what's on where Kids Run Free Kings Heath Park, B14 7TQ Priory Park Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 4EU www.kidsrunfree.co.uk Get the kids up and running. We engage children in physical activity and support them to realise their potential through running by gaining confidence and fitness at the same time. There are specific distances for each age group ranging from 50m – over 1k. All children receive a running card and a free welcome gift when they start. Whether your child is the next Olympic champion or just starting to find their running legs there is something to suit everyone. Suitable for children up to 16 years old. To register T: 07711 349 592 5 Mar Bacon Shapes The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, B15 2TS www.barber.org.uk 11:00am-12:30pm (ages4-8), 1:30pm- 3:00pm (ages 8-12) Bring Bacon’s painted figu<strong>res</strong> to life by creating your own 3D figu<strong>res</strong> using Plasticine and wax. £5 per child, booking essential. T: 0121 414 7333 9 – 12 Mar Crufts 2017 UNDER 12’s GO FREE NEC, B40 1NT www.thenec.co.uk Crufts is the BIGGEST and BEST celebration of dogs. Booking essential T: 0844 33 88 222 11 Mar Saturday Craft Club FREE EVENT Selly Oak Library, B29 6AE www.libraryofbirmingham.com 11:00am-12:00noon Craft sessions for children and their carers. T: 0121 464 0403 12 Mar Portrait Drawings The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, B15 2TS www.barber.org.uk 11:00am-12:30pm (ages4-8), 1:30pm- 3:00pm (ages 8-12) Study portraits and learn how to measure and draw a face. £5 per child, booking essential. T: 0121 414 7333 Wildlife Watch Group - Starting A Family Wildside Activity Centre, WV6 0HA www.bbcwildlife.org.uk 10:00am-12:00noon Join Wildlife Watch leader Steve Downs to learn all about how our birds & animals <strong>lo</strong>ok after their young. Suitable for ages 5+. Child £3. T: 01902 572240 13 Mar Wildlife Watch After School Club - F<strong>lo</strong>wer Power The Parkridge Centre, B91 3HW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 3:45pm-5:00pm Wildlife Watch will be heading outside to learn about something new, every month will have a different theme, which could be anything from a pond adventure to building survival shelters. Suitable for children aged 4+ but younger siblings are welcome (a small donation is welcomed for accompanying younger siblings), adults must accompany their children unless they are 8 years and over. Child £3.50. Booking essential. T: 0121 704 0768 15 – 18 Mar The Big Bang Young Scientists & Engineers Fair FREE EVENT NEC, B40 1NT www.thenec.co.uk The largest celebration of science, techno<strong>lo</strong>gy, engineering and maths (STEM) for young people in the UK. The Big Bang Fair aims to show young people (primarily aged 7-19) the exciting and rewarding opportunities out there for those with the right experience and qualifications, by bringing classroom learning to life. Booking essential T: 0121 780 4141 17 – 19 Mar Spring Steam Gala Coventry Transport Museum, CV1 1JD www.transport-museum.com A tantalising festival of <strong>lo</strong>comotives large and small! A great event for all the family; come a<strong>lo</strong>ng and get up c<strong>lo</strong>se to an array of exciting steam <strong>lo</strong>comotives whilst experiencing a slice of railway history, then jump on board a comfy carriage and prepare to venture back in time! The Gala will see a number of visiting <strong>lo</strong>comotives journeying to the Railway. Attractions include: Autotrains, Local trains to-ing and fro-ing between stations, Goods trains, Intensive timetable. T: 024 7623 4270 18 Mar Dream Extreme Cheer & Dance Championships and University Nationals Barclaycard Arena, B1 2AA www.barclaycardarena.co.uk If you were born to cheer, born to dance, born to coach or born to have straight up fun, then this is the UK’s Ultimate Cheer & Dance Competition Experience. Booking recommended T: 0207 993 2228 Craft Play Bilston Craft Gallery, WV14 7LU www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk 11:00am-12:30pm or 1:30pm-3:00pm See event details 18 Feb. For children aged 0-7 years. Child £3, booking essential. T: 01902 552414 Sticky Saturday FREE ENTRY Red House Glass Cone, DY8 4AZ www.dudley.gov.uk/see-and-do/ museums 1:30pm-3:30pm See details 18 Feb. Suitable for ages 4+. Drop in at any time but al<strong>lo</strong>w 30 minutes. T: 01384 815571 18 – 19 Mar If You Go Down To The Woods Today Moseley Old Hall, WV10 7HY www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11:L00am-3:30pm Join in with our weekend of outdoor fun to tick off more things on your list of 50 things to do before you’re 11 and 3/4s! Child £1.50, normal admission charges apply. T: 01902 782808 Brickish Weekend The National Space Centre Exp<strong>lo</strong>ration Drive, LE4 5NS www.spacecentre.co.uk 10:00am-4:00pm A weekend dedicated to LEGO©, the iconic co<strong>lo</strong>urful plastic brick. See the whole building filled with huge LEGO creations, rare kits, planes, trains and automobiles. There will be a whole gallery dedicated to LEGO space, with huge LEGO builds of real and fictional crafts. Take part in a special LEGO treasure trail to be in with a chance of winning some very exciting brand new Star Wars LEGO kits! Visitors will be invited to help build a giant LEGO mosaic and smaller visitors, or even the big ones who just <strong>lo</strong>ve LEGO, can sit down at the building tables and just get creative. Booking recommended. T: 0116 261 0261 19 Mar Draw Like Bacon The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, B15 2TS www.barber.org.uk 11:00am-12:30pm (ages4-8), 1:30pm- 3:00pm (ages 8-12) Draw the human figure using experimental techniques and collage. £5 per child, booking essential. T: 0121 414 7333 The Sound Of Music Film (U) The Highbury Theatre Centre, B73 5HD www.highburytheatre.co.uk 6:00pm A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. Tickets £6.T: 07703 139500 20 Mar A Street Cat Named Bob (12A) Stourbridge Town Hall, DY8 1YE www.dudley.gov.uk 1:30pm-3:30pm The real Bob stars in the heart-warming true story of a cat who saved a homeless man’s life. James Bowen (Luke Treadaway) is in a bad place. Addicted to drugs from an early age, the Covent Garden busker lives a chaotic life and has endured periods of homelessness. But his life changes when a stray ginger tom cat turns up in his supported housing complex. He names his new feline pal Bob and the duo soon become inseparable, giving James the motivation to turn his life around. Based on the inspirational bestseller of the same title, which was credited with changing public perceptions about the homeless, this is a moving, uplifting and often humorous story of hope. Tickets £4.50. Booking essential. T: 01384 812812 24 – 25 Mar Music To Move To CBSO Centre, B1 2LF www.cbso.co.uk 11:00am This toddler friendly mini-concert featu<strong>res</strong> the CBSO string section. There’ll be bite-sized music, lively p<strong>res</strong>entation, <strong>lo</strong>ts to see, and plenty of chances for fidgety feet to get up, move around, and dance! FREE craft activities take place from an hour before each concert. At the end there is also a chance to meet the musicians and see their instruments c<strong>lo</strong>se up. Tickets £8. Booking essential. T: 0121 616 6500 25 Mar Craft Club FREE EVENT Dudley Library, DY1 1HR www.dudley.gov.uk 10:30am-11:30am Come and join in craft activities. Suitable for children 5-12 years old. T: 01384 812 885 Sandwell Swans - Wildlife Exp<strong>lo</strong>rers Sticky Saturday RSPB Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve, B43 5AG www.rspb.org.uk 1:00pm-3:00pm Sandwell Swans Wildlife Exp<strong>lo</strong>rers Club are wild about nature; involving and enthusing children about wildlife with fun and engaging outdoor activities, games, arts and crafts. Suitable for children aged 8 - 12 years old and designed so that parents can leave if they wish; children under 8 years old are welcome if accompanied by an adult. £1 for RSPB Wildlife Exp<strong>lo</strong>rers, £1.50 for nonmembers. T: 0121 357 7395 26 Mar Mothering Sunday Birmingham Botanical Garden, B15 3TR www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org 10:00am-5:00pm Treat your mum to a relaxing day at the historic Gardens. T: 0121 454 1860 Mother’s Day Dudmaston Estate, WV15 6QN www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11:30am-5:00pm Spend time together as family. Go walking, make a Mother’s Day gift in the activities tent or indulge in some tasty treats in the tearoom. Free event, normal admission charges apply. T: 01746 780866 Clay Landscapes The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, B15 2TS www.barber.org.uk 11:00am-12:30pm (ages4-8), 1:30pm- 3:00pm (ages 8-12) Turn a landscape painting into a clay artwork. £5 per child, booking essential. T: 0121 414 7333 10 Primary Times <strong>FEB</strong>RUARY Issue | www.primarytimes.net/birmingham
5-GastroSpace-Primary-2016-TG-1.pdf 1 13/01/2017 16:36 Book online to upgrade to a free annual pass THE THRILLING NEW INDOOR CLIMBING ADVENTURE Rock Up at Broadway Plaza offers the perfect activity for the whole family, regardless of age. There are over 26 climbs, towering 25 feet in the air; a soft play area for under 6's and a café for everyone to relax in. There is no better way to get active and have fun together. Book online for climbing at rock-up.co.uk or just turn up for soft play. BIRTHDAY PARTIES CLASSES SOFT PLAY CAFÉ CORPORATE EVENTS TEAM BUILDING C M Y CM MY CY CMY K GASTRO SPACE 11 – 19 February Discover the world of space gastronomy, including how the human body deals with eating, digesting and expelling waste in space! www.rock-up.co.uk /rockupbirmingham @rockupadventure @rockupadventure Tel: 0121 271 0322 Free parking for 3 hours Book online to beat the queues spacecentre.co.uk www.primarytimes.net/birmingham | <strong>FEB</strong>RUARY Issue Primary Times 11
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