrobe at the Clothes Swap in Slough, in aid of Target Ovarian Cancer – Ping Pong Parlour, Queensmere Observatory shopping centre, book tickets

16) Sat 9th March 2pm: FREE Mothers Day Story and Craft at Windsor Library

17) Saturday 9th and 23rd March, 11am – 1pm: Play with Lego and Board Games at Maidenhead Library, FREE

18) Sat 9th and Sun 10th March: Basingstoke Annual Model Railway Exhibition, Aldworth School

19) 9th and 14th March: Kids Easter Bonnet Making Workshop at Maidenhead Hobbycraft – book here

20) Throughout March: Treat yourselves to a Mothers Day Chocolate Making Workshop at Dr Chocs Windsor, book tickets

21) Everyday (car park open until 6pm in March): Do the FREE Gruffalo Trail at Horsenden Hill, Perivale

22) Sat 16th March: Watch There was an Old Lady who swallowed a Fly at The Old Court, Windsor book tickets

23) Sunday 17th March 4-5.30pm: See a FREE musical performance – the Dionysus Ensemble are performing at St Mary’s Church, Slough, book a place

24) Sunday 17th March: Ride a miniature train at the Pinewood Miniature Railway

25) Saturday 23rd March: Celebrate Holi Dhamaka – Festival of Colours at Slough Cricket Club

26) From Saturday 23rd March – 7th April: Easter Egg Hunt at National Trust Hughenden, High Wycombe

27) From March 25th – 14th April: Enjoy a Children’s Easter Afternoon Tea and Trail at Royal Berkshire Hotel Ascot

28) From March 29th: See a new movie – Kung Fu Panda 4 is in cinemas

29) From 29th March – 14th April: Easter Egg Hunt at National Trust Cliveden, Taplow

30) Sat 30th March 11-4: FREE Easter Kids Craft Workshop with Art Classes Group, by Primark at Queensmere Slough

31) Sat 30th March 10am – 4pm: Model Railway Exhibition in White Waltham, Maidenhead

Have fun planning March! Remember to tag me @themummystylist with your adventures on socials, and please feel free to SHARE this post with your local friends.

Sabrina x