WHAT’S ON WHERE Saturday 9th December Saturnalia National Roman Legion Museum Caerleon, NP18 1AE 11am - 4pm. Celebrate the festival of Saturnalia, the Roman winter festival similar to Christmas, with Roman food, games, dressing up and craft activities. Tel: 029 2057 3544. www.museumwales.ac.uk/roman Gallery Workshop: Spaceships! Chapter, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE Using Larissa Sansour’s exhibition as inspiration this is a chance for your to build your very own spaceship out of a variety of different materials and paints. All spaceships that are made will be displayed in the Foyer area for the whole of the following week. Cost: £3. Drop in activity (approx. 30mins per spaceship). Recommended Age: 5+. Tel: 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org Yuletide Log and Wreath Making Victoria Park, Cardiff, CF5 1EY 10.30am - 3.30pm. Logs £2.50, table decorations £3.50, wreaths £7.50. Make your own Yuletide logs and wreaths for the festive season. Last entry 2.30pm. Tel: 029 2044 5903. www.oudoorcardiff.com Scrappy Sheep Club: Upcycle A Bauble National Wool Museum, Dre-fach- Felindre, SA44 5UP 12pm - 3pm. Free. Turn a boring plain bauble into a special new decoration to hang on the tree. Family activity. Tel: 029 2057 3600. www.museumwales <strong>Winter</strong> Workshop Parc Play Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX 11am & 2.30pm. Complete the winter trail before enjoying Christmas crafts in the cosy cabin. Tel: 029 2034 5696. www.parcplay.com Afternoon Tea at Toad Hall Sherman Theatre CF24 4YE 4.30pm. £9.50 per child. Toad’s Housekeeper extends you a warm welcome to Toad Hall. Join her for crafting, songs and games before settling down for a fine Riverbanker afternoon tea. Whether you are attending a performance of one of the Christmas shows or not, this is a full of fun activity to keep your little animals entertained. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Duration 90 mins. To book tel: 029 2064 6900. www.shermantheatre.co.uk Family Film Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE 11am Son of Bigfoot. 3pm The Muppet Christmas Carol. Children under 12-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org Saturday 9th - Sunday 10th December Lights in the Sky Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW Throughout the day. Shooting stars, planets, rainbows and more! Look up into the night sky to explore the many lights that have fascinated humans for centuries. Discover their origins, from nearby satellites to distant stars, and find out which lights in the sky you can see from your own back garden. If you’re lucky you may even catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price. Plus: A Techniquest Christmas Carol Throughout the day. Witness some unbelievable festive illusions, and then watch the science behind the magic. Plus: Pawprints in the <strong>Winter</strong> Sky Throughout the day. Help Izzy take a tour of the night sky as she learns about the animals that you can find amongst the stars. Depending on the season, see what animals you can find. It might be a bull, a lion, a dragon or a winged horse! Suitable for under- 7s. £1.50 addition to admission price. Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org Christmas Craft Market Tredegar House, Pencarn Way, Newport, NP10 8YW 11am - 4pm. Free entry. Mooch around the Christmas markets offering a range of foods and gifts from local traders. Tel: 01633 811650. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse Breakfast with the Elves Dyffryn Gardens Nr St Nicholas, CF5 6SU 9am - 10am. Adults £10.95; children £7.95. Enjoy a cooked breakfast, play games and do some colouring with our Elves in the Garden’s Café. Adults get free refills of tea and coffee and every child receives a gift. Tel: 029 2059 0813. www.nationaltrust.org.uk Sunday 10th December Christmas Memorial Service Thornhill Crematorium, Thornhill Rd, Cardiff CF14 9UA 2pm - 3.30pm. Everyone is welcome to join Bereavement Service’s annual memorial service to commemorate all burials and cremations in Cardiff. Refreshments will follow the service. Christmas memorial tree tags will be available from 3rd December <strong>2017</strong> for a donation of £2. Tags to be placed on the memorial tree until 12th night. Tel: 029 2044 5903. www.oudoorcardiff.com Family Film Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE 11am The Muppet Christmas Carol. 3pm Son of Bigfoot. Children under 12-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org Cardiff by Candlelight City Hospice Grounds of Whitchurch Hospital, CF14 7BF 4pm - 8pm. Take the family along for a festive candlelit walk around Whitchurch. Browse the craft stalls, sing carols and meet Santa. Mulled wine and mince pies/ refreshments available. Free entry. Donations welcome. www.cityhospice.org.uk Lunchtime Concert National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP 1pm. A performance by students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Free. Tel: 0300 111 2 333. www.museumwales.ac.uk <strong>Winter</strong> Workshop Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX 11am & 2.30pm. Complete the winter trail before enjoying Christmas crafts in the cosy cabin. Plus Join RSPB Cymru for some nature based family activities. Tel: 029 2034 5696. www.parcplay.com CARDIFF WINTER WOMDERLAND Yuletide Log and Wreath Making Roath Pleasure Park Bowls Pavilion, Cardiff, CF23 5NP 10.30am - 3.30pm Logs £2.50, table decorations £3.50, wreaths £7.50. Make your own Yuletide logs and wreaths for the festive season. Last entry 2.30pm. Tel: 029 2044 5904. www.oudoorcardiff.com Do it your Elf! Craft Workshops The Red Dragon Centre Cardiff Bay CF10 4JY 12pm - 4pm. Drop into the free Elf workshop and design and take home your own Elf hat with the help of Santa’s little helpers! Chief Elf will reward you with your own certificate and you can even complete the look at Elfie’s face painting station. Plus look out for an extraordinary Elf with his own GIANT puppet reindeer! Festive fun for all the family! Usual parking terms apply (minimum spend applies) Full info at www. thereddragoncentre.co.uk Wednesday 13th December Carols at Grange Gardens Cardiff, CF11 7LJ 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Join the Community Park Rangers for a traditional carol concert at Grange Gardens bandstand. Wrap up warm and take a torch if you have one. Tel: 029 2044 5903. www.oudoorcardiff.com Thursday 14th December Carols at Victoria Park Cardiff, CF5 1EY 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Join the Community Park Rangers for a traditional carol concert at Grange Gardens bandstand. Wrap up warm and take a torch if you have one. Tel: 029 2044 5904. www.oudoorcardiff.com Friday 15th December Carry on Screaming Screening: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE Every Friday at 11am, Carry on Screaming allows parents or carers to see a film at Chapter without having to worry about their baby causing a disturbance. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Free entry for babies. Book online or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org Toddler Time Wales Millennium Centre Bute Place, Cardiff Bay CF10 5AL 11am - 2.30pm. Free. Take your tot to the Centre for the monthly Toddler Time. Introducing children to a new musical instrument every month, Toddler Time features a special programme of activities for our littlest visitors. Let your little creatives express themselves through crafts, bilingual singing, music and storytelling sessions. Using a range of materials you and your little one will create and play and most of all, have fun. Tel: 029 2063 6464. www.wmc.org.uk Saturday 16th December Festive Film: The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D (PG: 1993) National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, SA1 3RD 2.30pm. Free family film. Tel: 029 2057 3600. www.museum.wales/swansea Afternoon Tea at Toad Hall Sherman Theatre, CF24 4YE 4.30pm. £9.50 per child. Toad’s Housekeeper extends you a warm welcome to Toad Hall. Join her for crafting, songs and games before settling down for a fine Riverbanker afternoon tea. Whether you are attending a performance of one of the Christmas shows or not, this is a full of fun activity to keep your little animals entertained. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Duration 90 mins. To book tel: 029 2064 6900. www.shermantheatre.co.uk Sand Snowman Competition Ogmore-by-Sea Beach, CF32 0PB Team registration at 10:30am, event starts 11am. Free festive family fun. Take a spade and Santa hats and register your team (no more than 5) Prize for winning team. Will not go ahead if raining. Dress up warm! Meet at the Pen-y-Bont SLSC building, Rivermouth car park. Tel: 079665 72273. www.beachacademywales.com Monthly Nature Ramble Forest Farm Warden Centre, Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7JJ 10am - 12pm. Free. Take your binoculars (if you have them) and join the Friends of Forest Farm on a guided walk to identify the ever changing array of birds and wildlife which call Forest Farm home. Tel: 029 2044 5903. www.outdoorcardiff.com Family Film Chapter Arts Centre Market Road, Canton, CF5 1QE 11am + 3pm: Star Wars: The Last Jedi. 10.30am + 2pm The Muppet Christmas Carol. Children under 12-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets: £2.50 - £4.50. Book online or on 029 2030 4400. www.chapter.org 12 Primary Times WINTER <strong>2017</strong> | www.primarytimes.net/cardiff Continued on page 18
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