what's on where 14 Feb Pop-up Paupers The Workhouse, Southwell NG25 0PT www.nationaltrust.org.uk Exp<strong>lo</strong>re The Workhouse find inmate doing their daily jobs and help them work. T: 01636-817269. 14 - 21 Feb Festival of Science & C uriosity 2018 Various <strong>lo</strong>cations www.nottsfosac.co.uk For one week every February, the Festival of Science and Curiosity brings creative and inspiring science, techno<strong>lo</strong>gy, engineering and maths based events and activities to the heart of Nottingham. This year, they have the biggest ever programme ready to ignite your curiosity, whether you’re 2 or 102! See website for full details of <strong>lo</strong>cations. 17 Feb Children’s Craft Club Eastwood Library NG16 3GB www.inspireculture.org.uk 10.30am-11.30am. Come a<strong>lo</strong>ng and join us for family friendly, craft activities at the Saturday Craft Club! Suitable for children. Free event, No booking needed. Exp<strong>lo</strong>rers Fair Broadway Cinema NG1 3AL www.nearnow.org.uk/events/ exp<strong>lo</strong>rers-fair-2018 Discover a range of fun activities for young creative exp<strong>lo</strong>rers and their families. At Exp<strong>lo</strong>rers Fair you’ll find playful workshops, interesting talks and interactive experiences from some of the UK’s most talented techies, artists and scientists. See website for tickets prices. Jurassic Diets & Sleeping Giants Wollaton Park NG8 2AE www.wollatonhall.org.uk Head to the Natural History Museum, to enjoy interactive activities about fossils, and learn more about the daily lives of dinosaurs. This event is part of the Festival of Science & Curiosity. Board Games for Bored Kids Sutton in Ashfield Library NG17 1BP www.inspireculture.org.uk Are you bored on Saturdays and <strong>lo</strong>oking for something to do? We run a free board games club. Come and join in and meet new friends. Children of all ages. FREE! No need to book. 17 – 18 Feb Open Handling Collection Creswell Crags S80 3LH www.creswell-crags.org.uk Get up c<strong>lo</strong>se and personal to some items in our handling collection! This will be held in the main exhibition at the visitors centre, and is free when exhibition entry is bought. (adults £3, concessions £2 and children aged 5-15 £1.50. Under 5’s free.) 17 - 23 Feb Giant Collage Idle Valley Nature Reserve DN22 8SG www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org Families and children are invited to come a<strong>lo</strong>ng each day and cut out and paste pictures on a giant collage at our Idle Valley Reserve. Open all day. Contact: Lindis De Vere 01777 858 247. Nature Trails Idle Valley Nature Reserve DN22 8SG www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org Pick up a form from Reception at our Idle Valley reserve, fol<strong>lo</strong>w the trail through the woods and collect the clues. Hand in your completed form for a small prize. For children age 7+ and families. Suggested donation of £1 per child welcomed. Open every day. Contact: Lindis De Vere 01777 858 247. 17 – 25 Feb Enchanted Fairy Trail Rufford Abbey Country Park NG22 9DF www.parkwoodoutdoors.co.uk Rufford Abbey have just discovered that they have their own Enchanted Forest! They have asked the fairies and pixies Trail sheets cost £1 and can be purchased on the day at Visitors Reception. Open from 10.30am until 4.00pm daily. February Half Term at Stonebridge City Farm Stonebridge City Farm NG3 2FR www.stonebridgecityfarm.com Lots of daily activities going on during February half term. Animal handling, bouncy castle, café, shop and gardens open. Charges apply. Se website for details. Family Fun at Nottingham Contemporary Nottingham Contemporary NG1 2GB www.nottinghamcontemporary.org/event/ february-half-term-2 11am-3pm. Get creative this February Half Term and take your senses on a journey around our galleries, then make a giant folding book that goes on for miles! FREE with no need to book, just drop in and stay as <strong>lo</strong>ng as you like! Free Family Fun! National Justice Museum NG1 1HN www.nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk We’ve got a range of free family crafts for you to enjoy in the holidays. Badge making – Monday 19 February (11am – 2pm). Puzzles and co<strong>lo</strong>uring – Tuesday 20 to Sunday 25 February. B<strong>lo</strong>ck printing – Tuesday 20 February (11am – 12.30pm and 1pm – 2.30pm). Bulb planting in the reflective garden – Thursday 22 February (11am – 2pm). T: 0115 952 0555. Fairy Tale Trial National Justice Museum NG1 1HN www.nationaljusticemuseum.org.uk As a family join the characters as Snow White has her day in court. You can make the case for the defence, or the prosecution. And, you can join the jury ultimately deciding whether Snow White is guilty, or not. 11am, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. T: 0115 952 0555. Early Man Quest Bolsover Castle S44 6PR www.english-heritage.org.uk Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed the Earth, Early Man tells the story of how plucky caveman Dug, a<strong>lo</strong>ng with sidekick Hognob, unites his tribe against the mighty Bronze Age in a battle to beat them at their own game. Exp<strong>lo</strong>re Bolsover Castle in search of Dug, Hognob and the rest of the Early Man tribe. Fol<strong>lo</strong>w the clues and complete the quest to uncover centuries of history in one day. 10am-4pm. 19 Feb Enchanting Journeys Nottingham Playhouse NG1 5AF www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk Times: 10.30am – 12pm (for ages 4 – 8 years and their families). 2pm – 3.30pm (for 8 – 12 year olds). Go on an enchanting journey, exp<strong>lo</strong>re new worlds, magic and mystery and create your own spellbinding stories this half term at Nottingham Playhouse. T: 0115 941 9419. Bookmark and Keyring Event Cotgrave Library NG12 3JQ www.inspireculture.org.uk Join us to create beautiful bookmarks and wonderful wooden keyrings to take home. For anyone who likes cutting, gluing and sticking. Baby area available. Suitable for all ages. 10am-12pm. Free entry. No need to book. Clay Day Harley Gallery S80 3LW www.harleygallery.co.uk Bring the children a<strong>lo</strong>ng during February half term and get messy during our Clay Day workshop. Exp<strong>lo</strong>re and experiment with different techniques including slab and coil building. Suitable for children aged 4+. Adults must stay with their children at all times. 10am-4pm. Charges apply. Booking essential. T: 01909 501 700. Artbeat! Doctor Dress Up Mansfield Museum NG18 1NG www.mansfield.gov.uk 10am-1pm. Cost: £1.50. More information to fol<strong>lo</strong>w on website. Family Science Activities Bilborough Library NG8 4PN www.inspireculture.org.uk 10.00am-3.00pm. Free Interactive activities in your <strong>lo</strong>cal library, including: Curiosity Corner – engage your curiosity with fun activities. Chemistry Experiments – including Elephant’s Toothpaste and the ‘Pepper Trick’. Game of Fuels Board Game – sessions running from 1pm. Make & Take – make your own neurons and brain hats. Night from the Museum – get hands on with Wollaton Hall’s taxidermy collection and activities about animals’ sleep patterns. Maths Games – lateral thinking games with ropes. T- 0115 915 5795. 19 – 22 Feb Half Term Workshops: Places & Faces New Art Exchange NG7 6BE www.nae.org.uk Deve<strong>lo</strong>p your drama and performance skills with acting coach, Natalia Bruce. We’ll be working together to learn about people and places and how they inspire our daily thoughts and actions. With the other young people in the workshops, together you will create your own unique performance. Admission: FREE (booking is advisable). Age range: 7-10yrs. Please note the workshops run over 4 sessions. T: 0115 924 8630. 19 – 23 Feb Medieval Mayhem at Bolsover Castle Bolsover Castle S44 6PR www.english-heritage.org.uk Step back in time and have Medieval fun this summer! Meet Sir Cuss for your squire training and get active in games to test your skill and courage. Perched on a ridge high above the Vale of Scarsdale, on the site of a medieval fortress, Bolsover Castle is an extraordinary 17th-century aristocratic retreat. The exquisite ‘Little Castle’ has remarkable wall-paintings and interiors, and the Riding House is the earliest such building in England to survive complete. Half Term Activities! Creswell Crags S80 3LH www.creswell-crags.org.uk Lots of activities going on at Creswell Crags this half term. See Facebook page for more information or T: 01909 720378. 19 – 24 Feb February Family Fest 2018 Nottingham Playhouse NG1 5AF www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk Join us this February Half Term 2018 for an exciting and varied week of family fun. Come and make, exp<strong>lo</strong>re and play as we create pieces of drama, music and much more! Our workshops have been designed for parents, carers and children to exp<strong>lo</strong>re together, so we encourage all children to bring a<strong>lo</strong>ng a family member, or friend. Please book for the workshops via Box Office on 0115 941 9419. Half Term Games Week Forest Town Library NG19 0AA www.inspireculture.org.uk Bring your parents and grandparents and see if you can beat them at the ball and cup, diab<strong>lo</strong>, yo-yo or spinning top! Dress up as a Victorian, play cat’s cradle and have a game of dominoes. 10.30am- 12pm. Suitable for all. Free event. No need to book. 20 Feb Get Drawing! Beeston Library NG9 1AE www.inspireculture.org.uk 2pm-3pm. Join author and illustrator Steve Smallman for an hour of half term fun. Find out about his amazing books and have a go at creating your own illustrations. For children aged 5 - 9. Places limited. Booking advised. See website for details. Magical Music Nottingham Playhouse NG1 5AF www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk Times: 10.30am – 12pm (for ages 4 – 8 years and their families).Do you want to make magical musical spells and become Kings, Queens and Fairies? Join this music and song session for all the family at Nottingham Playhouse. T: 0115 941 9419. Children’s’ Craft Activity Arnold Library NG5 7EE www.inspireculture.org.uk Come a<strong>lo</strong>ng to Arnold Library to do something Crafty! Suitable for age: 3-10 years. Cost: Free. No need to book. 8 Primary Times FEBRUARY 2018 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/nottinghamshire
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