what's on where Viking Crafts - Creative Carving The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in and test your carving skills with a child friendly twist as you forge patterns into blocks of soap using plastic tools and toothpicks. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 25 – 28 Aug Insomnia61 NEC B40 1NT thenec.co.uk Meet your favourite YouTubers, grab an autograph & selfie in the Creator Zone. Try the VR Zone. Meet your favourite cosplayers, take part in costuming workshops, and take to the stage in the biggest cosplay masquerade ever, all at the Cosplay Zone. 3 stages featuring live shows all day, fighting games, daily tournaments, indie games, marketplace and much, much more. Booking essential T: 0121 780 4141 26 Aug Shakes-paw’s Day Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Gardens CV37 9HH www.shakespeare.org.uk 11:00am-4:00pm Celebrate National Dog Day and bring your dog, a picnic and join in the fun with plenty of activities for your furry friends to enjoy. There will be treats, games and opportunities for great walks around the gardens and woodland. Competitions for Best Waggy Tail and Best Junior Handler. T: 01789 292100 Felt A Flower Charlecote Wellesbourne CV35 9ER www.nationaltrust.org.uk 1:00pm-3:30pm <strong>Warwickshire</strong> artist, Ursula Westwood will teach you how to use wool fibres to make a clever felted flower corsage. Take inspiration from the park and gardens of Charlecote to fashion a textured felted picture. Adult £20, Child £10. Normal admission charges apply. Booking essential. T: 01789 470277 Viking Crafts - Jewellery Making The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in and enrich your clothes with brooches and belts and make yourself look like a true Viking leader. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 27 Aug Den Building Hartshill Hayes Country Park CV10 0TE countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk 10:00am-12:00noon Build a den using twigs and branches collected from around the woodland. Bring a snack to enjoy inside your den once all the hard work is done. Suitable for ages 5+. Child £3.50. Booking essential. T: 01827 872660 28 Aug Weapons and War - Awesome Armour The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in and arm yourself for a Viking raid and fashion your own armour using cardboard, foil and creativity! Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 29 Aug Wildlife Watch - Tweet To Woo Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 12:00noon-1:00pm Can you hear that noise, you’re going on a bird hunt, make them a snack and test your nest building skills. Suitable for ages 2+. Child £3.50 with one FREE accompanying adult. Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 Weapons and War - Horned Helmets The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Did you know that Vikings never actually had horns on their helmets? Drop in and make them anyway because it’s the best style for looking like your favourite fictional Viking. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 30 Aug Storytelling In The Courtyard FREE EVENT Aston Hall Courtyard B6 6JD www.birminghammuseums.org.uk 12:00noon-1:00pm or 2:30pm-3:30pm An enthralling folklore story of knights, chivalry, romance and bravery for children and grown-ups alike. T: 0121 348 8100 Wildlife Watch - Amazing Amphibians Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 10:30am-11:30am Explore the amphibian world, as you delve into the ponds, what do they eat, where do they live, are they always in the pond? Suitable for ages 6+. Child £3.50 with one FREE accompanying adult. Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 Wildlife Watch - <strong>Summer</strong> Adventure Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 12:00noon-1:00pm Have a summer adventure, there’s loads of fun to be had. Suitable for ages 6+. Child £3.50 with one FREE accompanying adult. Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 Weapons and War - Bows and Arrows The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm No Viking would be complete without a bow and arrow. Drop in and create your own using garden canes, wool and string. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 Meet The <strong>Warwickshire</strong> Dinosaur Market Hall Museum CV34 4SA heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk 10:00am-3:00pm After making your own dinosaur footprint and dinosaur model, let the Curator of Natural Sciences take you back millions of years to when our very own flesh-eating <strong>Warwickshire</strong> dinosaur roamed the Earth. Child £2.50, who must be accompanied by an adult. T: 01926 412500 Weapons and War - Arm Yourself With An Axe The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm A true weapon of choice for Viking warriors. Drop in and craft your own axe using tubes, foil and jewels. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 Wildlife Watch - Family Bat Night Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 7:15pm-8:45pm Make a batty craft, before heading out to play some games and go on a bat hunt! Use bat detectors to listen for bats and hopefully spot them flying between the trees too. Suitable for ages 5+. £5 per person or £15 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 Wildlife Watch - Pirates and Princesses Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 10:30am-11:30am Fancy your chances of walking the plank or see yourself in a beautiful castle, come along and build dens fit for a princess and secret pirate hideouts. Suitable for ages 4+. Child £3.50 with one FREE accompanying adult. Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 Weapons and War - Runestone Plaques The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in and discover the meanings of runes as you carve your name into clay. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 Nature Tots - Baby Animals and Their Families The Parkridge Centre B91 3HW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 10:30am-12:00noon or 1:30pm-3:00pm Nature Tots aims to encourage an early interest in wildlife. Sessions start with fifteen minutes of fun free play and then outside for activities based on the theme, before returning to the centre to make an amazing craft you can take home. Suitable for ages 2-4. Child £3.50 with one FREE accompanying adult. Booking essential. T: 024 7630 8999 2 Sept The Wind In The Willows - Outdoor Theatre Charlecote Wellesbourne CV35 9ER www.nationaltrust.org.uk 7:00pm-9:00pm Join Badger, Ratty, Mole and Toad for a perfect summer of adventure. What starts as a search for the best picnic spot rapidly turns into the most hilarious of escapades. Chapterhouse Theatre present Kenneth Grahame’s story alive with music and song, presented in beautiful traditional costume and features a woodland parade during the interval for everyone to join in with! Bring a picnic and blanket. Adult £15, Child £10. Booking essential. T: 01789 470277 Friends of Damson Parks Dog Show and Fun Day Damson Lane Park B92 9JS www.solihull.gov.uk 10:30am-3:00pm Dogwatch dog show, children’s rides, entertainment and stalls galore, the event is fun for all the family, including their four-legged friends! Proceeds go towards improving the park. T: 0121 704 8001 <strong>Summer</strong> Finale at Gulliver’s Gullivers Livingstone Dr MK15 0DT www.gulliversfun.co.uk 10.30am-5pm Celebrate the end of the summer season in style at Gulliver’s. You can look forward to extra hours on park without paying any more on your standard tickets. Best of all we’ll have a magical fireworks display in the evening. Selected rides and attractions will be operating after 5pm. www.gulliversfun.co.uk Gullivers Weapons and War - Viking Warriors The Herbert Gallery CV1 5QP www.theherbert.org 10:30am-3:30pm Drop in and bring your own Viking to life and make a giant puppet warrior to walk around the museum with you. Cost £2. T: 024 7623 7521 9 Sept Wildlife Watch After School Club Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk 3:45pm-5:00pm There will be lots of outdoor games and activities. 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 with one FREE accompanying adult Booking essential. T: 024 7630 2912 20 <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> SUMMER <strong>2017</strong> | www.primarytimes.net/warwickshire
THINKTANK NEW Space exhibitions, Planetarium, Science Garden and loads more! birminghammuseums.org.uk/whats-on Funded by: It’s out of this world families bham.indd 1 21/06/<strong>2017</strong> 15:02:11 www.primarytimes.net/warwickshire | SUMMER <strong>2017</strong> <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 21
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