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John Hall’s Herbs
Hall’s Croft CV37 6BG
www.shakespeare.org.uk
Find out how prominent physician John
Hall, Shakespeare’s son-in-law, helped
to cure his patients’ ailments, and create
your own herb arrangements using a
range of craft materials.
Creative Sunday Workshops
The Barber Institute B15 2TS
www.barber.org.uk
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Collagraph
Creatures. It’s World Wildlife Day! Create
a collagraph inspired by animal patterns
and textures. Session 1 for ages 4-8.
Skills - exploring different textures,
drawing animals. Session 2 for ages 8-12.
Skills - combining textures, developing
composition. Booking required. See
website for details. T: 0121 414 7333.
2 March
Brandon Marsh After School Club -
Fire Lighting (4+)
Brandon Marsh CV33GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
3.45-5pm. Join in every month for this
after school club, each month you will
be outside playing games and activities
around a different theme. The sessions
are aimed at children aged 4 years and
up, but younger siblings are welcome,
adults must accompany their children,
unless they are aged 8 and up. Please
be aware activities occur in all weathers,
so please dress appropriately. Booking
advised. T:02476 302912.
4 March
Mini Museum Engineers | Chain
Reactions
Coventry Transport Museum CV1 1JD
www.transport-museum.com
10.30am – 3.30pm. Stay, play, relax,
explore and learn in the Museum.
Take the lead and investigate openended
play stations while playing with
and learning about STEM concepts
(Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths). Investigate cause and effect
in this session. Can we build a giant
domino chain? Designed for age 2-5,
but all are welcome. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
T: 024 7623 4270.
Baby Birds - Parent and Toddler
Group
Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve
B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
10am-12noon 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 you will go out on to 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 is essential. T: 0121 357 7395.
Under 5’s Rhyme Time
Bleakhouse Library B68 9DS
www.discoversandwell.co.uk
10-10.30am. A fun interactive session
and an opportunity to chat and meet
other parents. T: 0121 569 4923.
5 March
World Book Day | Mini Museum
Engineers on Tour
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
CV1 1JD
www.transport-museum.com
Various times. Stay, play, relax, explore
and learn in the Museum. Take the
lead and investigate open-ended
play stations while playing with and
learning about STEM concepts (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Designed for age 2-5, but all are
welcome. Designed for age 2-5, but all
are welcome. Drop in event. £1 per child.
T: 024 7623 4270.
•Georgian Day, Birmingham Museums
7 March
Makaton Sing-a-long
Shakespeare’s New Place CV37 6EP
www.shakespeare.org.uk
11am. Join in with nursery rhymes and
then enjoy a specially created Makaton
trail around the sculptures and other
interactive parts of the site. Makaton is
a language programme using signs and
symbols to help people to communicate.
8 March
Creative Sunday Workshops
The Barber Institute B15 2TS
www.barber.org.uk
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Powerful
Portraits. Paint women heroes!
Learn about Countess Golovina on
International Women’s Day. Session 1 for
ages 4-8. Skills - mixing acrylic paints,
painting portraits. Session 2 for ages
8-12. Skills - acrylic paint effects, tonal
painting. Booking required. See website
for details. T: 0121 414 7333.
11 March
Mini Museum Engineers | Gears
Gears Gears
Coventry Transport Museum CV1 1JD
www.transport-museum.com
10.30am – 3.30pm. Stay, play, relax,
explore and learn in the Museum. Take
the lead and investigate open-ended
play stations while playing with and
learning about STEM concepts (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Play with and explore gears and cogs
in this session. Join us as we figure out
how to get things moving. Designed for
age 2-5, but all are welcome.
T: 024 7623 4270.
Baby Birds - Parent and Toddler
Group
Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve
B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
10am-12noon 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 you will go out on to 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 is essential. T: 0121 357 7395.
Under 5’s Rhyme Time
Bleakhouse Library B68 9DS
www.discoversandwell.co.uk
10-10.30am. A fun interactive session
and an opportunity to chat and meet
other parents. T: 0121 569 4923.
15 March
Creative Sunday Workshops
The Barber Institute B15 2TS
www.barber.org.uk
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Layered
Lanyon Landscapes.Look at the Cornish
landscape from a bird’s-eye view and
create an abstract painting. Session 1 for
ages 4-8. Skills - creating textures with
paint. Session 2 for ages 8-12. Skills -
layering textures with paper, combining
different viewpoints. Booking required.
See website for details. T: 0121 414 7333.
17 March
St Patrick’s Birmingham
Digbeth High Street B12 0PH
www.stpatricksbirmingham.com/
Join tens of thousands of onlookers
lining up Digbeth High Street to watch
the St Patrick’s Day Parade. Starting at
camp hill at 12 noon, the ever growing
parade lasts almost two hours and is a
showcase of the diverse cultures and
communities of Birmingham. From Irish
dancers to Caribbean dancers, Welsh
dragons to Chinese dragons, the St
Patrick’s Festival has always been a
vibrant celebration of multiculturalism.
18 March
Mini Museum Engineers | Travelling
the world
Coventry Transport Museum CV1 1JD
www.transport-museum.com
10.30am – 3.30pm. Stay, play, relax,
explore and learn in the Museum. Take
the lead and investigate open-ended
play stations while playing with and
learning about STEM concepts (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths).
How would you travel the world – using
a ship, a cycle, a car? Play with maps
and transport.Designed for age 2-5,
but all are welcome. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
T: 024 7623 4270.
Baby Birds - Parent and Toddler
Group
Sandwell Valley Nature Reserve B43 5AG
www.rspb.org.uk
10am-12noon 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 you will go out on to 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 is essential. T: 0121 357 7395.
Under 5’s Rhyme Time
Bleakhouse Library B68 9DS
www.discoversandwell.co.uk
10-10.30am. A fun interactive session and
an opportunity to chat and meet other
parents. T: 0121 569 4923.
21 March
Shakespeare Week Super Saturday
Family Fun Day
The Shakespeare Centre CV37 6QW
www.shakespeare.org.uk
12-4pm. Join the annual nationwide
celebration of Shakespeare by taking
part in fun-filled activities including
workshops by Horrible Histories
illustrator, Martin Brown, and Ricky
Martin from CBBC’s Art Ninja, as well as
performances, storytelling and crafts.
Part of Shakespeare Week (16-22
March), a national annual celebration
giving primary school aged children
opportunities for enriching and enjoyable
early experiences of Shakespeare, www.
shakespeare.org.uk/visit/whats-on/
shakespeare-week-super-saturday/
25 March
Mini Museum Engineers | Lights
Coventry Transport Museum CV1 1JD
www.transport-museum.com
10.30am – 3.30pm. Stay, play, relax,
explore and learn in the Museum. Take
the lead and investigate open-ended
play stations while playing with and
learning about STEM concepts (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths).
Discover how we can play with light
to create incredible shadows. Build
towers that light up. Explore different
materials and see whether you can shield
us from light. Designed for age 2-5,
but all are welcome. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
T: 024 7623 4270.
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