Join in the Easter fun with the National Trust!

This post brought to you by National Trust. All opinions are 100% mine.
Are you stuck for something fun and egg-citing to do over Easter with the family?
Why not Join in the Easter fun with National Trust and kick off the Easter holidays with one of the Cadbury and National Trust Easter Egg Trails and family activities happening at over 240 locations. There is the fun new egg and spoon races on Easter Monday, plus the chance to go on bug hunts, climb trees and build dens, as well as a whole host of Easter celebrations including egg rolling and duck racing.

Cadbury Easter Egg Trails - running from 29th March until 1st April
Taking place in some of the UK's most beautiful ourdoor spaces, the Cadbury and National Trust Easter Egg Trails as an element of joy to the traditional egg hunt, with plenty to see, do and learn in the great outdoors. Whether you're a child or simply young at hear, adventrue is sure to lie ahead; you can follow cryptic clues around the spring gardens and parkland, complete fun-filled challenges and enjoy nature and fresh air in the nation's most spectacular outdoor places to hun down a delicious Cadbury prize.
Sounding fun; what are you waiting for? Hop on an Easter egg trail with National Trust and Cadbury!
Each trail is totally unique to its place and offers a wide range of outdoor activities for all to enjoy such as:

• Design Your Own Egg Head - children can enter the competition for the chance to see their design come to life on a real Cadbury Easter Egg Head
• Giant snakes and ladders - fun for all ages
• Sack races - leap ahead and bring out your competitive streak
• Face painting - a sure fire winner with people of all ages

Egg and spoon races - Easter Monday, 1st April
Brand new this year! Families can take par in another traditional Easter favourite - the egg and spoon race! National Trust is calling all racers, young to old, to join in with the fun and come armed with their lucky spoon to kick off the race of the season!
In the spirit of April Fools' Day, there will be races in fancy dress, three-legged, blind-folded, as well as an attempt to achieve the nation's biggest egg and spoon race!
Wider Easter offer - outdoor adventures
The Easter weekend is jam-packed full of Cadbury and National Trust Easter Egg Trails and activities as well as the silliness of the egg and spoon, but the family fun doesn't stop there!
Throughout the Easter holidays, there's the chance to go on bug hunts, climb trees and build dens, as well as a whole host of Easter celebrations including egg rolling and duck racing.
You can Find a fab family Easter event by typing in your postcode. A list of local places will display and you can click on each place to see what activities they will be running over Easter. Also, it will display the times which the trail starts and ends.
I found that 3 local National Trust locations are running trails. Two have face painters and one has face painters aswell as a game area; which I know Jack would really enjoy.

Mother's Day; YPlan's The Word App

YPlan's the Word

With Mother's Day fast approaching and a raft of events available in the capital, it may seem quite daunting to find the best way of spoiling the special lady in your life. Fortunately, YPlan, tonight's going out app has teamed up with Mothers Meeting, the coolest Parenting Events network to cherry pick the top 5 events around London for mums of all tastes.

YPlan is the daily go-to app for all the capital's best events, allowing Londoners to book nights out in just two taps whilst Mothers Meeting brings all the best events to mums who are interested in more than just changing nappies by hosting events in fashion, food, culture and design.  

Jenny Scott, founder of Mothers Meeting said: "As a parent, you constantly have to plan exciting activities for your kids; whether they are babies or teenagers, they all need to be entertained. YPlan takes the stress out of scouring the Internet for hours looking for fun days out. It's easy, slick, fun to use and their suggested events are all cherry picked, so you can guarantee you'll end up doing something cool in the capital!"

Street Art London Tour

A first hand experience into East London's street art scene by an insider tour guide; perfect for urban mums and cool kids with a penchant for graffiti art.

10^th March at 11am, £12 (down from £15)

The Chocolate Tour of London

Any mum with a sweet tooth will happily be taken on a tour across London to sample some of the finest chocolates. The one occasion where mum can't hide the chocolates.

10^th March at 3pm, £15 (down from £30)

Harry Potter London Locations Walk

The book series for all ages brings you a guided tour of all the infamous destinations, from Platform 9 3Ž4 to the Leaky Cauldron.

10^th March at 2pm, £9 (down from £20)

Central London Bike Tour

Saddle up for a vintage-themed tour of the best city in the world, taking you to all the favourite hot spots including the London eye and St. James' Park

10^th March at 10.30am, £18 (down from £20), over-18s only

Magic Cavern at Barons Court Theatre

Watch the magic happen in front of your eyes at this intimate venue. A Family friendly show, full of impossible tricks and illusions that will have you guessing all day.

10^th March at 3pm, £8 (down from £12)

To book the above events and many more, download the YPlan app

www.yplanapp.com/download