Pictured:  It's fun all the way with 17 bouncy castles for children to choose from at a playtime with a difference at one Telford junior school

A day at the seaside has provided Shropshire schoolchildren with a wealth of educational information - with the help of bouncy castle business, RMP BIG Bounce.

Youngsters from Hollinswood Junior School in Telford visited Llandudno and used the trip to extend their knowledge of geography, history, art, digital photography, maths and English.

They were given a treat from a Telford events company which set up 17 bouncy castles in their school playing fields for the four to eleven year olds to exert some youthful energy.

Scores of children took it in turns to slip, slide and bounce their way around the array of bouncy castle equipment put on show by RMP Big Bounce, of Stafford Park, Telford.

RMP Big Bounce manager Rachel Parkinson said they contacted the school to ask if they could set up the bouncy castles, which they hire for birthday parties and corporate events, to test them out at the end of the season ready to be put away for the Winter.

"The school kindly allowed us to use their playing fields and said it would fit in ideally with their day at the seaside theme," said Rachel.

"So we got to check out all our events equipment including marquees, DJ roadshow, popcorn and candyfloss making machines and the children got a playtime with a difference."

Year 5 and 6 teacher Karen Eden said the Day at the Seaside theme had meant the children had learned creatively across the curriculum. As part of the RMP Big Bounce the children tackled maths problems based on area, volume and logistics, wrote poems and letters and will use their photographs to inspire other creative work.

Aime Reader (9), said: "Llandudno was built in Victorian times and the pier is a mile out to sea. The houses were built the same height as the width of the road so if they fall down they won't cause too much damage."

During their visit, children did PE on the beach, built sandcastles, learned that Llandudno was 1.2 miles from the north to the west coast, made maps of the area, collected data on the seaside venue, and picked shells to use in art displays.

"They are also making leaflets about bouncy castles as part of a lesson on persuasive writing," added Mrs Eden.

"It has been a very worthwhile theme and the children have learned a lot from it. The bouncy castles were an ideal finishing touch to what has been a very busy and motivational educational project."