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The Memo will be screening all of Wales’ Six Nations game on the big screen. Bar opens 30 minutes before kick off. Free entry and hot dog at half time. Sunday 10th March Family friendly. Tel: 01446 738622. Super If Science you Sunday: are looking for more inspiration, there British Science Week Special Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March National Waterfront are many Museum, more events Fire v on Ice our website Swansea, SA1 3RD Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW www.museum.wales/swansea www.primarytimes.co.uk/cardiff www.techniquest.org 11am - 4pm. Free. An inspiring day for the Learn about the dangers of fire and the chilling whole LOOKING family AHEAD featuring interactive science truth Friday about 1st liquid - Monday nitrogen, 25th and March even see what exhibits, Wednesday animals 7th and May insects, black holes and happens Lambing when at Llwyn fire and yr ice Eos go head Farmto head. astronauts! 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FEBRUARY 11am events - running 2.30pm. across For babies iconic and toddlers up We check Monday 11th <strong>February</strong> to venues 5-years-old. across the Toddler city centre Time is a monthly Sunday 17th March listings carefully but Amser Chwarae favourite including for Cardiff new Castle, mums, City dads and babies event details and Cardiff prices Devils vs Glasgow Clan Toddler Time where Hall, National everyone Museum can make Wales new friends, may express be subject 6 to pm change. face off (Doors open at 5) St Fagans National History, themselves and The Old and Library. be curious! The festival, Tel: 029 2063 Please 6464. always The check Viola Arena, Olympian Drive, CF11 0JS Museum St Fagans, CF5 6XB aimed predominantly at children with the venue. Website: https://www.cardiffdevils.com/ www.museum.wales/stfagans Free ages 3 Toddler - 11, continues Timeto create tickets/match-tickets/ 1.30pm - 3pm. 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Tel: 029 2063 6464. Free Toddler Time National Free Toddler Museum Time Cardiff, Cathays National Park, Museum Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3NP www.museumwales.ac.uk Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP 11am www.museumwales.ac.uk - 4pm. Every Friday during term time toddlers 11am - 4pm. can enjoy Every special Friday boxes during of term toys, time games and toddlers books can in different enjoy special galleries boxes to of help toys, parents games with and books children in explore different the galleries Museum to help through parents play. with Themed children toys explore and the activities Museum with through museum staff play. 1.30pm Themed - toys 2.55pm, and activities story at 3pm. with museum Tel: staff 0300 1.30pm 111 2 - 2.55pm, 333. story at 3pm. Tel: 0300 111 2 333. Saturday 23rd March Cardiff Saturday Devils 16th vs <strong>February</strong> Manchester Storm The Cardiff Viola Devils Arena, Olympian vs Milton Drive, Keynes CF11 0JS Time: Lightning 7 pm face off (Doors open at 6) Website: The Viola https://www.cardiffdevils.com/ Arena tickets/match-tickets/ Olympian Drive, CF11 0JS Booking 7 pm face is off necessary (Doors open and we at advise 6) doing so in Website: advance https://www.cardiffdevils.com/ as games do sell out at this point in tickets/match-tickets/ the season. They can be booked online or by Booking calling is 0800 necessary 0842 666. and we Children advise tickets doing cost so from in advance £8 and as adults games from do sell £16 out at this point in the season. They can be booked online or Daffodil by calling Day 0800 0842 666. Children tickets cost National from £8 and Botanic adults Garden from of £16 Wales, Middleton Hall, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire SA32 8HN www.botanicgarden.wales Parent & Child Workshop - Resin Find Coaster out all Making about our national flower with fun and Cardiff games, MADE microscope Café & Studio, magic, 41 talks Lochaber and trails. Street, Tel: Roath, 01558 Cardiff, 667149. CF24 3LS www.larkdesignmake.co.uk 2pm – 3.30pm. This workshop will encourage Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March team work from the parents and children Fire v Ice as you will make 4 resin coasters together, Techniquest Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW there will lots of decorative items to add to www.techniquest.org Learn ROYAL about MINT the dangers of fire and the chilling truth about liquid nitrogen, and even see what happens when fire and ice go head to head. You can decide which is better… fire or ice. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a space ship in disguise! Go with the children on a treasure hunt in space to meet an astronaut, ride on a comet’s tail, look for an exploding star and much more! Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Mars The red planet, as history suggests, is not for the faint-hearted. Enjoy a voyage to Mars and take a closer look at what this planet has to offer. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Tel: 029 2047 5475. Family Feature: Phone for film details Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE www.chapter.org 11am & 3pm. £2.50 - £4.50. Children under 12-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. Book online or on 029 2030 4400. Friday your coasters 29th but March feel free to also bring small Free items Toddler that you’d Time like to set in your National resin, small Museum photographs Cardiff, can be Cathays really effective Park, Cardiff, to personalise CF10 3NPthe www.museumwales.ac.uk designs. £20 per adult and child 11am team. - Book 4pm. online Every or Friday or call during term time toddlers Gemma can on 07419 enjoy special 731772. boxes of toys, games and books in different galleries to help parents with Family children Feature: explore the Museum through play. Bumblebee Themed toys (PG) and activities with museum staff Chapter 1.30pm Arts - Centre, 2.55pm, story at 3pm. Tel: Market 0300 Road, 111 2 Cardiff 333. CF5 1QE www.chapter.org Sunday 11am & 3pm. 24th On March the run - Sunday in the year 14th 1987, April Egg Bumblebee Fest seeks refuge in a junkyard in a Noah’s small California Ark Farm, beach Clevedon town. 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Talks, demos and 11am, telescope 12.30pm clinic for & 2pm. those £3.50 wanting per person to get more (Mums out of their go free!). equipment. Find out Tel: about 01558 the 667149. history and process of making soap, then try your hand Saturday producing 16th your own <strong>February</strong> luxury bar - including scented Sunday herbs 3rd to March give mum a treat. See web for booking Zoo Detectives details. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Bristol Zoo, College Rd, Saturday Clifton, Bristol 30th BS8 & 3HA Sunday 31st March Fire www.bristolzoo.org.uk v Ice Techniquest Enjoy a detective Cardiff trail, Bay, evidence CF10 5BWvault - join the www.techniquest.org line up and much more. Tel: 0117 428 5300. Learn about the dangers of fire and the chilling Continued on page 6 truth about liquid nitrogen, and even see what happens when fire and ice go head to head. You can decide which is better… fire or ice. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a space ship in disguise! Go with the children on a treasure hunt in space to meet an astronaut, ride on a comet’s tail, look for an exploding star and much more! Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Mars The red planet, as history suggests, is not for the faint-hearted. Enjoy a voyage to Mars and take a closer look at what this planet has to offer. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Tel: 029 2047 5475. Family Feature: Phone for film details Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Cardiff CF5 1QE www.chapter.org 11am & 3pm. £2.50 - £4.50. Children under 12-years-old must be accompanied by an adult. Book online or on 029 2030 4400.
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