8what's on where 29 <strong>May</strong> Family Track Cycling Sessions Derby Arena, DE24 8JB www.derby.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sportrecreation/holidays 9:30am-10:30am Come with your family and try a track cycling session. Suitable for ages 9 plus. One adult and one child £20. Booking recommended T: 01332 640011 Make and Take Day FREE EVENT Derby Quad, DE1 3AS www.derbyquad.co.uk 11:00am-40pm Drop in and join QUAD artist Helen Jackson where you can make whatever you want, with whatever materials are available. Your imagination awaits! T: 01332 290606 Giant Games Session Springwood Leisure Centre, DE21 2RQ www.derby.gov.uk 1:30pm-3:30pm Come along and enjoy Connect Four, Tumble Tower, Parachute, Twister, Race the Mat and many more indoor games. Suitable for children aged 4-10. Cost £4.50. T: 01332 664433 29 <strong>May</strong> – 2 June Half-term Nature Activities Calke Abbey, DE73 7LE www.nationaltrust.org.uk 10:30am-4:00pm Plenty of nature-inspired activities in Squirt’s Stable to keep kids busy . Free event, normal admission charges apply. T: 01332 863822 Country House Character Craft Sudbury Hall and National Museum Of Childhood, DE6 5HT www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sudbury-hall 12:00noon-3:30pm Make a Lord, Lady, maid or butler and re-enact your own country house. Child £1, normal admission charges apply. T: 01283 585337 30 June Family Track Cycling Sessions Derby Arena, DE24 8JB www.derby.gov.uk 1:30pm-2:30pm See event details 29 <strong>May</strong>. Booking recommended T: 01332 640011 Georgian Jollies : Toys and Games FREE EVENT Pickford’s House, DE1 1DA www.derbymuseums.org 10:00am-12:00noon or 1:00pm-3:00pm Pickford’s House is full of beautiful traditional toys and games. Come and have a closer look at them before creating your very own to take home and play with. T: 01332 715181 Half Term Crafts FREE EVENT Sharpe’s Pottery Museum, DE11 9DG www.sharpespotterymuseum.org.uk 10:30am-1:00pm Drop in and make something special to take home with you in this family workshop. T: 01283 222600 Cupcake Decorating Springwood Leisure Centre, DE21 2RQ www.derby.gov.uk 10:00am-11:00am Let your mini bakers unleash their creativity. Suitable for children aged 5-11. Parents participate in this session. Cost £4.95. T: 01332 664433 30 <strong>May</strong> – 2 June Roundheads and Cavaliers Bolsover Castle, S44 6PR www.english-heritage.org.uk/bolsover 11:00am-5:00pm Pikes at the ready! Aim your muskets! It’s Civil War England and you’ve been recruited into King Charles I’s army. Discover what it takes to be a soldier, test your nerve and hear tales from the battlefield. Booking essential T: 0370 333 1181 Jumping CAMP Holiday Club Markeaton Craft Village, DE22 3BG www.jumpingclay.co.uk 8:00am-5:30pm Children ages 5 – 12 years can have a full day of fun, creative stimulation and be well looked after. £25 per day. Book online or for more information Circus Week The Erewash Museum, DE7 5JA www.erewashmuseum.co.uk 11:00am-3:00pm T: 0115 907 1141 31 <strong>May</strong> The Art Hub : Indian Adventure FREE EVENT Museum and Art Gallery, DE1 1BS www.derbymuseums.org 10:00am-12:00noon or 1:00pm-3:00pm Enjoy this sensory exploration of the sights and sounds of the magic of India, create a unique art installation and play beautiful instruments. T: 01332 641901 Wild Wednesday Wildlife Discovery Room Carsington Water, DE6 1ST www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Look at the wonderful world of butterflies and bees and the important roles they play. We will have lots of fun crafts, a ‘wild’ trail and hands-on activities for you to get involved in. Booking essential. T: 01773 881188 Soap Carving Workshop Sudbury Hall and National Museum Of Childhood, DE6 5HT www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sudbury-hall 12:30pm-1:30pm or 2:00pm-3:00pm Learn how to carve soap to add some luxury to your home - suitable for children aged 7 and above. Tickets £3, normal admission charges apply. Booking essential T: 01283 586800 <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> EASTER Issue | www.primarytimes.net/derbyshire 31 <strong>May</strong> – 1 June <strong>May</strong> Holiday Club For ages 8+ Mount Cook Adventure Centre, DE4 4LS www.mountcook.org/events 9:00am-4:00pm Monday: High ropes, building rockets, crossing swamps, constructing Land Carts, Archery. Tuesday: Walk to Cromford Canal, Canoeing, Rock Climbing and Abseiling. Lunch included. Monday £25, Tuesday £40, Both £60. Booking essential T: 01629 823702 31 <strong>May</strong> – 2 June Adventure Days Lea Green Learning and Development Centre, DE4 5GJ leagreen.derbyshire-outdoors.org 9:00am-5:00pm Active outdoor fun for 5-12 year olds which are all about having fun, working as a team and making great friends! £33.50 per child. Booking essential T: 01629 534561 1 June Meet The Romans Chesterfield Museum, S41 7TD www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum 10:00am-4:00pm Try out Roman drill training and learn about Roman life in the Chesterfield area. Free entry, donations grateful received. T: 01246 345727 Pickford’s Plot : Summer Garden FREE EVENT Pickford’s House, DE1 1DA www.derbymuseums.org 10:00am-12:00noon or 1:00pm-3:00pm Help create some beautiful planters for the Georgian Garden. You can create a plant pot to take home and continue your garden adventures! T: 01332 715181 2 June Family Track Cycling Sessions Derby Arena, DE24 8JB www.derby.gov.uk 3:30pm-4:30pm See event details 29 <strong>May</strong>. Booking recommended T: 01332 640011 Family Friday: Shadow Puppets FREE EVENT Museum and Art Gallery, DE1 1BS www.derbymuseums.org 10:00am-11:30am Capture the beautiful stories in the Ragamala paintings on display and create your own shadow puppet. Bring your puppets to life in the light theatre and fill the gallery with the beautiful tales. T: 01332 641901 Little Saplings Sensory Play National Memorial Arboretum, DE13 7AR www.thenma.org.uk 10:00am Little Saplings Sensory Play and Story Telling is designed to help our youngest visitors enjoy the Arboretum and heighten their development and enjoyment of learning. Following story time, children and accompanying adults will be given complete free-reign of our expanding and evolving array of sensory toys. Child £1.50. Booking essential. T: 01283 245100 You Shall Go To The Ball Fairy Tale In The Glade Rosliston Forestry Centre, DE12 8JX www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk 11:00am This story takes place after the original fairy tale, with Cinderella and her Prince teaching the Ugly Sisters how to behave more like Princesses in time for their wedding ball. Tickets £5, Under 2’s go free. T: 01283 563483 Ninja Warrior Style Circuit Session Springwood Leisure Centre, DE21 2RQ www.derby.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/sportrecreation/holidays 1:30pm-2:30pm (5-11 years) Come and try out our child-friendly circuit. A great way to have fun and keep fit. Suitable for ages 10 and under. Cost: £5. T: 01332 664433 Ducks, Drakes and Ducklings Tapton Lock Visitor Centre, S41 7JB www.chesterfield-canal-trust.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Jump aboard the John Varley or walk the towpath and follow the duck trail counting and colouring your ducks. Come back to the Visitor Centre and make your duck hat or swan puppet. Child £3 (extra charge for boat trips). T: 01629 533020 Wild Play Friday: Wildlife Discovery Grand Opening Whistlestop Centre, DE4 3PT www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 11:00am-3:00pm Wildlife related activities and arts and crafts for everyone. Suitable for ages 4-11. T: 01773 881188 3 June Story Telling - Seaside and Holidays Chesterfield Museum, S41 7TD www.chesterfield.gov.uk/museum 11:00am or 2:00pm Come along to the Museum and hear what happened when Granny lost her bloomers at the seaside and other stories to do with holidays. For children aged 4-7 years old. Free entry, donations gratefully received. T: 01246 345727 Chase and Marshall from Paw Patrol Denby Pottery Village, DE5 8NX www.denbypotteryvillage.co.uk 9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm or 3:30pm. PAW PATROL appearance lasts approx 30 minutes. 30 minute Paint a Pot session includes Paint your own Denby tea plate (collected approximately 1 week after final glazing) Child/ Adult £15. Booking essential T: 01773 740 799 Museum Explorers: Egyptian Wonders FREE EVENT Pickford’s House, DE1 1DA www.derbymuseums.org 1:30pm-3:00pm Collect your passport and begin your exploration. Discover the collections and complete the challenges. The mysteries of Ancient Egypt lie waiting to be discovered, decipher the codes and unravel the clues to create your own Egyptian adventure. T: 01332 715181 Nature In Focus : Bumblebees The Silk Mill, DE1 3AF www.derbymuseums.org 2:00pm-3:30pm Join the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to celebrate the brilliant bumblebee! Take part in experiments, crafts, drawing and even a bumblebee safari! T: 01332 642234. Also at the Museum and Art Gallery 10.00am – 12.30pm, and Pickford’s House 12.30pm to 2.00pm. 3 – 4 June Cavendish’s Horses: From Manège to Dressage Bolsover Castle, S44 6PR www.english-heritage.org.uk/bolsover 11:30am-3:30pm See event details 20-21 <strong>May</strong>. Booking essential T: 0370 333 1181
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