Make some crackling classroom finger puppets this Saturday 12 November
12.30pm to 1.30pm and 2pm to 3pm
For 5+ years: create your very own class of finger puppets, from a mischievous chiddler to a terrible teacher inspired by Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
£3.50 per participant
Visit Father Christmas in his grotto at Hughenden and take home a gift
Booking not needed.
11-3pm the following weekends: 3rd/4th, 10th/11th, 17th/18th December
Children £6
Arrive early to avoid disappointment
At-Bristol, the family-fun science attraction on Bristol’s Harbourside, will again open its doors to toddlers this Friday 6 May. ‘Come rain or shine’ is the latest in a series of themed Toddler Takeover days exclusively for under fives.
Expect lots of fun exploring the wonderful weather and the different colourful seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Little ones will get the chance to make a windmill and see how fast the sails spin, have fun playing with magic snow and hunting for muddy puddles around the science centre.
Toddlers will also be able to dress up in wintery costumes, create their own weather wheel to take home and listen to a story about a magic carpet travelling the world. All the fun will take place in At-Bristol on Friday 6 May between 10am-4pm and activities are included in a reduced admission price.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to get star struck in the ‘Little Stars’ Planetarium show, especially for under fives. At-Bristol’s youngest astronomers will be taken on a journey into outer space, as they blast-off in a rocket and spot twinkly stars in the night sky.
At-Bristol also has a further 300 hands-on exhibits to enjoy, including the latest All About Us experience. Mum’s will have the opportunity to reflect on the nine stages of pregnancy that passed them by and discover the walk in womb. Other young family favourites include ‘In the Jungle’ and ‘Jet, set, go’ designed with At-Bristol’s youngest visitors in mind. Plus, there is an array of interactive exhibits involving sand, water and bubbles that never fail to entertain!
The fun-packed Toddler Takeover days offer family-friendly facilities for parents and carers including; a picnic area with high chairs, buggy parks and nappy changing facilities. Toddler Takeover days are also a great way to meet other likeminded parents and carers and for children of a similar ages to interact with each other.
Make sure you don’t miss out on the toddler fun! For further information see www.at-bristol.org.uk or call At-Bristol on 0845 345 1235.
This weekend on Friday 29 April and Saturday 30 April at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre there is “The Royal Wedding weekender”
All ages can pop along to the Craft Room and join in the celebrations by entering their competition to create the perfect outfit for royals Will and Kate.
Design a diddly dress or a spliffing suit and win a bag of Museum shop goodies.
FREE for Museum visitors
The first two films were brilliant, so will the latest Toy Story live up to your expectations? You decide …
Make your Dad’s day and take him along on this family session at Hugenden Manor in Buckinghamshire and learn how to build a shelter in the woods. All fathers will get into Hughenden for free too.
* Normal admission charges apply for all other visitors plus tickets £5. Booking is essential for this event, please call 01494 755573
On Saturday 19th June from 2pm to 5pm at Gipsy House, Gt Missenden, Buckinghamshire there will be a traditional fête in Roald Dahl’s magical garden. It will be suitable for all ages with readings of Roald Dahl’s stories by Hal Iggulden (author of the Dangerous Book for Boys), Mr Marvel’s Magical Fun Show, a Barbershop Quartet, the Whitchurch Morris Men and more. Refreshments will be available. For more information please contact enquiries@roalddahlfoundation.org or call 01494 890465. £5 per adult; £2.50 per child. Not pre-bookable.
‘Museums at Night’ is a national campaign, led by Culture24, and funded by MLA and the National Museum Directors’ Conference (NMDC), to showcase the unique and vibrant museums, galleries, heritage sites, libraries and archives in the UK. Running over the weekend of Friday 14th May to Sunday 16th May, museums and galleries alike will aim to inspire fresh discovery by opening their doors to late night visitors.
Museums will be unrolling an imaginative array of activities across the country. From candle-lit readings, paranormal investigations, sleepovers, night-time tours, musical events and much, much more.
This year’s programme sees the return of firm favourites, like Cabinet War Rooms sleepover and the Old Operating Theatre at St Thomas Church, plus exciting new additions such as the; Helicopter Museum’s ‘Back to the Blitz’ experience, follow a night shift at Cornwall’s Geevor Tin Mine and the chance to see a ‘Light in the Night’ at Cromer’s Lifeboat Museum.
You can find up to date listings at the Culture 24 Website
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