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This year British Nutrition Foundation has changed Healthy Eating Week to Snack-tember, and it now runs for the whole month of September. Explore activities, tips, and resources to promote healthy habits in schools.

Our Games Design competition is back! The 2026 Purple Mash Games Design Competition will give children the opportunity to showcase their creativity and skills in teams of 6 to create a game with the theme of Planet Protectors.

Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry through a range of live events and web-based activities for people throughout the country. Each year the day is given a new theme in order to highlight particular poets and styles of poetry. This year's National Poetry Day is on the 1st of October and the theme this year is 'Wonder'.

Competition now closed

It’s never too early to start spreading the festive cheer, and that's why we're thrilled to announce that our annual Purple Mash Festive Card Competition is opening soon. It's time to put on your creative Santa hat and join the fun! Design a festive card about what the festive season means to you using 2Paint a Picture and you could win 50 cards with your design on as well as a £20 voucher and lots more goodies...

Computing is what 2Simple is most well known for, particularly Purple Mash. But those users who don't have Purple Mash always wonder what it has to offer... read Part 2 of this blog to find out how 2Simple can help you teach computing.