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Magical Christmas Memories<br />
at Mead Open Farm<br />
Daily from 1 - 24 December, make a magical<br />
visit to Mead Open Farm’s Christmas Kingdom.<br />
All under cover and heated, there’s over 7,000<br />
square feet of festive fun to discover!<br />
Using your Magical Boarding Pass, you’ll watch<br />
the enchanting festive 3D film, walk through the<br />
Elves’ Christmas Village and even make some magical reindeer food<br />
to take home. Plus, back for 2017, learn to be a Christmas elf at Elf<br />
Academy!<br />
And of course, a trip to Christmas Kingdom wouldn’t be complete<br />
without meeting Santa in his Grotto! Tell him all your Christmas<br />
wishes and (if you’ve been good this year) he’ll let you choose a<br />
gift from his Toy Shop. With so many to choose from, what will you<br />
pick?<br />
Book online now to save. Tickets to the Christmas Kingdom start at<br />
£12.95 per child, which includes full entry to Mead Open Farm with<br />
all the animal activities and Shaggy’s huge heated indoor PlayWorld<br />
and of course, a Christmas gift from Santa’s Toy Shop!<br />
Christmas Kingdom at Mead Open Farm is just south of Leighton<br />
Buzzard. Visitors should fol<strong>lo</strong>w the brown signs from A505 or<br />
A4146. For further information call 01525 852954 or visit<br />
www.meadopenfarm.co.uk<br />
Magic and Dreams At the Roald Dahl<br />
Museum this Christmas<br />
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never<br />
find it”, said Roald Dahl in The Minpins, magical<br />
miniature people who live in the trees. Magic and<br />
dreams feature in many of Roald Dahl’s stories.<br />
There are the BFG’s dream bottles, Matilda’s<br />
magic powers, George’s Marvel<strong>lo</strong>us Medicine<br />
and the Grand High Witch’s Formula 86.<br />
Join in with a sprinkling of Roald Dahl’s magic<br />
and dreams at the Museum over the Christmas<br />
holidays. Make a magical concoction like<br />
George’s, or a dream catcher for capturing your<br />
dreams. Decorate a pil<strong>lo</strong>wcase with good dreams<br />
or create some magical glasses and co<strong>lo</strong>urful<br />
kaleidoscopes to focus your eye power like Matilda’s.<br />
Check the full list of Christmas holiday events and workshops with<br />
all times and prices at www.roalddahl.com/museum/whats-on<br />
Discover the science of winter in<br />
Santa’s Amazing Science Experience<br />
This December, Bucks County Museum has an amazing treat for<br />
families in the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery. On 16 December,<br />
Santa’s Elves invite you to join them to watch a special Christmas<br />
themed science show. See Santa’s Master Elf experimenting with<br />
co<strong>lo</strong>ured snow, fizzing snowmen, frosty effects and a sprinkling<br />
of Christmas magic to create a fun scientific twist on a white<br />
Christmas. This magical experience ends with an appearance from<br />
Santa and a gift to take home. Children £9 (includes gift), Adults<br />
£7. Price includes admission to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery.<br />
Choose from 12 noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Lasts 45 minutes.<br />
Please book in advance. Over the Christmas holidays visit our new<br />
exhibition ‘Christmas Toy Box’ and have fun remembering toys from<br />
your childhood. There will be plenty of toys to play with, too. On<br />
28 December, drop in from 1pm until 4pm and meet artists from<br />
Sparksartists who will be demonstrating the art of the Altered Book<br />
and will show you how to have fun<br />
with paper. For full details of all our<br />
events visit<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
Bucks County Museum, Church St,<br />
Aylesbury HP20 2QP. Tel 01296<br />
331441.<br />
There’s an adventure to be had this<br />
Christmas at Hughenden<br />
Step through the keyhole into an adventure in wonderland this<br />
Christmas at Hughenden, as the National Trust presents the quirky<br />
tale of Lewis Carroll. The Victorian Manor will be decked out in all<br />
of its usual Christmas charm, inspired this year by Carroll’s magical<br />
tale.<br />
Let your imagination run wild as you stumble into a tale of nonsense<br />
and riddles, as we exp<strong>lo</strong>re the 19th century novel through themed<br />
decorations and interpretation. Throughout the estate Hughenden’s<br />
staff and volunteers have carefully recreated scenes from Lewis<br />
Carroll’s classic novel, to create an immersive magical experience<br />
for all to enjoy. With their typical creative flair, volunteers have<br />
knitted jam tarts that <strong>lo</strong>ok so good you could eat them, made more<br />
paper roses than you’ve ever seen, and have successfully tried their<br />
hand at crafting glittery hedgehogs from books.<br />
Visitors can join a festive tea party in the dining room, see playing<br />
cards cascading through the Inner Hall, or find a caterpillar in the<br />
bed! The theme extends into the grounds with activities throughout<br />
the gardens for young exp<strong>lo</strong>rers. Fol<strong>lo</strong>w a family friendly trail in the<br />
gardens, go down a rabbit hole, through the wil<strong>lo</strong>w tunnel and play<br />
croquet on the terrace.<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hughenden<br />
Eden Shopping Centre<br />
The most wonderful time of<br />
the year is almost upon us,<br />
and at Eden Shopping Centre,<br />
we’re lending a helping hand<br />
to smooth the path into your<br />
festivities, for we have a sack<br />
full of goodies to make your<br />
Christmas unforgettable! Our<br />
shelves are packed full of<br />
beautifully bizarre gifts that are<br />
sure to appeal to even the most<br />
exquisite of tastes. Whether you’re searching for that perfect gift for<br />
him, for her, for the kids, or even for yourself, you can be sure to<br />
find what you’re <strong>lo</strong>oking for at Eden.<br />
If you fancy a break from shopping however, why not bring the kids<br />
a<strong>lo</strong>ng for some festive fun? From Sunday 10th December, children<br />
can graduate from Eden’s Elf School where they can choose their<br />
elf name, help make presents, and learn how to walk like an elf! The<br />
magical school will be welcoming students right up until Christmas<br />
Eve, and as an extra special treat, Santa will be taking time out of<br />
his busy schedule to meet and greet all of his new recruits. Whether<br />
it’s giving Santa an insight into what’s on their Christmas wish list<br />
or asking him questions about Rudolph and his sleigh, Santa and<br />
his elves will be there with open ears between 10am and 5pm most<br />
days.<br />
In the lead up to Christmas, glistening lights, joyful tunes and the<br />
sweet smell of mulled wine are never far away, for Eden’s Christmas<br />
market is back once again! Take a trip to the festive stalls and pick<br />
up some unique, handmade Christmas gifts or simply take a <strong>lo</strong>ok<br />
around and enjoy the Christmas fayre with family and friends. The<br />
Christmas market is open until Wednesday 27th December.<br />
For more information on Eden’s spectacular Christmas activity,<br />
please visit the website at www.edenshopping.co.uk.<br />
www.primarytimes.net/buckinghamshire | WINTER Issue Primary Times 19
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