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Whitsun Week Half Term
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11am - 4pm Join us this Whitsun Week for
some family fun! Trail £2 per child. Please
purchase your trail sheet from the shop,
solve the clues around the grounds and
collect your prize! Craft activity £2 per child.
Please purchase your kit from the shop and
use the craft tables to complete your craft.
Children must be accompanied by an adult
at all times.
Helping Hand
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
9am - 5pm Visit our ever-popular family
activity tent and make a bird feeder with
recyclable materials for your garden. No
booking required.
Heroes vs Supervillains
Shakespeare's New Place CV37 6EP
www.shakespeare.org.uk
9am - 5pm Which Shakespeare character
would you class as a villain or hero? Is
Iago really that evil or is he simply
misunderstood? No booking required.
Woolly Week
Mary Arden’s Farm
CV37 9UN
www.shakespeare.org.uk
9am - 5pm Why not try your hand at
spinning wool and find out how to make
a Tudor braid to take home? No booking
required.
26 May – 3 June
Nature Week
Cotswold Wildlife Park GL54 5UG
www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk
We’ll be celebrating all things wild and
exploring nature, with fun activities and
demonstrations for everyone to enjoy. We
will have our very own expert Nature Ranger
who will take you on a journey of discovery to
explore nature and raise awareness on how
we have an impact on it. This event will be
running twice daily throughout the week and
will be based around our Conservation area
and Woodland Walk. Try out pond dipping and
get to know some of our underwater creatures
and critters.
26 May – 9 Sep
Visit our Dippy Family Room
Museum and Art Gallery B3 3DH
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
(Saturday - Thursday) 10am - 5pm, (Friday)
10:30am - 5pm As part of your Dippy on
Tour visit, why not make your time in the
museum even more fun? Our special Dippy
family space is free to enter and will have
plenty of great things to do for all the for
the little - and of course big - Dino lovers!
We'll have jigsaws, dressing up and free
colouring in activities to do before or after
your amazing meeting with Dippy. This is a
FREE event.
27 May
Creative Sunday Workshop - Textured
Beach Scenes
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts B15 2TS
barber.org.uk
11am - 12:30pm (ages 4 - 8), 1:30pm - 3pm
(ages 8 - 12) Be inspired by Eugene Boudin
and create a texture beach scene using sand,
shells and paint! Price: £6 per session. Please
book online.
27 May – 28 May
Medieval Festival
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabeth Garden
CV8 1NG
www.english-heritage.org.uk
11am - 5pm Travel back to an age of
chivalrous knights, jolly jesters and almighty
castles as we celebrate all things medieval.
Marvel at impressive displays, meet the
locals as you explore the medieval camp,
and try out your own skills in have-a-go
games and activities. Tickets (non-member):
adults £14.30, children (5 - 15 years) £8.60,
concession £12.90, family £37.20. Suitable
for everyone.
28 May
Creative Week in the Foyer: John Piper
Warwick Arts Centre foyer CV4 7AL
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
10am Help to create a Warwick Arts Centre
stained glass window inspired by John Piper’s
window in Coventry Cathedral and the John
Piper exhibition in the Mead Gallery. FREE,
just drop in! Suitable for all ages.
28 May – 31 May
Holiday Activities
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery CV11 5TU
www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk
Join us for a different arts and crafts
activity every day inspired by our crime and
punishment exhibition. On Monday you can
make your own special detective badge, on
Tuesday you can make a night watchman
lantern, on Wednesday you can make a
Victorian "Peeler" policeman's helmet, and
Thursday you can make a pair of Victorian
police handcuffs. All events are FREE;
donations are welcome.
28 May – 1 Jun
Operation Earth Show
Thinktank B4 7XG
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
1 - 1:30pm Take part in Operation Earth,
an exciting new family show exploring
the amazing stories and science of
the environment. Become a trainee
environmental scientist and help us
investigate Earthy’s land, air and oceans,
and see if together we can find solutions.
This show is suitable for families with
children aged 6 - 11. Plus an opportunity to
meet real environmental scientist and take
part in some fun science experiments and
arts & crafts activities all linked to Operation
Earth. Entry to this event is included in
admission.
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May Half Term: Playful Artful
Stories
The Herbert Gallery CV1, 5QP
www.theherbert.org
10:30am – 3:30pm Create crafty artwork
inspired by the wonderful world of
storytelling and our latest exhibition Fevral.
Try your hand at yarn painting, patchworking,
and making your very own story spoon
person, plus many more exciting activities.
Price: £2.50 (under 2s are free). No need to
book, just drop in. Suitable for age 3+, but all
are welcome.
28 May – 2 Jun
Creative Week in the Mead Gallery:
John Piper
Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre CV4 7AL
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
10am - 4pm Enjoy a different arts and crafts
activity in our Mead Gallery every day of
Creative Week, all inspired by Mead Gallery’s
John Piper exhibition and his varied ways
of working. FREE, just drop in. Suitable for
all ages. On Monday make a sketchbook,
on Tuesday make a tote bag, on Wednesday
create a story from a John Piper picture or
paint your own story picture. On Thursday
create a collage of landscapes, on Friday
make a mobile, and Saturday create a picture
using string. These activities are FREE, just
drop in!
29 May
Young Bushcrafter
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BG
countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk
10:30am - 2pm Fun Bushcraft session led
by two of the Rangers. Activities include fire
lighting, whittling, cordage making, location
games and shelter building. The session will
include a campfire baked potato, handmade
dough sticks, popcorn and marshmallows.
Price: £10 per child, £2.50 per adult. Suitable
for children aged 7+. Booking essential.
Please bring your own potato fillings and
a drink.
Dip into Spring
Coombe Country Park CV3 2AB
www.coventry.gov.uk
1 - 2:30pm Dip into the pond an see who
has woken up after the cold winter months
asleep. Have they had any babies yet? Join
the education rangers on a pond dipping
exploration. Price: £4 per child.
Den building
Coombe country park CV3 2AB
www.coventry.gov.uk
10am - 12pm Find out how to make a shelter
in the woods using only natural materials
found within the park. Price: £4 per child.
Barmy Bugs
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre CV3 3GW
www.coventry.gov.uk
10:30 - 11:30am What can you find hiding
under a log, can you identify everything you
discover? This session is suitable for children
aged 6+. Price: £3.50 per child.
Wildlife Watch - Shelters and Survival
The Parkridge Centre B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
12 - 1:00pm Can you build a shelter good
enough to sleep in? Test how waterproof it is
and camouflage it to the max. This session is
suitable for children aged 6+. Price: £3.50.
Booking advised.
Wildlife Watch - Shelters and Survival
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
12 - 1pm Can you build a shelter good
enough to sleep in? Test how waterproof it
is and camouflage it to the max. Please be
aware we head out in all weathers, so please
dress appropriately. This session is suitable
for children aged 6+. Price: £3.50. Booking
advised.
Wildlife Watch - Barmy Bugs
Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve CV3 3GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10:30 - 11:30am What can you find hiding
under a log, can you identify everything you
discover? Please be aware we head out in all
weathers, so please dress appropriately. This
session is suitable for children aged 6+. Price:
£3.50. Booking advised.
Wildlife Watch - Barmy Bugs
The Parkridge Centre B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10:30 - 11:30am What can you find hiding
under a log, can you identify everything you
discover? Suitable for ages 6+. Price: £3.50.
Booking advised.
29 May – 31 May
May Half Term Crafts
Blakesley Hall B25 8RN
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11:30am - 3:30pm This school holidays why
not join in with some fun craft activities at
Blakesley Hall on a Tuesday and Thursday.
All crafts are drop in sessions running from
11.30am until 3.30pm. £2 per child.
29 May – 1 Jun
Activity Camp
Stratford Upon Avon Leisure Centre CV37 6YY
www.fitforsport.co.uk
9:30am - 4:30pm Activities will include super
sports sessions, activity challenge, crafty kids
arts and crafts sessions, swim time or healthy
zone session, outdoor teamtastic session, and
extended day fun factory session. Age Groups:
Bouncing Bananas 4 years, Strawberry
Sprinters 5 - 7 years and Apple Athletes 8 - 12
years. Standard Day £26.78, Extended Day
8:30 am - 5:30pm £32.19. Booking essential.
29 May – 3 Jun
Creepy Crawly Castle
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabeth Garden CV8
1NG
www.english-heritage.org.uk
11am - 5pm Meet some amazing animals
with ZooLabs rangers. Encounter some creepy
crawly creatures, and discover what makes
them so special. Tickets (non-member): adults
£11.30, child (5 - 15 years) £6.80, concession
£10.20, family £29.40. Suitable for children.
Fun Fest
Saint Martin’s School B91 3EN
www.fun-fest.co.uk
8.30am – 5.30pm With a menu of exciting
activities to choose from every morning
and afternoon, children can plan their own
individual holiday programme. There are
activities to suit everyone; from Nerf Gun
Challenge, Go Karting, Mission Impossible,
Sports Action and Great Outdoors to Master
Chef, Pottery, jewellery Making and Beauty
School. T: 07484 500069
Holiday Playscheme
Bulkington Village Centre CV12 9JB
www.nbleisuretrust.org
9am - 4pm At Playscheme you can be assured
that your child is in great hands. The scheme is
run by fully qualified Sports Coaches who hold
first aid certificates and are DBS checked. All
of our sites are disability inclusive. Activities
include: bouncy castles, bike maintenance,
face painting, balloon modelling, healthy
eating challenges, sports and crafts.
Depending on weather activities may be
inside or out. Price: £9.50.
T: 024 76 400 558.