Primary Times Derbyshire Oct 17

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23 – 25 Oct
A Stroppy Workshoppy - Vile
Villains and Unlikely Heroes
Markeaton Park DE22 4AA
www.derbylive.co.uk
Fun workshops for princes, princesses
and their families from the wonderful
creators of the Guildhall Theatre
Christmas shows, including this year’s
Prince Stroppy Pants and the Christmas
Caper. Join the Babbling Vagabonds and
help them conjure up a gallery of the
vilest villains to have ever walked the
world and a selection of heroes of the
unlikeliest order. Learn how to turn your
creations into fab puppets to take part
in our parade of baddies and goodies
and then, after all that, you get to take
them home! Hooray! Tickets £4.50. To
book T: 01332 361941
23 – 27 Oct
SportScouts - Multi-Sport Holiday
Camps
Springwood Leisure Centre DE21 2RQ
www.sportscouts.co.uk
8:45am Registration-3:00pm Sports
coaching for children aged 5-14. From
£20 per day. Booking essential
T: 07815 524 614
Half Price Racket Sports
Derby Arena DE24 8JB
inderby.gov.uk
8:00am-4:00pm Book a table tennis,
pickleball or badminton court for half
price. To book T: 01332 641747
Tree-mendous Autumn Crafts
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
11:00am-3:00pm Drop in for some craft
activities celebrating the wonderful
trees at Kedleston. Child £2.50, normal
admission charges apply. Booking
essential T: 01332 842191
Autumnal Crafts
Sudbury Hall and National Museum Of
Childhood Sudbury DE6 5HT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sudbury-hall
11:00am-1:00pm Drop into the Museum
activity room for some seasonal themed
crafts. The golden autumn leaves are
falling from the trees and autumn
inspiration is all around. Cost £1, normal
admission charges apply.
T: 01283 585337
23 – 29 Oct
Halloween Craft Event
Denby Pottery Village DE5 8NX
www.denby.co.uk/denby-potteryvillage
11:00am or 1:00pm or 2:30pm
Solve the clues and find your way to the
spooky wood and seek out the witch in
the woods. Roll and cut out scary shapes
in clay to take home. Adult £3.50, Child
£7.50. Booking essential
T: 01773 740799
23 – 31 Oct
Halloween Face Painting
Chatsworth House DE45 1PP
www.chatsworth.org
11:00am-1:00pm or 2:00pm-4:00pm
Let your little monkeys be transformed
into zombies, witches and ghouls in the
Broomstick Barn.
T: 01246 565 300
Fright Flights
Chatsworth House DE45 1PP
www.chatsworth.org
Take a trip on the fright flight for a
trailer ride into the deep dark woods.
Keep watch for some spooky characters
hiding in the trees and be sure to give
them a blast of water if you see them.
T: 01246 565 300
23 Oct – 3 Nov
Reptile Handling
Chatsworth House Bakewell, DE45 1PP
www.chatsworth.org
1:00pm-4:00pm Your little monsters
can get up close with reptilian monsters
from the animal kingdom.
T: 01246 565 300
24 Oct
Little Monsters - Spooky Spider
Crafts
Findern Wyevale Garden Centre
DE65 6BE
www.wyevalegardencentres.co.uk
10:00am-12:00noon Create your own
spider finger puppet and frightening
friends. Child£2.50. Booking essential.
T: 0844 288 5029
Introduction To Wood Carving For
Kids
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
10:30am-12:00noon Learn how to
safely use a knife to carve green wood
and make something to take away with
you. Suitable for children aged from
10-16 years old. Children should be
accompanied by an adult throughout
the session. Cost £10, normal admission
charges apply. Booking essential
T: 01332 842191
Bog Monsters and Crazy
Creatures
Pavilion Arts Centre SK17 6BE
www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
9:30am (ages 2+), 11:00am (ages 6-12)
Do you want to own a crazy bog monster
of your own? You do? Then this is your
chance to get stuck in and get messy
creating your very own crazy creature,
alien, fairy, or some other weird but
wonderful creation. Join us for a wild
and amazing clay filled experience
and let your inner sculptor roam free.
Fantastically gooey fun for everyone!
Tickets £5. T: 01298 72190
Georgian Jollies : Spooky Treats
FREE EVENT
Pickford’s House DE1 1DA
www.derbymuseums.org
1:00pm-3:00pm Design, decorate and
eat your very own spooky treat – just
in time for Halloween! Draw inspiration
from the spooky stories of Pickford’s
House to create a ghoulish cake to take
home. T: 01332 715181
Wildlife Watch - Preparing For
Winter
Rosliston Forestry Centre DE12 8JX
www.roslistonforestrycentre.co.uk
2:00pm-4:00pm Lend a hand to our
feathered friends by making bird feeders
to help them survive the cold winter
months ahead. Activities suitable for
ages 4-12. Cost £2.50.
T: 01283 535039
Tissington Halloween Family Fun
Tanglewood Tissington Village Duck
Pond DE6 1RA
www.tanglewooddays.com
10:30am-12:00noon Create some
spooky crafts, make magic potions and
toast marshmallows around a warming
campfire! Suitable for ages 4-11. Child
£5.50. Booking is essential
T: 07989 492768
Play In A Day - Disneytime
The Brewhouse Arts Centre DE14 1EB
www.brewhouse.co.uk
10:00am-3:30pm Enjoy a day of learning
spectacular musical numbers and scenes
from everybody’s favourite Disney hits!
SIngalong and dance to some of the
greatest toe tapping songs from hits like
Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion
King and Frozen to name but a few. Cost
£20 or £35 for 2 siblings. To book
T: 01283 508100
24 – 25 Oct
Adventure Days
Lea Green Learning and Development
Centre Main Road, Lea, Matlock,
Derbyshire 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
Creepy Critters
Matlock Farm Park DE4 5LH
matlockfarmpark.co.uk
Snakes and Reptiles Exotic Animal
Encounter. Normal admission charges
apply. T: 01246 590200
24 – 26 Oct
Creepy Crafts
Chatsworth House DE45 1PP
www.chatsworth.org
11:00am-1:00pm or 2:00pm-4:00pm
Get crafty and make a scary Halloween
headband or a creepy card in the
Broomstick Barn. T: 01246 565 300
Web Weaver’s Wool Craft
Chatsworth House DE45 1PP
www.chatsworth.org
11:00am-1:00pm or 2:00pm-4:00pm
Try your hand at web weaving and
create a spider’s web using wool in the
Broomstick Barn. T: 01246 565 300
Green Woodcraft
Demonstrations
Kedleston Hall DE22 5JH
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
10:00am-4:00pm Come and see Natural
Earth Woodcraft demonstrations, some
traditional methods of wood working
such as pole lathe turning and shave
horse working. Free event, normal
admission charges apply.
T: 01332 842191
25 Oct
Little Monsters - Party
Findern Wyevale Garden Centre
DE65 6BE
www.wyevalegardencentres.co.uk
3:00pm Fancy dress Halloween Party.
Child’s Tea £7.50. Booking essential.
T: 0844 288 5029
The Art Hub: A Curious Turn FREE
EVENT
Museum and Art Gallery DE1 1BS
www.derbymuseums.org
10:00am-12:00noon Create your own
moving artwork and discover more
about the curious world of automata.
T: 01332 641901
Batty About Bats
Wildlife Discovery Room DE6 1ST
www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10:30am-12:00noon or 1:00pm-2:30pm
Halloween is getting close so get batty
about bats! Learn more about these
nocturnal creatures and how you can
help them in your own gardens. Make
your own bat box to take home. Suitable
for ages 5+. Adults £2, Child £4. Bat
boxes £5. Booking essential
T: 01773 881 188
Clowning Workshop
Pavilion Arts Centre SK17 6BE
www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
10:00am Do you enjoy playing the fool
and clowning around? Explore and enjoy
the techniques of some of the all-time
comedy greats such as Laurel and Hardy,
Harold Lloyd and Mr Bean. Come along
to learn the tricks of the trade, create
comic characters, sequences and scenes
and perform your very own slap-stick
sketch in front of your family and
friends. There will be a performance
after the workshop. Suitable for ages
8-12. Tickets £10. T: 01298 72190
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