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what's on where<br />
12 Feb<br />
Rhythm, Rap and Rhyme with<br />
Neal Zetter<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
The children’s author and entertainer, Neal<br />
Zetter, performs his hilarious poems and helps<br />
you to write a short fun poem too. Cost £3 per<br />
person. Suitable for ages 4+. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Pottery Elephants & Rhinos<br />
Queens Park Arts Centre HP21 7RT<br />
www.qpc.org<br />
Have fun making these wonderful and powerful<br />
creatures out of clay. Suitable for ages 7+ years.<br />
Cost £20, members £18. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01296 424332<br />
12 – 13 Feb<br />
Static Day<br />
Bucks Railway Centre HP224BY<br />
www.bucksrailcentre.org<br />
Reduced prices as although no train rides are<br />
offered, the Visitor Centre and Railway Museum<br />
will be open, and visitors are free to wander the<br />
site at their leisure. Reduced prices. Self-service<br />
hot and cold drinks and snacks only.<br />
12 – 16 Feb<br />
Hibernating Hedgehogs<br />
Hughenden Manor HP14 4LA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Make a woodland creature in its own<br />
hibernation house. Cost £3. T: 01494 755573<br />
Spring Half Term<br />
MK Museum MK12 5EL<br />
www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk<br />
Plenty of activities to entertain the children<br />
during the half term holidays.<br />
T: 01908 316222<br />
February Half Term Trail<br />
Ashridge Estate HP4 1LT<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Fol<strong>lo</strong>w the trail to learn more about the history<br />
of Ashridge and the people who have lived here<br />
though the ages. Cost £3 per child.<br />
T: 01442 851 227<br />
Feb Half Term Playscheme<br />
Jonathan Page Play Centre HP19 9HH<br />
www.aylesburytowncouncil.gov.uk/jppc<br />
What is one child’s junk is another one’s<br />
treasure. Throughout half term we will be<br />
embarking on various junk modelling projects<br />
including building our own giant house,<br />
cameras and robots, all made from recyclable<br />
materials. Fantasy knows no boundaries. Our<br />
experienced staff are also planning <strong>lo</strong>ts of fun<br />
games and, as always, the children can choose<br />
between free play, making use of the many<br />
toys and games available or take part in the<br />
structured activities.<br />
13 Feb<br />
Boggled Box Beasts<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
In this junk modelling session, you will make<br />
your own crodswol<strong>lo</strong>ping creature, adding<br />
different patterns and textures for amazing<br />
effects! Cost £3 per person. Suitable for ages<br />
4+. Booking essential. T: 01494 892192<br />
Discovery and Make:<br />
Flicker and Flash<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
Learn about electricity circuits and wire your<br />
own working model that will light up and<br />
flash with a flick of a switch! Cost £3.50.<br />
Booking recommended. T: 01494 957210<br />
Den Building<br />
Black Park SL3 6DS www.buckscc.gov.uk<br />
Have a go at building your own den in Black<br />
Park by the campfire. When you’re finished,<br />
enjoy toasted marshmal<strong>lo</strong>ws and hot drinks<br />
in your den! Family friendly; online booking<br />
essential. Cost £16.50 per family.<br />
Snowflake Owls<br />
Queens Park Arts Centre HP21 7RT<br />
www.qpc.org<br />
Make a beautiful flying owl, touched by<br />
winter frost, but filled with <strong>lo</strong>ve. Suitable<br />
for ages 7+ years. Cost £20, members £18.<br />
Booking essential. T: 01296 424332<br />
Marvel<strong>lo</strong>us Masks<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
Design your own face mask. Drop in 10am<br />
and 12 noon or 1pm and 3pm. £3 per child.<br />
No need to book. All children must be<br />
accompanied by an adult. T: 01296 331441<br />
13 – 15 Feb<br />
Think, Make, Do….Cyber<br />
Bletchley Park MK3 6EB<br />
www.bletchleypark.org.uk<br />
These workshops exp<strong>lo</strong>re some of the highly<br />
relevant modern day issues of online safety<br />
and how these relate to the Bletchley Park<br />
Codebreakers. Suitable for ages 5+ years.<br />
T: 01908 640404<br />
14 Feb<br />
Crockadowndilly Pots<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of The<br />
Enormous Crocodile by making your own<br />
croc-tastic clay pot. Cost £3 per person.<br />
Suitable for ages 4+. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Wild Wednesday Feathery Friends<br />
Stowe Landscape Gardens MK18 5EQ<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stowe<br />
Join the wild team to learn more about<br />
our feathery friends, collect your own bird<br />
spotting guide and make a bird feeder to<br />
take home. How many birds will you spot?<br />
Receive a sticker for completing one of your<br />
‘50 Things’ - go bird watching and take home<br />
your own ‘50 Things’ scrapbook. 10.30am<br />
– 12noon.<br />
Kid’s Crochet Workshop<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
Work on a fun, bright project - a bracelet<br />
or keyring - and take home whatever<br />
you make. Cost £5.50. Booking essential.<br />
Suitable for ages 5+ years. T: 01494 957210<br />
Secret Keepsake Books<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
Decorate your own keepsake book to keep<br />
your treasures in. Drop in 10am and 12 noon<br />
or 1pm and 3pm. £3 per child. No need to<br />
book. All children must be accompanied by<br />
an adult. T:01296 331441<br />
Half Term Steam Train Rides<br />
Bucks Railway Centre HP224BY<br />
www.bucksrailcentre.org<br />
Miniature Railway, Visitor Centre, Railway<br />
Museum, cafe and shop all open! See website<br />
for details or call 01296 655720.<br />
Bushcraft<br />
Black Park SL3 6DS www.buckscc.gov.uk<br />
Learn woodland bushcraft skills including fire<br />
lighting, whittling and wood splitting. Family<br />
friendly; online booking essential. Cost £25.50<br />
for 1 adult and 1 child.<br />
Pottery Squirrels<br />
Queens Park Arts Centre HP21 7RT<br />
www.qpc.org<br />
Spring will soon be spring so we’re sculpting<br />
some super squirrels! Suitable for ages 7+<br />
years. Cost £20, members £18. Booking<br />
essential. T: 01296 424332<br />
15 Feb<br />
Reptile Roadshow<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Join the Reptile Roadshow and come face to<br />
face with swiggles of cold-b<strong>lo</strong>oded creatures<br />
and minibeasts. Cost £4.50 per participant.<br />
Suitable for ages 6+. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Make a Monster Cave<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Build and decorate a cardboard den, and crawl<br />
inside with your family as you pretend to be a<br />
buzzwangling beast. Free with museum entry.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Trail Trackers<br />
Hughenden Manor HP14 4LA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Put your orienteering skills to the test with a<br />
compass and map. Cost £4. T: 01494 755573<br />
Discovery and Make:<br />
Flicker and Flash<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
Learn about electricity circuits and wire your<br />
own working model that will light up and flash<br />
with a flick of a switch! Cost £3.50. Booking<br />
recommended. T: 01494 957210<br />
Cally’s Board Game Evening<br />
Wycombe Museum HP13 6PX<br />
www.wycombemuseum.org.uk<br />
Bring your family and friends to play Cally<br />
Trench’s original board games, including<br />
Gravestones and Dry Bones. Cost £3.50 adults,<br />
children 50p. T: 01494 957210<br />
Golden Fish and the Marmalade Cat<br />
Queens Park Arts Centre HP21 7RT<br />
www.qpc.org<br />
Marmalade Cat has a moving head and a golden<br />
friend on a fishing rod – purrfect for playing<br />
with furry friends! Suitable for ages 7+ years.<br />
Cost £20, members £18. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01296 424332<br />
Imaginarium Art Attack<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
Be inspired to create your own work of art on<br />
canvas. Drop in 10am and 12 noon or 1pm and<br />
3pm. £3 per child. No need to book. All children<br />
must be accompanied by an adult.<br />
T:01296 331441<br />
16 Feb<br />
Crockadowndilly Pots<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of The<br />
Enormous Crocodile by making your own<br />
croc-tastic clay pot. Cost £3 per person.<br />
Suitable for ages 4+. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Tots Go Wild<br />
Black Park SL3 6DS www.buckscc.gov.uk<br />
Outdoor session for toddlers with older<br />
siblings welcome for half term. Cost £6.50<br />
per child. Online booking essential.<br />
17 Feb<br />
Muggled Up Beasts<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Make giant-sized beast body parts that we’ll<br />
assemble into a huge mix-n-match beast<br />
generator. Cost £3 per person. Suitable for<br />
ages 4+. Booking essential.<br />
T: 01494 892192<br />
Cinderella Youth Dance Workshop<br />
Milton Keynes Theatre MK9 3NZ<br />
www.atgtickets.com<br />
This fantastic workshop will give you an<br />
opportunity to experience New Adventures<br />
repertoire and take part in creative tasks<br />
with leading dancers from The company.<br />
Suitable for ages 8-13 years.<br />
T: 0844 871 7652<br />
Risex 2018 Model Railway Exhibition<br />
Princes Risborough Community Centre<br />
HP27 9AX www.rdmrc.org.uk<br />
Annual display from <strong>lo</strong>cal enthusiasts.<br />
View 9 layouts, enjoy demonstrations and<br />
light refreshments. Admission Adults £4,<br />
children £2.<br />
Messy Church<br />
St Michaels and All Angels Parish Church<br />
HP6 5DR www.stmichaelsamersham.org.uk<br />
A fun, informal activity for all the family<br />
combining creative activities and biblical<br />
teaching. T: 01494 726680<br />
Rock and Fossil Day<br />
Bucks County Museum HP20 2QP<br />
www.buckscountymuseum.org<br />
Exp<strong>lo</strong>re hands-on displays of rocks and<br />
fossils, meet experts and bring a<strong>lo</strong>ng your<br />
own specimens for identification. Family<br />
fun. Entry by donation. T:01296 331441<br />
17 – 18 Feb<br />
Daily Beasts<br />
Roald Dahl Museum HP16 0AL<br />
www.roalddahl.com<br />
Help complete a crodswoggling creature<br />
inspired by the beasts in Roald Dahl’s books.<br />
Free with museum entry. T: 01494 892192<br />
Snowdrop Weekend<br />
Waterperry Gardens OX33 1JZ<br />
www.waterperrygardens.co.uk<br />
With more than 60 different snowdrop<br />
varieties carpeting the ornamental gardens<br />
over the season, enjoy these little heralds of<br />
spring in a magical setting. T: 01844 339254<br />
Sensational Snowdrops<br />
Claydon House MK18 2EY<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Discover beautiful snowdrops as you exp<strong>lo</strong>re<br />
this winter wonderland. Cost £6 adults, £3<br />
children. T: 01296 730349<br />
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Primary Times FEBRUARY HALF TERM Issue | www.primarytimes.co.uk/buckinghamshire
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