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9 Jul – 9 Sep
Visit our Dippy Family Room
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery B3 3DH
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
10am-5pm (Sat to Thurs), 10:30am-5pm (Fri)
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!
9 Jul - Ongoing
Arty Tots get messy with
their Grandparents
Market Hall Museum CV34 4NS
heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk
10am-12pm On Mondays bring along your
grandchildren and watch them get creative
with messy art, listen to stories and sing
rhymes. Price: £3 per child, £5 for two
children. Includes coffee and cake. Suitable
for ages 5 and under.
9 Jul - Ongoing
Flight Area
Stratford Butterfly Farm CV37 7LS
www.butterflyfarm.co.uk
Whatever the weather stroll through the
wonderful world of an exotic rainforest,
a lush landscape of tropical
blossom, splashing waterfalls
and fish-filled pools. Watch
hundreds of the world’s most
spectacular and colourful
butterflies flying all around.
11 Jul - Ongoing
Code Clubs: 9-11 year olds
Nuneaton Library CV11 4DR
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
4:30-5:30pm A nationwide network of free
after school coding clubs for children aged
9 to 11. Runs on Wednesdays. This event
takes place at multiple libraries on different
days; check online to see if your local library
is applicable.
14 Jul
The Leamington Carnival
Pump Room Gardens CV32 4AA
www.leamingtoncarnival.org.uk
11am-6pm Leamington Carnival brings
together the many different people in and
around Royal Leamington Spa, with a sense
of community and connectivity, to celebrate
their diversity, creativity and energy with a
parade and festival
Peregrine Watch
The Green next to the Town Hall CV32 4NB
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10am-3pm The fastest animal in the world
Don’t forget to
say you saw it in
Primary Times!
We check
listings carefully but
event details and prices
may be subject to change.
Please always check
with the venue.
is living in Leamington Spa. Using telescopes
provided by Focus Optics, you will have the
chance to see these wonderful birds of prey
in action above the city skyline. Viewing from
the green next to the Town Hall, look for the
telescopes and the bright green Wildlife Trust
gazebo! FREE. No need to book, just drop in.
14 Jul – 2 Sep
The Secret World of Gases
National Space Centre LE4 5NS
www.spacecentre.co.uk
Thanks to our friends at the
Association of Science and Discovery
Centres, we have created
a LIVE Science Zone, where you
can drop in and get hands on with all
manner of amazing experiments. There will
be daily talks, workshops, handling sessions
and we guarantee that everything really will
go with a BANG!
14 Jul – 9 Sep
Dino Dig Excavation Family Activity
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
B3 3DH
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
10:45-11.45am, 12:15-1:15pm, 2:45-3:45pm
Experience what it is like to be a
palaeontologist in this fun family activity.
Using tools to excavate bones,
fossils and fragments, uncover
our own dinosaur skeleton
buried in our giant sand pit.
We will be running three
timed sessions during the day,
and advise booking in advance
to avoid disappointment.
Activity runs every Saturday and
Sunday during the Dippy on Tour
exhibition. £2 per child.
14 Jul – Ongoing
Operation Build
Thinktank Millennium Point, B4 7XG
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11am-4pm Fun family activities taking place
every day during weekends and school holidays.
Air powered workshop (11am-12pm),
robo maze under 8s workshop (2-2:30 and
2:30-3pm). Arts activities (3pm - 4pm), and
family packs. Price: adults £13.50, children
(3-15) £9.75, children (under 3s) free.
14 Jul – Ongoing
Lego Club
Rugby Library CV21 3BZ
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
2-3pm Lego Club is FREE for children in
reception and above. All children must be
accompanied by an adult. The session will involve
creative fun with Lego and there will be
a different theme/activity each time. Runs on
Saturdays. This event takes place at multiple
libraries on different days; check online to see
if your local library is applicable.
15 Jul
Family Fun Run
Gullivers MK15 0DT
www.gulliversfun.co.uk
9am Take part in the Gulliver’s Family Fun
Run, dust off those running shoes for our
fantastic event at Warrington and Milton
Keynes. Entry to the fun run is just £9 and
you’ll also receive a FREE theme park ticket
valid for entry on the same day.
The Splat Festival
Jephson Gardens CV32 4AA
heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk
11am-4pm SPLAT officially stands for Schools
Project Leamington Arts and Theatre, and
was the name voted on by the children in
the festival management group for their
festival. The day will be a great mixture of
children’s performances, an art gallery, stalls
and activities to take part in, professional
performances, games and fun across all
different art forms.
Pizza Making
Foundry Woods Outdoor Classroom,
CV32 6AF
www.foundrywood.co.uk
12-2pm Regular pizza making sessions
now on 3rd Sunday of the month. Drop in
and make a pizza. Watch it being cooked in
the wood fired pizza oven and eat it in the
woodland clearing. £4 per pizza.
15 Jul – Ongoing
Book Magic
Rugby Library CV21 3BZ
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries
2-3pm FREE family fun for children of all ages
and their accompanying adults. Stories and
crafts: a different theme every week. Runs on
Sundays. This event takes place at multiple
libraries on different days; check online to see
if your local library is applicable.
18 Jul
Orienteering
Hillfield Park B91 3LE
www.octavian-droobers.org
6:30-7:30pm Event suitable for everyone
from the absolute beginner to the experienced
orienteer. Price: seniors £5, juniors and
students £1.
We Love Donkeys:
Redwings Horse
Sanctuary
20 Jul – 30 Jul
We Love Donkeys
Redwings Horse Sanctuary CV35 0RP
www.redwings.org.uk
10am-4pm This event runs on every Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday between
3 and 13 August. Find out what makes
donkeys so special in a series of activities
themed around these loveable long-eared
creatures!
20 Jul – 24 Aug
Disability Play
Sessions
Bermuda Adventure Softplay World
CV10 7SD
www.bermudaplay.co.uk
6-7:30pm Soft play and supervised
activities and games exclusively for children
with disabilities and special needs.
Siblings, parents and carers/guardians
welcome. Price £4. Booking essential.
T: Hayley on 07769741901. Event runs on
20 July and 24 August.
21 Jul
Big Picnic
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Gardens
CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
12-4pm Come along to our annual Big
Picnic celebrations. Enjoy garden games,
face painting and an outdoor puppet
theatre performance. For an extra special
treat, why not tuck in to our sizzling
barbecue delights? Free entry for CV37
residents (with proof of address). Normal
admission applies.
21 Jul – 22 Jul
Big Butterfly Count
Foundry Woods Outdoor Classroom,
CV32 6AF
www.foundrywood.co.uk
11am-1pm The Big Butterfly Count is a
nationwide survey aimed at identifying
trends in species, and planning how to
protect butterflies from extinction, as well
as understanding the effect of climate
change on wildlife. Come and help us
count the butterflies (and moths) in the
woodland. We’ll give you a chart to help
identify them – and you will probably find
some caterpillars as well!
21 Jul – 31 Aug
Holiday Playscheme
Our Lady and St Joseph Academy
CV11 5TY
www.nbleisuretrust.org
9am-4:30pm 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. All of our sites are disability inclusive.
Price: full day £9.50. Lower prices
for shorter sessions available.
Holiday Playscheme
Bulkington Village Centre CV12 9JB
www.nbleisuretrust.org
9am-4:30pm 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. All of our sites are disability inclusive.
Price: full day £9.50. Lower prices
for shorter sessions available.
21 Jul – 1 Sep
Summer Art Project
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and Gardens
CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
2:30pm Join us during the summer
holidays to contribute to our unique
and curious communal recreation of
Romeo and Juliet. Seek out our amazing
story-collecting machine, which will be
at one of our five properties every day
throughout the summer holidays. Contributions
collected during the summer
will be woven into an amazing immersive
retelling of Romeo and Juliet during our
Peace Festival on the 1 September.
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