WHAT’S ON WHERE explore how humans are harnessing the forces of the natural world to overcome the many problems of flight. Plus: The Moon Visit the Planetarium and experience all things Moon. Explore its myths and legends and find out why it’s so important to all of us on Earth. Look at our missions to the Moon, focusing on the amazing journey into the unknown as well as what mankind has planned for the future. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the Moon! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a spaceship 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. Tel: 029 2047 5475. <strong>Winter</strong> Trail Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX www.parcplay.com Get some fresh air by visiting this indoor park. Complete the <strong>Winter</strong> Trail and then warm up in the heated winter cabin. 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4pm). NEW <strong>Winter</strong> Passes now available. Tel: 029 2034 5696. Sunday 12th January Cardiff Devils vs Dundee Stars Viola Arena, Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JS www.cardiffdevils.com 6pm. Tickets from £8 for children & £16 for adults. As part of the match night experience, enjoy competitions where you can win prizes such as player’s shirts. Following the game, meet players at the post-game signing or have a go at ice skating yourself. Tel: 0800 0842 666. Saturday 18th January Talk: Meet Dippy National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park CF10 3NP museum.wales/Dippy 12pm, 1.30pm & 3pm. £2. Enjoy a family friendly talk by Dr Caroline Buttler, Head of Palaeontology, all about Dippy the Diplodocus! Hear the story of how he was discovered and eventually came to London, a tale that involves the wild west, a king and one of the richest men in the world! You will also see where and when Dippy lived and how palaeontologists have found out what this remarkable animal was like when it was alive. 0300 111 2 333 (charged at local rate). Dippy the Dinosaur / Natural History Adventurers with RSPB National Museum of Wales Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP www.rspb.org.uk/events Free drop-in sessions: 11am - 12pm & 2 - 4pm. Family-friendly activities for all ages exploring dinosaurs, cave men and an archaeological dig. Tel: 029 2035 3000. Big Garden Birdwatch Whitchurch Library Park Rd, Cardiff CF14 7XA www.rspb.org.uk/events Free family drop-in session 10.am - 3pm. Bird box workshops 11am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Use telescopes and binoculars to spot and record as many birds as possible. Make a bird box and feeder for your garden. Booking required for bird boxes only. Tel: 029 2035 3000. Monthly Nature Ramble Forest Farm, Warden Centre Forest Farm Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 7JJ 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. Meet at the Warden Centre. Tel: 029 2044 5903. Cardiff Devils vs Sheffield Steelers Viola Arena, Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JS www.cardiffdevils.com 7pm. Tickets from £8 for children & £16 for adults. As part of the match night experience, enjoy competitions where you can win prizes such as player’s shirts. Following the game, meet players at the post-game signing or have a go at ice skating yourself. Tel: 0800 0842 666. Amazing Astronomy Afternoon National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RD museum.wales/swansea 12pm – 4pm. Free. Embrace the time of year when our skies are at their darkest, with a full family programme to inspire, inform and celebrate all things astronomical. Plus: Star Dome 12pm, 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. Age 7+. £3.50pp. Book online. An awe inspiring whistle-stop tour of the stars in an inflatable planetarium. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th January <strong>Winter</strong> Trail Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX www.parcplay.com Get some fresh air by visiting this indoor park. Complete the <strong>Winter</strong> Trail and then warm up in the heated winter cabin. 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4pm). NEW <strong>Winter</strong> Passes now available. Tel: 029 2034 5696. Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW www.techniquest.org Chocks away! The intrepid Presenters are trying to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are having a spot of bother getting off the ground. Can you help? Visit the Science Theatre to explore how humans are harnessing the forces of the natural world to overcome the many problems of flight. Plus: The Moon Visit the Planetarium and experience all things Moon. Explore its myths and legends and find out why it’s so important to all of us on Earth. Look at our missions to the Moon, focusing on the amazing journey into the unknown as well as what mankind has planned for the future. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the Moon! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a spaceship 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. Tel: 029 2047 5475. Sunday 19th January Big Garden Birdwatch Roath Park, Lake Rd W, Cardiff CF23 5PA www.rspb.org.uk/events Free event 10am - 3pm. Bird box workshops 11am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 2.30pm. Use telescopes and binoculars to spot and record as many birds as possible. Make a bird box and feeder for your garden. Booking required for bird boxes only. Tel: 029 2035 3000. Monday 20th January Beach Buddies Rest Bay, Porthcawl CF36 3UP www.beachacademywales.com 10.30am - 11.30am. £5 per child (accompanying adult free). Take your little sponges aged 5 and under to Beach Academy for coastal learning. Year round. Meet at Beach Academy, Rest Bay Watersports Centre. To book Txt/WhatsApp 07966 572273. Pay on the day. Saturday 25th January Shark Eggcase Hunt Rest Bay, Porthcawl CF36 3UP www.beachacademywales.com 11.30am - 1pm. £3pp (children to be accompanied by an adult). Shark and Ray egg searching. Learn about these amazing welsh sea creatures! Meet at Beach Academy, Rest Bay Watersports Centre. To book Txt/WhatsApp 07966 572273. Places limited. Pay on the day. Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th January RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch As the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch celebrates its 40th anniversary, it’s time to turn your eyes to the skies and count the wildlife that is counting on you! You can join in at home or at a local RSPB Cymru event. More details to follow on the RSPB website. Tel: 029 2044 5903. <strong>Winter</strong> Trail Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX www.parcplay.com Get some fresh air by visiting this indoor park. Complete the <strong>Winter</strong> Trail and then warm up in the heated winter cabin. 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4pm). NEW <strong>Winter</strong> Passes now available. Tel: 029 2034 5696. Flight Fantastic Techniquest, Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW www.techniquest.org Chocks away! The intrepid Presenters are trying to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are having a spot of bother getting off the ground. Can you help? Visit the Science Theatre to explore how humans are harnessing the forces of the natural world to overcome the many problems of flight. Plus: The Moon Visit the Planetarium and experience all things Moon. Explore its myths and legends and find out why it’s so important to all of us on Earth. Look at our missions to the Moon, focusing on the amazing journey into the unknown as well as what mankind has planned for the future. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the Moon! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a spaceship 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. Tel: 029 2047 5475. Sunday 26th January Cardiff Devils vs Nottingham Panthers Viola Arena, Cardiff Bay, CF11 0JS www.cardiffdevils.com 6pm. Tickets from £8 for children & £16 for adults. As part of the match night experience, enjoy competitions where you can win prizes such as player’s shirts. Following the game, meet players at the post-game signing or have a go at ice skating yourself. Tel: 0800 0842 666. Make and Take – Cwtch Crafts National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Road, Swansea, SA1 3RD museum.wales/swansea 12.30pm – 3.30pm. Free. Drop in to make a cute cwtch craft for someone you love. Plus: Lap Harps Workshop 12:30pm. Free. Places limited – book on arrival at the museum. Try the national instrument of Wales, with harpist Shelley Fairplay. Plus: Santes Dwynwen Stories 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. Free. Listen to the tale of Santes Dwynwen, the Welsh Patron Saint of lovers. Tel: 029 2057 3600. Friday 31st January Welsh Wrestling Blackwood Miners’ Institute, NP12 1BB www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com 7pm. An evening of glitz, glamour and body slam mayhem! See the over the top stars of the wrestling world collide in a night of super slamming action at this fun, crazy, family entertainment show. Adults £12.75; concessions £9.75; family ticket £38. Tel: 01495 227206. FEBRUARY Saturday 1st February Wales v Italy Principality Stadium, Cardiff, CF10 1NS www.wru.wales/tickets See the defending Grand Slam Champions take on the Azzuri at the inaugural game of the 2020 Six Nations and the home of Welsh rugby! Tickets are on sale now and only £20 U16s. Adults from £30. Limited tickets remaining. Tel: 0844 847 1881. Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd February <strong>Winter</strong> Trail Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX www.parcplay.com Get some fresh air by visiting this indoor park. Complete the <strong>Winter</strong> Trail and then warm up in the heated winter cabin. 10am - 5pm (Last entry 4pm). NEW <strong>Winter</strong> Passes now available. Tel: 029 2034 5696. Flight Fantastic Techniquest Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW www.techniquest.org Chocks away! The intrepid Presenters are trying to figure out how to fly like a bird, but are having a spot of bother getting off the ground. Can you help? Visit the Science Theatre to explore how humans are harnessing the forces of the natural world to overcome the many problems of flight. Plus: The Moon Visit the Planetarium and experience all things Moon. Explore its myths and legends and find out why it’s so important to all of us on Earth. Look at our missions to the Moon, focusing on the amazing journey into the unknown as well as what mankind has planned for the future. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the Moon! Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Plus: Space Hunters Nan’s garden shed is no ordinary shed — it is a spaceship 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. Tel: 029 2047 5475. 18 Primary Times WINTER <strong>2019</strong> | www.primarytimes.co.uk
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