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Welcome to your new look Healthy Lives update.
The Tower Hamlets Healthy Lives team runs the Healthy Schools programme across all of the schools in our borough - primary, secondary and special.
During the coronavirus pandemic, we are creating this newsletter to share exciting activities and fun ways for you to spend your time with your family. So, whether you're at home with your children, working from home or a key worker going to work, there's something for you.
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Take care,
Kate
Kate Smith, Head of Healthy Lives, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Here's a selection of fun activities for you today...
 What time is it?
Time may feel as though it is standing still right now, but the ability to tell the time remains an essential life skill. Encourage your children to take this fun challenge from 'Oxford Owl' to draw the time using hour and minute hands and convert a digital clock in 24-hour format to tell the time using a traditional wall clock.
 Take the daily mile challenge
Have you completed the #DailyMileAtHome yet? All you have to do is go outside for a walk, jog or a run (or a combination of all three) for 15 minutes near to where you live. Remember to stay at least two metres away from other people. You can use the streets, green spaces or pavements around your home – just watch out for lampposts if you are having a Usain Bolt moment ⚡
 Relaxation tips for children
Feeling relaxed is important in the run-up to bedtime for both you and your child. If your child is experiencing difficulties sleeping, it can make you both feel anxious. Children pick-up on the stress levels of those around them so, if possible, try to keep calm as bedtime approaches.
Damien Hurst is a famous British artist and this is one of his spin paintings. To make them he stands on a ladder and pours paint onto a large circular canvas. As he pours the paint, the canvas is rotated by a machine, like a disc on a record player.
Four seasons pizza recipe 🍕
Everyone loves pizza (or nearly everyone). It's really fun to make and usually a lot healthier and cheaper than buying from a shop. How many different toppings can you add? Are there any new toppings you can try? Mix it up and see what the tastiest combination is.
 Coronavirus updates and advice
The council is supporting the nation's efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus, while running our most critical services and supporting our residents, including those that are vulnerable.
We are regularly publishing advice for residents, local businesses and more at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/coronavirus
We are also sharing updates with our subscribers in regular emails, and publishing stories on social media using #TowerHamletsTogether.
Sign up to our 'health and wellbeing - coronavirus' newsletter to get regular updates delivered to your inbox.
 More on staying healthy, happy and entertained at home
In addition to the highlights featured here, the council has put together a whole host of resources to help families and individuals stay happy, healthy and entertained while they spend more time at home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
From online Idea Store materials to educational activities, learning a new skill or hobby, taking a virtual museum or zoo tour, keeping fit or just having pure fun, we've got it all in one place.
And remember...
Tabby McTat. Photograph: Axel Scheffler and Julia Donaldson 2020
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