Author: Youth Team

How To Make Your History Projects Look Ancient

We all have to do it at some point… the horrific history projects!! These can seem to be quite difficult to do. Here’s an old technique I used this week for my history project. My history project consisted of “Diary Entries”, written by a Spanish sailor in the 16th Century. Obviously if they were written back then they wouldn’t be the lovely white paper we have now! So, here’s a tip I used to make my diary entries look really old, using tea-staining! Here we go . . Pre-heat your oven to 90°C (or the lowest possible heat setting). Print out your pieces of paper first. It is better to do this first because no way will crinkled, tea-stained sheets work well in a printer! Put teabags in a microwaveable jug and add plenty of boiled water. Use one teabag per two or three pages as a guideline. Get a soft pastry brush or wide paintbrush. It is best if the pastry brush is NOT silicone – it will not spread the liquid as well. Put the microwavable jug, with the teabags in it, in the microwave on full power for one minute. When it is done, squeeze the teabags against the side of the jug using a teaspoon to get as much tea out of them as possible. Put your individual pieces of paper onto baking trays. Make...

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Ballymena Festival 2016

Have you ever taken part in the Ballymena festival? Recently, I played the piano in the Ballymena Festival 2016 for two different classes; a duet and a solo. And as a dedication Ballymena Today Youth Team I though I would let you know what exactly goes on. . . . . . There are different groups which you can take part in, whether Drama, Music or the Arts, or public speaking! This year the festival ran from the 5th of February until the 12th of March. The groups are classified into different categories, for example by age, grade or a...

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Follow Coffee Co – Ballymena

Follow Coffee Co. in Ballymena is the latest coffee shop in our town to get a visit from our Ballymena Youth Team. I went there with Cherry, partly because I had never been there before. It is very close to the Tower Centre, so it is an ideal place for you to go once you have finished a tiring day of shopping! Inside, the style is quite retro – wooden tables and shelves – which make it very cosy! As soon as I walked in, I could smell the aroma of delicious coffee and tray bakes. This time, however,...

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Ballymena Today Youth guide – the perfect hot chocolate

Here at Ballymena Today we love Hot Chocolate and we are fortunate to have a very talented youth team who have investigated the perfect recipe to keep our cravings in check. Over to the Ballymena Today youth bloggers: Don’t you just hate it when you get a cup of hot chocolate and it is all lumpy? Here are some tips on how to make some really good hot chocolate. First, choose your hot chocolate. I personally think that galaxy hot chocolate is really smooth and light. Aero is a more bubbly hot chocolate. Flossy Treats also make their own...

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Breakfast at Frankie and Benny’s Ballymena

The Ballymena Today Youth Team recently enjoyed Breakfast at Frankie and Benny’s in town. Here is what they have to report: Last month, I went out for breakfast with my dad for a treat because it was the beginning of the Half-term Holidays. We went to Frankie and Benny’s. Frankie and Benny’s is an American/Italian-style restaurant, which serves breakfasts, lunches and multiple-course meals, as well as hot and cold drinks and cocktails (for the grown-ups!). It has a very relaxed atmosphere, especially in the morning – as there are less people who want to get out of their bed for...

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