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Ongoing- 25 October
£3 after 3pm on Term Time Weekdays
ThinkTank Birmingham Science Museum
B4 7XG
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
3-5pm. Visit Thinktank for £3 per person
after 3pm on weekdays during term-time
(excluding bank holidays).
T: 0121 348 8000.
Ongoing- 9 December
Nature’s Champions
Upton House and Gardens OX15 6HT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Get face to face with champions of
the natural world in a new exhibition
opening at Upton House and Gardens
in partnership with the National Portrait
Gallery. From Sir David Attenborough and
Linda McCartney to William Wordsworth
and Octavia Hill, this exhibition will be
celebrating those who have shaped the
way we think about nature today.
T: 01295670266.
15 October
Tiny Tankers Travel
to Space
ThinkTank Birmingham Science Museum
B4 7XG
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
10.15- 11.15am. Exciting news: Thinktank
are launching a brand new under 5’s
planetarium session. Join in and launch
into space to trial this brand new early
years’ planetarium sessions: Tiny Tankers
Travel to Space! With immersive space
sensory for babies, space song rhymes
and exciting missions across our galaxy
and beyond, are you ready for a space
adventure. T: 0121 348 8000.
16 October
Baby Birds - Parent and Toddler
Group 2019
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
10am -12:00pm and 1-3pm. Baby Birds is a
weekly parent and toddler group - come
along and meet other parents who love to
have fun outside with their children. Each
session is out on the reserve, whatever
the weather. The group aims to involve
and encourage children to take an interest
in nature and the environment through a
mixture of outdoor and indoor activities
and crafts. Booking essential.
T: 0121 357 7395.
18 October
Nature Tots at Parkridge - Autumn
Adventure
The Parkridge Centre B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest
in wildlife. With this in mind, activities are
held outdoors, in the natural surroundings
of the reserve at The Parkridge Centre.
This session is suitable for children aged 2
to 4 years. T: 0121 704 0768.
19 October
Autumn Tweed Rag Rugging
Birmingham Back to Backs B5 4TE
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
10.30am-12.30pm. Embrace the traditional
art of rag rugging with an autumnal tweedy
twist on one of these workshops. With the
guidance of craft specialists you will learn
how to make your own decoration. Learn a
craft that you can continue at home.
T: 01216667671.
Guided Pond Dipping Sessions
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
11am - 1pm. Join in with a guided Pond
Dipping session every Saturday in Spring
and Summer. Expert volunteers will be on
hand to help you discover pond minibeasts,
how to idientify them and the best way to
use our equipment. T: 0121 357 7395.
19 October – 20 October
The Wightwick Manor
Mystery
Wightwick Manor and Gardens WV6 8EE
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
1-3pm. It’s the day after a Royal visit and
something is not right at Wightwick Manor.
Could there be a thief at large? A prized
possession of Theodore Mander’s has gone
missing and the family need your help to
solve the mystery. Live action trail featuring
costumed actors.T: 01902761400.
19 October – 3 November
Spooky Spectacular
West Midland Safari Park DY12 1LF
www.wmsp.co.uk
West Midland Safari Park will be
brimming with Halloween decorations
with illuminated, themed scarecrows and
hundreds of pumpkins. Encounter the
brand-new witch and wizard characters,
who need your help to find the missing
ingredients for their family magical potion.
Journey around the Discovery Trail, picking
up clues as you go, to earn yourself a sweet
treat at the end. Full of Halloween fun for
the whole family, it’s the perfect way to
brighten up the spookiest of seasons.
T: 01299 402114.
20 October
Autumn Craft Fair
Sarehole Mill B13 0BD
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11am-4pm. Come along to the mill
courtyard to browse and buy handmade
and crafted item. Free entry to the craft
fair. T: 0121 348 8160.
22 October
Toddler Art
mac Midlands Art Centre B12 9QH
www.macbirmingham.co.uk
11.15am-12noon. Let your child set the
pace as you explore sensory activities and
crafts together to boost their imagination,
and build social and practical skills. This
course provides a range of creative play
based sessions designed to provide a
friendly, relaxed but stimulating space for
young children to investigate. Each week
there is a carousel of sensory art and play
activities designed to encourage your
child’s development and fine motor skills.
Age from 2-5. T: 0121 446 3232.
23 October – 31 October
Hallowe’en Pumpkin Trails
Charlecote Park CV35 9ER
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
9am-3.30pm. Charlecote’s creepy crawlies
are getting ready for their Hallowe’en
party. Explore the parkland to find out
more about them all and their habitats and
try to guess what they’ve all come dressed
as. There’s a pumpkin prize waiting for you
at the end of the trail. T: 01789470277.
24 October
Stir up Sunday 2019
Upton House and Gardens OX15 6HT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
12-4pm. Join in the traditional activity of
‘stirring up’ the Upton Christmas pudding,
take away a piece of the pudding to enjoy
on Christmas day. T: 01295670266.
25 October
October Open Afternoon at the
Museum Collection Centre
Museum Collection Centre B7 4RQ
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
1.30-3.30pm. The Museum Collection
Centre is a 1.5 hectare site that holds
80 per cent of Birmingham Museums’
stored collections under one roof. Among
the thousands of objects stored here
are steam engines, sculptures, an entire
collection of Austin, Rover and MG motor
cars and even a red phone box. It is not
open to the public except by arrangement.
Booking is essential.
Nature Tots at Parkridge - Spooky
Spiders
The Parkridge Centre B91 3HG
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
10.30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm. Nature
Tots aims to encourage an early interest
in wildlife. With this in mind, activities are
held outdoors, in the natural surroundings
of the reserve at The Parkridge Centre.
This session is suitable for children aged 2
to 4 years.T: 0121 704 0768.
25 October – 26 October
Jewellery Quarter Ghost Walk
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter B18 6HA
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
6-7.30pm. Come along for a tour of
all things grim and macabre around
Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter,
but only if you dare. Booking is essential.
T: 0121 348 8140.
26 October
Guided Pond Dipping Sessions
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
11am-1pm. Join in with a guided Pond
Dipping session every Saturday in Spring
and Summer. Expert volunteers will
be on hand to help you discover pond
minibeasts, how to idientify them and the
best way to use our equipment.
T: 0121 357 7395.
Sandwell Swans - Wildlife Explorers
2019
Sandwell Valley B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
1-3pm. Sandwell Swans Wildlife Explorers
Club are wild about nature; involving and
enthusing children about wildlife with fun
and engaging outdoor activities, games,
arts and crafts. The club’s activities are
aimed at children aged 8 - 12 years old
and are designed so that parents can
leave if they wish; children under 8 years
old are welcome if accompanied by an
adult throughout the meeting.
T: 0121 357 7395.
26 October
Circus 120 - Birthday Open Day
Birmingham Hippodrome B5 4TB
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
Roll up, roll up for a special day of
circus-inspired antics to celebrate the
Hippodrome’s birthday marking 120 years
since it started life as a circus in 1899.
T: 0844 338 5000. Free event.
Spooky Welly Walk
Canon Hill Park B13 8RD
www.birmingham.gov.uk
12-4pm. A Halloween-themed family walk
with over 15 activity stations including
freaky fun fair, creepy crafts, flash-mobs,
and sensory experiences aimed at children
of primary school age. A day out for all
the family to enjoy. Bring along your best
spooky outfits, and enjoy the autumn
weather. There is something for everyone
to do.
26 October – 31 October
Spellbound
Dudley Canal and Tunnal Trust DY1 4SB
www.dudleycanaltrust.org.uk
Wear your best Halloween costume and
climb aboard our batty boats as we take
you into our creepy caverns for some
spellbinding spooky fun. This popular
family friendly Halloween event is a great
day out for all, especially if you have little
ones or those of a nervous disposition.
T: 0121 557 6265.
Pumpkin Spooktacular
Moseley Old Hall CV35 8XA
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Hatton will once again be awash with
ghosts, ghouls, cobwebs… and pumpkins.
Pick your own FREE pumpkin, brave
the Halloween Marquee and create a
wonderful carving alongside a FULL
programme of spooky activities. T:01926
843411.
26 October – 3 November
Family Fun Days - Halloween 2019
Packwood House B94 6AT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
11am-3.30pm. Join in for a spooky outdoor
trail with take-home activities. Complete
the trail successfully and there might just
be a well-deserved prize at the end.
T: 01564 782024.
Family Fun Days - Halloween 2019
Coughton Court B49 5JA
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
11am-3.30pm. Come along for fiendish fun
and frights on this spooky outdoor trail
with take-home activities and crafts.
T: 01789 400777.
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