PTCardiff May 2019 Digital

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JUNE
Saturday 1st June
Summer Open Day
Forest Farm Conservation Centre
Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 7JJ
www.outdoorcardiff.com
10am - 4pm. Free. Pond-dipping, bug
hunting and bird spotting – this day of fun
packed wildlife activities with the Community
Park Rangers and RSPB Cymru is perfect for
families. There will also be a fun dog show -
be prompt for 12.30pm if you wish to enter.
Free activities and free parking available on
site. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
“We’re going on a bear hunt”
Cwmcarn Forest Visitor Centre, NP11 7FA.
www.cwmcarnforest.co.uk
11am - 3pm. Follow the trail around the
valley to find the bear. Age 3+. £4. per child.
Tel: 01495 272001.
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June
Don’t Do This at Home
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW
www.techniquest.org
Have you ever thought about making a
bazooka from a vacuum cleaner or a custardpowered
flame thrower? Hopefully not, but
if you’d like to see how it could be done, visit
the Don’t Do This at Home show.
Plus:
Pawprints in the Summer Sky
Discover the stories of Izzy’s favourite
mythical creatures, like the winged horse
Pegasus or Draco the Dragon. Can you use
your imagination to find them amongst the
stars? What other animals can you find in
the summer stars? Suitable for U7s. £1.50
addition to admission price, see website for
details. Tel: 029 2047 5475.
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Sunday 2nd June
Family Magic Show
The Small Space Theatre,
5 Island Road, Barry, CF62 7AR
www.thesmallspace.co.uk/whats-on
6pm (doors open 5.30pm). Amazing magic for
all ages. A full 90 minute show (2 x 45 minute
halves) with an interval in-between. Doors open
at 12.30pm for pre-drinks and snacks from the
upstairs bar, with the show starting at 1pm. Book
online or at Homemade Wales 9 High St Barry
CF62 7DZ. Tickets £12.50 each, booking essential.
Museum Monthly Movies:
Christopher Robin (PG, 2018)
National Waterfront Museum
Swansea, SA1 3RD
www.museum.wales/swansea
2.30pm. Free. Now all grown up, Christopher
Robin re-encounters his childhood friend
Winnie-the-Pooh who, along with the help of
some other old friends, helps him rediscover
his childhood happiness. Tel: 029 2057 3600.
Wildlife Walks: Dragonflies
St Fagans National History Museum
St Fagans, CF5 6XB
www.museum.wales/stfagans
2pm - 3.30pm. Free. Suitable for age 7+. The
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales will
provide special free guided walks. No need
to book in advance – meet your guide at the
Main Entrance.Tel: 029 2057 3500.
Monday 3rd June
Beach Academy Pre-school
Ogmore-by-Sea Beach, CF32 0PB
www.beachacademywales.com/events
10.30am - 11.30am. £5 per child (one adult free
per child). Additional adult £3. Take your little
sponges (aged 5 and under only) for beachbased
activities. Online pre-booking essential.
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Toddler Time
St Fagans National History Museum, CF5 6XB
www.museum.wales/stfagans
1.30pm - 3pm. Free.Themed toys and
activities with Museum staff 1.30pm -
2.55pm, story at 3pm.Tel: 029 2057 3500.
Thursday 6th June
Discovery Day
Cathedral School, Llandaff, CF5 2YH
www.cathedral-school.co.uk
Current Year 5 pupils are invited to attend a
Taster Day for entry into Year 7 (September
2020). To book a place visit www.cathedralschool.co.uk/opendays
or contact the
Registrar on 029 2083 8504 /
registrar@cathedral-school.co.uk
Lowri’s Little Lambs - Plants and Flowers
National Wool Museum,
Dre-fach Felindre, SA44 5UP
www.museum.wales/wool
10.30am– 11.45am. Free. Take your under 5’s
to the monthly themed sessions full of bilingual
songs, story time and crafts. Tel: 029 2057 3070.
Friday 7th June
Toddler Day
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW
www.techniquest.org
9:30am – 4:30pm. Once a month during
term-time, pre-school children have their run of
the exhibits with activities on a special theme.
There’ll be storytime and singalong, something
to make to take home, and more. Techniquest is
buggy-friendly, with nappy-changing facilities
and lockers. Under-4s free, accompanying adults
£5.70. Tel: 029 2047 5475.
Little Mice Friday – Funny Faces
National Waterfront Museum
Swansea, SA1 3RD
www.museum.wales/swansea
10.30am - 12pm. Free. Drop in with your little
ones to play, make & sing, and meet Morys
the Museum Mouse! Exclusively for preschool
children and their parents or carers.
Tel: 029 2057 3600.
Saturday 8th June
Well-being Festival
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP
www.museumwales.ac.uk
11am - 4pm. Free. Drop in. If you are feeling
frazzled and stressed out by your busy life
then visit the Well-being Festival to see what
you can do to make your life easier. There
will be a range of activities for you to try
from mindfulness to martial arts, drawing
classes to downward dog - all guaranteed to
help you reduce your stress levels. Plus stalls
from lots of different partner organisations
to give you the right tools to live better,
whether it’s finding out about the power of
exercise or learning to make a quick healthy
snack to stop you reaching for the biscuits
mid-afternoon! During the day there will be
a number of talks and activities that you can
try. These sessions are free however there is a
refundable deposit of £5 for each session.
Tel: 0300 111 2 333.
Beach Academy - Family Beach Fest
Rest Bay, Porthcawl, CF36 3UW
www.beachacademywales.com/events
2pm - 5pm. Children £5; adult £10. Under 18
mths free. Celebrate World Oceans Day with
this family-friendly beach day connecting
families to the coast and one another. Take
part in beach arts, coastal crafts, beach
nature activities like rock pooling and safaris,
storytelling and bushcraft. Simply pick up
your activity band on the day to take part
in any Beach Academy activities you wish
throughout the afternoon. All children to be
accompanied by an adult at all times. Online
pre-booking essential.
Big Bug Hunt
Changing Rooms Car Park, Llanishen Park
Newborough Avenue CF14 5EE
www.outdoorcardiff.com
10am - 12pm; 2pm - 4pm (two sessions).
Free. Celebrate Wales Nature Week - hunt for
the different creepy crawlies that live in the
woodland and depths of the ponds. Led by the
Community Park Ranger team. All children must
be accompanied by an adult. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June
Don’t Do This at Home
Techniquest, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5BW
www.techniquest.org
Have you ever thought about making a
bazooka from a vacuum cleaner or a custardpowered
flame thrower? Hopefully not, but
if you’d like to see how it could be done, visit
the Don’t Do This at Home show.
Plus:
Pawprints in the Summer Sky
Discover the stories of Izzy’s favourite
mythical creatures, like the winged horse
Pegasus or Draco the Dragon. Can you use
your imagination to find them amongst the
stars? What other animals can you find in
the summer stars? Suitable for U7s. £1.50
addition to admission price, see website for
details.
Plus:
Lights in the Sky
Look up into the night sky to explore the
many lights that have fascinated humans for
centuries. Discover their origins, from nearby
satellites to distant stars, and find out which
lights in the sky you can see from your own
back garden. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50
addition to admission price, see website for
details. Tel: 029 2047 5475.
Sunday 9th June
Chalk It! Giant Art Attack
National Waterfront Museum
Swansea, SA1 3RD
www.museum.wales/swansea
12pm - 4pm. Free. Help chalk up the dull paving
and transform it in to an exciting landscape of
colour, and watch it grow in this chalking mad,
giant garden art attack. Tel: 029 2057 3600.
Heath Park Pond Watch
Heath Park Main Pond, CF14 4AW
www.outdoorcardiff.com
2pm - 4pm. Free. Newts and legendary
leeches are just some of the fascinating
creatures in the main pond at Heath Park.
Enjoy pond dipping with the Friends of Heath
Park Woodland and the Rangers and see what
aquatic life you can net! All children must be
accompanied by an adult. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
Monday 10th June
Toddler Time
St Fagans National History Museum, CF5 6XB
www.museum.wales/stfagans
1.30pm - 3pm. Free.Themed toys and
activities with Museum staff 1.30pm -
2.55pm, story at 3pm.Tel: 029 2057 3500.
Saturday 15th June
Monthly Nature Ramble
at Forest Farm
Warden Centre, Forest Farm, Whitchurch,
Cardiff, CF14 7JJ
www.outdoorcardiff.com
10am - 12pm. Free. Take binoculars (if you have
them) and join the Friends of Forest Farm on
a guided walk to identify the ever changing
array of birds and wildlife which call Forest Farm
home. Tel: 029 2044 5903.
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