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family. Explore their home and meet the<br />
volunteers and characters who will tell you<br />
all about life in the Locksmith’s House. Book<br />
online.<br />
8 Dec<br />
Santa Run<br />
Aston University B4 7ET<br />
www.acorns.org.uk<br />
Acorns Santa Run is back and bigger than<br />
ever in a brand new location! Join us for<br />
the biggest festive fun run in the city centre<br />
with your friends, family, colleagues and<br />
dogs and have a jolly good time raising<br />
funds for local life limited children and their<br />
families.<br />
Santa’s Grotto<br />
Wood Lane Community Centre B70 9PT<br />
www.sandwell.gov.uk<br />
Santa’s Grotto Saturday 8 December. Take<br />
part in some of the activities. See online for<br />
full details.<br />
British Sign Language Tours<br />
Black Country Living Museum Trust DY1 4SQ<br />
www.bclm.co.uk<br />
Specialist Tours including British Sign<br />
Language and Audio Descriptive guides.<br />
Those on the tour will discover the inspiring<br />
stories of real people, their homes, work<br />
and daily lives, so you too can see, taste,<br />
feel, smell, and join in 300 years of Black<br />
Country history. Book online.<br />
Christmas Celebrations<br />
Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter B18 6HA<br />
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk<br />
Join us to celebrate Christmas at the<br />
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter! Enjoy<br />
costumed guided tours, live music and<br />
a <strong>winter</strong> jewellery fair. Buy Christmas<br />
presents in our shop and get them gift<br />
wrapped for a small donation to the<br />
museum!<br />
Santa’s Grotto<br />
Wood Lane Community Centre B70 9PT<br />
www.sandwell.gov.uk<br />
Free entry. Take part in some of the<br />
activities. Small charge to visit Playbus and<br />
Grotto, includes small gift. Refreshments<br />
available.<br />
8 Dec – 9 Dec<br />
Christmas Wassail 2018<br />
Coughton Court B49 5JA<br />
www.nationaltrust.org.uk<br />
Christmas stories and carols from<br />
Birmingham Crescent Theatre, mulled<br />
wine, roaring fire and mince pies are<br />
included.<br />
8 Dec – 15 Dec<br />
Theatre Tour<br />
The Old Rep Theatre B5 4DY<br />
www.oldreptheatre.co.uk<br />
Indie Kids’<br />
Christmas Disco<br />
As the UK’s first purpose-built repertory<br />
theatre, The Old Rep occupies a unique<br />
place on theatre history. This iconic theatre,<br />
built by Sir Barry Jackson, played a central<br />
role in the early careers of many of the UK’s<br />
most celebrated actors and theatre makers.<br />
Step inside as we reveal a fascinating<br />
history with our behind the scenes tours,<br />
brand new for 2018.<br />
8 Dec – 23 Dec<br />
Santa at the Cone<br />
Red House Glass Cone DY8 4AZ<br />
www.dudley.gov.uk<br />
Bring along your little one to meet Santa,<br />
receive a gift, do a craft and follow our trail.<br />
Book online.<br />
8 Dec – Ongoing<br />
Sandwell Swans - Wildlife<br />
explorers 2018<br />
RSPB Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve,<br />
B43 5AG<br />
www.rspb.org.uk<br />
Sandwell Swans Wildlife Explorers Club are<br />
wild about nature; involving and enthusing<br />
children about wildlife with fun and<br />
engaging outdoor activities, games, arts<br />
and crafts. The club’s activities are aimed<br />
at children aged 8 - 12 and are designed<br />
so that parents can leave if they wish;<br />
children under 8 years old are welcome if<br />
accompanied by an adult throughout the<br />
meeting.<br />
Educational Computer<br />
Games Club<br />
Birchfield Library B6 6AH<br />
www.birmingham.gov.uk<br />
Computer Games Club - Fun educational<br />
games. Are you aged 6-12? Do you like<br />
computers? Can learning be fun? If you<br />
answered yes to all the questions then<br />
come along to the Computer Games Club<br />
at Birchfield Library the 2nd Saturday of<br />
every month.<br />
Saturday Children’s Craft Session<br />
Oldbury Library B69 2AJ<br />
www.sandwell.gov.uk<br />
Join us every Saturday and have fun at our<br />
family make and take drop in craft sessions.<br />
Saturday Craft Club<br />
Smethwick Library B66 3AP<br />
www.sandwell.gov.uk<br />
Join us our our weekly fun-packed craft<br />
club. Fun for all the family. Materials<br />
provided and sessions are free.<br />
Lego Club<br />
Thimblemill Library B67 5RJ<br />
www.sandwell.gov.uk<br />
Love Lego? Like to create new designs and<br />
get creative?<br />
9 Dec<br />
Creative Sunday Workshop -<br />
Geometric Wrap<br />
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts B15 2TS<br />
www.barber.org.uk<br />
Geometric patterns: create a striking repeat<br />
pattern inspired by the shapes found in<br />
Vuillard’s paintings.<br />
Indie Kids’ Christmas Disco<br />
mac birmingham B12 9QH<br />
www.macbirmingham.co.uk<br />
For Indie Kids and their kids to rock<br />
together to tunes that’ll make you want<br />
to live forever! This daytime disco will<br />
feature a live DJ and plenty of additional,<br />
fun activities. Be prepared to get primal<br />
and scream, dance and rock out at an event<br />
which promises to be as much fun for<br />
adults as it will be for the children.<br />
Adapted from the original by J M Barrie and by arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Samuel French Limited<br />
FROM BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT<br />
0844 338 5000<br />
birminghamhippodrome.com<br />
Calls cost 4.5p per min. plus your phone company’s access charge.<br />
Magical Lantern Festival<br />
Birmingham 2018<br />
23rd Nov 2018 - 1st Jan 2019<br />
Birmingham Botanical Gardens<br />
Westbourne Rd, Birmingham B15 3TR<br />
For 20% discount<br />
use code NEWS20<br />
Book tickets on www.magicallanterns.uk<br />
www.primarytimes.co.uk/birmingham | WINTER 2018 Primary Times 7
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