Primary Times North London Summer 18

Primary Times North London
WHAT’S ON WHERE
Mon 6 – Fri 10 Aug
Make aPlay and aPuppet in aWeek,
Little Angel Theatre, Islington, N1
2DN
10am-4pm. Create your very own table top
puppet and perform with it in aplay at the
end of the week. Work with aprofessional
puppet director to devise amodern fairytale
with atwist. You will have the chance
to design and make your own character for
the show, and learn to manipulate some
of the Little Angel Theatre’s professional
puppets. Ages 7-11. Book on 020 7226
1787. For more information visit www.
littleangeltheatre.com
Mon 6 – Sun 12 Aug
Building and Materials, London
Transport Museum, Covent
Garden, WC2E 7BB
Get involved with an interactive
demonstration on cobbles and metal and
then visit the experimentation stations to
test out different materials and discover
the effects they can have on your dream
ideas. All activities are drop-in and are free
with admission. For more information visit
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Tues 7 Aug
Farmyard Fun, Forty Hall Estate,
Enfield, EN2 9HA
11am-12.30pm and 2-4pm. Follow afun
trail around Forty Hall Farm, then go
along to the Hall to make a fl u ff y pompom
farmyard friend to take home. The
group will meet at Forty Hall then walk
to the farm together. Ages 4-11. For
more information and to book visit www.
fortyhallestate.co.uk
Making Dens, Royal Institute of
British Architects, W1B 1AD
11am-4pm. This Summer, join in for
this creative architectural workshop
for children aged 6-10. Participants
will explore different materials and
construction methods before working in
groups to build dens that have different
functions. For more information and to
book visit www.architecture.com
Tues 7 – Wed 8 Aug
Summer Quest and Craft,
Kenwood House, Hampstead,
NW3 7JR
12noon-4pm. Acreative workshop to bring
Kenwood’s world famous paintings to life.
Families will get to work together to try
out different art and crafts whilst exploring
the house and finding out more about
its collections. Tickets will be available
to purchase at the event site on the day.
For more information visit www.englishheritage.org.uk
Wed 8 Aug
Summer Story Time Fun,
Waterstones, Covent Garden,
WC2E 9AU
1-2pm. Enjoy story time at Covent Garden
this August. All welcome. Children must
be accompanied by an adult. For more
information visit www.waterstones.com
Birds are Brilliant, Waltham Abbey
Gardens, EN9 1XQ
1-3pm. Go along and celebrate our
feathered friends by making bird feeders,
learning about healthy foods you can
feed your local ducks and taking part in
games and art and craft activities. For
more information and to book visit www.
visitleevalley.org.uk
Thurs 9 Aug
At Home, V&A Museum of
Childhood, Bethnal Green, E2 9PA
11am-4pm. Join designers and take part in
creative design activities themed around
homes and furniture inspired by Nordic
designs. Free, drop-in for all ages. For more
information visit www.vam.ac.uk/moc
Combining Art and Nature, Forty
Hall Estate, Enfield, EN2 9HA
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm. Artists have
always used nature to inspire their work and
Forty Hall is the ideal location. Get outdoors
and explore natural art through aseries of
mini challenges, then bring your preparation
back inside and work with natural materials
to produce your own masterpiece. Ages
4-11. For more information and to book visit
www.fortyhallestate.co.uk
Family Activity, The Wallace
Collection, Manchester Square,
W1U 3BN
11am-12.30pm. Meet an Ancient Greek
Storyteller who has taken inspiration
from some of the objects and paintings
in the Collection to bring you the story of
‘The Twelve Labours of Hercules’. Ages
5+. For more information visit www.
wallacecollection.org
Fri 10 Aug
The Star Seekers: Music
Workshop, Clore Learning Centre,
National Theatre, SE1 9PX
(Also 15, 22 and 28 Aug) 4-5pm. To learn all
of the Star Seekers’ spectacular space-song
secrets, and much more, head to the NT
Space Station for some music-making
mayhem. Ages 5-10. For more information
and to book visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Sat 11 Aug
Build Roman Britain in Minecraft,
The British Museum, WC1B 3DG
11am-4pm. Build awall in Minecraft
to mark the edges of your empire, or
make aunique creation inspired by the
Romans in Britain. Ages 7+. Free, drop-in
event. For more information visit www.
britishmuseum.org
Camden Walking Tours, Chancery
Lane Underground Station, WC1V 6DR
11am. Join the Camden Guide walking tour
through 350 years of London postal history.
No need to book just meet the guide at
exit 2ofChancery Lane Underground.
The walk is 1mile in length, step free,
under 2 hours and ends up at The Postal
Museum. For more information visit www.
postalmuseum.org
A Wizard’s Tale (U), Regent Street
Cinema, W1B 2UW
11.30am. Balloon kingdoms, dopey police
dragons and happy wizards are exactly
how Terry remembered his Grandmother’s
whacky fairy tales. Except they are real and
it’s definitely not as ‘cheerful.’ Part of the
Kids Kino Club. For more information and
to book visit www.regentstreetcinema.com
Sun 12 Aug
Telling Tales, The Jewish Museum,
Camden Town, NW1 7NB
10.30-11.30am. Enjoy interactive storytelling
and acraft activity with Sandal Sticks
Theatre. Sandal Sticks Theatre is an
interactive storytelling company founded
by Grethe Mangala Jensen, an ALRA trained
actress/puppeteer. Ages 2-5. Free. Book on
020 7284 7384. For more information visit
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk
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