what's on where If you are <strong>lo</strong>oking for more inspiration, there are over 350 events on our website www.primarytimes.net/birmingham 11 Feb Creative Writing Birmingham Children’s Library, B1 2ND www.libraryofbirmingham.com 3:00pm-4:15pm Working a<strong>lo</strong>ngside the <strong>BBC</strong> 500 words competition. Come a<strong>lo</strong>ng to improve your dia<strong>lo</strong>gue skills. Remember to bring in a book that you really like! Suitable for children aged 8—13 years. Booking essential by email childrens.library@ birmingham.gov.uk or in person at the desk. T: 0121 242 4242 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 11 – 12 Feb Scales and Tales Weekend Hatton Adventure, CV35 8XA www.hattonworld.com 10:00am-5:30pm Learn about the different continents through animal handling with our experts and create some worldly artefacts in arts and crafts! T: 01926 843411 11 – 19 Feb Gastro Space The National Space Centre, LE4 5NS www.spacecentre.co.uk 10:00am-4:00pm Discover the world of space gastronomy, including what we eat Don’t forget to say you saw it in Primary Times! We check listings carefully but event details and prices may be subject to change. Please always check with the venue. and how the human body deals with eating, digesting and expelling waste in space! Join our Mission Commanders for a bumper half term period dedicated to bogies, bums, trumps and burps… the science of all the gross stuff our bodies do in space. Booking recommended. T: 0116 261 0261 12 Feb Music Maze Workshop FREE EVENT CBSO Centre, B1 2LF www.cbso.co.uk 10:00am-2:30pm Music Maze is a series of fun, creative, participatory workshops. Suitable for Ages 8-11. Young people will be invited to create duets for pairs of similar instruments which have particular musical featu<strong>res</strong> and personality. Children do not need to play a musical instrument to take part. Booking essential. T: 0121 616 6500 Toy Collectors Fair NEC, B40 1NT www.thenec.co.uk 10:30am-3:30pm Exp<strong>lo</strong>re 550 stands filled with all kinds of collectables for sale from the UK’s leading dealers. Models of cars, <strong>lo</strong>rries, buses and aeroplanes, model railways, Star Wars, James Bond and many other sci-fi and TV related collectables, teddy bears, Scalextric and hundreds of other new and old collectables. Adults £7, Child £2. T: 0121 780 4141 Waterco<strong>lo</strong>ur 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) Learn waterco<strong>lo</strong>ur painting techniques to create a co<strong>lo</strong>urful landscape inspired by David Cox. £5 per child, booking essential. T: 0121 414 7333 13 – 21 Feb Half Term Fun Rays Farm, WV16 6PF www.raysfarm.com Farm Yard Treasure Hunt – Fol<strong>lo</strong>w the clues around the farm and into the woods and claim your prize when you hand in your answers. Get muddy and build a den in the woods. Co<strong>lo</strong>uring Competition. Get creative with crafts in the schoolroom. T: 01299 841255 18 Feb Muller Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham Barclaycard Arena, B1 2AA www.barclaycardarena.co.uk 12:00noon Some of the best athletes in the world and the heroes of the Rio Olympic Games compete at the state of the art Barclaycard Arena. Booking recommended T: 0844 338 0338 BMAGPokeHunt - Pokémon Go Hunt FREE EVENT Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, B3 3DH www.birminghammuseums.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Pokémon Go players have another chance to get out and about and exp<strong>lo</strong>re the galleries <strong>lo</strong>oking for Pokémon. See what you can discover amongst the artwork. We also have several pokestops that can be picked up at different points in the museum. Badges will be given out to the trainers that take the best Pokémon pictu<strong>res</strong> within the galleries. There will also be a Pokémon treasure hunt for trainers to solve; those that do will be entered into a special prize draw. Join us and use the hashtag #BMAGpokehunt to show us what you’ve caught. T: 0121 348 8038 So you think you know about... Dinosaurs? with Ben Garrod Town Hall, B3 3DQ www.thsh.co.uk 10:30am Did dinosaurs eat their own families? Was every Tyrannosaur a fearsome carnivore? Why did Al<strong>lo</strong>saurus headbutt its prey to death? Come and test your knowledge against Ben Garrod (the TV scientist in ‘Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur‘). Tickets £12.50 T: 0121 780 3333 18 – 19 Feb Snowdrop Time +A46:C49 Dudmaston Estate, WV15 6QN www.nationaltrust.org.uk 12:00noon-4:00pm. Enjoy the great outdoors with a walk through the Dingle woods, taking in the snowdrops that tell us spring is on its way. Free event, normal admission charges apply. T: 01746 780866 RSPB Sandwell’s Nestival RSPB Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve, B43 5AG www.rspb.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Come and make a nest box for the feathered friends in your garden. Our experts will be on hand to help you make a high quality bird box from a kit and provide advice on the best place to <strong>lo</strong>cate your new bird home. We will also be making bird feeders and nest bundles to hang up, so the birds have the things they need to make a comfy home ready for spring. £8 per box for RSPB Members £10 per box for non members, small donations for other activities. Booking essential. T: 0121 357 7395 18 – 22 Feb Wassailing and Campfire Cooking Moseley Old Hall, WV10 7HY www.nationaltrust.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Its time to wake up our new orchard, so join in wassail each day at 2pm and practice your campfire cooking toasting marshmal<strong>lo</strong>ws over the campfire. £1 per bag of marshmal<strong>lo</strong>ws, normal admission charges apply. T: 01902 782808 18 – 25 Feb Family Trail Pet Ducks FREE ENTRY Red House Glass Cone, DY8 4AZ www.dudley.gov.uk 10:00am-3:00pm A simple search around the venue. Drop in anytime but al<strong>lo</strong>w at least an hour. Suitable for ages 4+. T: 01384 815571 18 – 26 Feb Family Fun Days Baddesley Clinton, B93 0DQ www.nationaltrust.org.uk 9:00am-4:00pm Grab those wellies and try out our natural play trail with stepping stones, rope swings and a winding labyrinth. Or get the whole family together for a walk across the Warwickshire countryside on our estate walk and discover our new bird screen in the woods. Normal admission charges apply. T: 01564 783294 Trains and Trams Coventry Transport Museum, CV1 1JD www.transport-museum.com Come a<strong>lo</strong>ng and ‘have-a-go’ at operating the miniature trams. The tramway was hand-built by members, past and p<strong>res</strong>ent and is a magnificent sight to behold. T: 024 7623 4270 Big Top Bonanza Hatton Adventure, CV35 8XA www.hattonworld.com Marvel at the Amazing Acrobats and Awesome Aerialists. Applaud Comical C<strong>lo</strong>wns and Champion Jugglers. Enjoy Hatton’s very own Zoobee with his Magic and Puppet Shows and also the Flea Circus. Enjoy all the usual Hatton Favourites with Animal Handling, Funfair Rides (for younger children), Laser Combat (8 years +) and Thrills and Spills for all in Snorty’s Superslide Mania. The earlier you book the more you save. T: 01926 843411 Lambing Live Lower Drayton Farm, ST19 5RE www.<strong>lo</strong>werdraytonfarm.co.uk 10:00am-5:00pm There’s nothing cuter than newborn lambs, so come and join us to help celebrate the arrival of the first lambs of the year. T: 07506 359453 4 Primary Times <strong>FEB</strong>RUARY Issue | www.primarytimes.net/birmingham
Take a big squishy step into half-term Pull on your wellies, cuddle up in your cosiest scarf, and have some fun with the National Trust. There’s <strong>lo</strong>ts to do inside and out: build the best den, scramble around our natural playgrounds, or cosy up with a hot drink and yummy treat. • Attingham Park • Carding Mill Valley • Dudmaston • Kinver Edge and Rock Houses • Sunnycroft nationaltrust.org.uk/midlands #NTMidlands When you visit, donate, volunteer or join the National Trust, your support helps us to <strong>lo</strong>ok after special places for ever, for everyone. The National Trust is an independent registered charity, number 205846. © National Trust 2017. Photography © National Trust Images. www.primarytimes.net/birmingham | <strong>FEB</strong>RUARY Issue Primary Times 5
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