PT Warwickshire Feb Half Term 2020

WHAT’s ON WHERE
Primary Times Warwickshire & Solihull
Ongoing
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If you are looking for more inspiration, there
are many more events on our website
www.primarytimes.co.uk/warwickshire
Learn to Swim
Sports and Wellness Hub, CV4 7EU
www.warwicksport.com
Give your child a skill to life. Help your
child to be a capable and confident
swimmer: from their first introduction
to the water, to building confidence or
improving technique. 30 minute classes
available on weekdays and weekends for
aged 4+ with expert swim England-trained
instructors in small group sizes.
For more details about our swimming
lessons, please visit https://warwick.
ac.uk/services/sport/swimming/learnto-swim
or call on T: 024 7652 3011.
3 February
Brandon Marsh After School Club -
Winter in the Woods (4+)
Brandon Marsh CV33GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
3.45pm - 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.
3 Februry – 14 February
£3 after 3pm on Term Time Weekdays
Thinktank 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.
3 February – 23 February
Shakespeare’s Sunday School
Shakespeare’s New Place CV37 6EP
www.shakespeare.org.uk
3-4pm. Learn more about Shakespeare’s
works, life and times, and his influence
on the world with a different talk every
week, subjects include films inspired
by his works, his neighbours, and the
archaeological dig that took place on the
site of his lost home in Stratford-upon-
Avon between 2010-2014.
3 February – 23 March
Nature Tots at Brandon Marsh
Brandon Marsh CV33GW
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, all activities are
held outdoors, in the natural surroundings
of the reserve at Brandon Marsh. These
sessions start with fifteen minutes of
fun free play and then you head outside
to get stuck in with some wonderful
activities based on that weeks theme,
before returning to the centre to make
an amazing craft you can take home. This
session is suitable for children aged 2 to 4
years. T: 02476 302912.
Nature Tots at Parkridge
Parkridge B91 3HW
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, many
activities are held outdoors, in the natural
surroundings of the reserves at Parkridge
Centre. The rest of the time is spent
playing games and enjoying craft activities
indoors. Nature Tots is suitable for those
aged around 2 - 4 years. Booking advised.
T: 0121 704 0768.
3 February – Ongoing
Code clubs: 9 to 11-year-olds
Southam Library CV47 0HB
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
4-5pm. A nationwide network of free afterschool
coding clubs for children aged 9 to
11. Booking may be required. See website
for further details. T: 0300 555 8171.
4 February - Ongoing
Little Discoveries - Mini Explorers
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum CV21 3BZ
www.rugby.gov.uk
11am-12noon. Come along to these free
weekly Tuesday session where you can
rummage through our activity baskets,
dress up, colour workshops and maybe
listen to a story. Suitable for 2 year – 5
years olds. Children must be accompanied
by an adult. T: 01788 533201.
5 February
Outdoor Learning Session - Den
Building (4yrs+)
Brandon Marsh CV33GW
www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
11am - 12noon. Special outdoor learning
sessions, aimed at children aged 4 and up
starting school soon or home schooled.
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.
5 February – Ongoing
Toddler Trundle
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BG
www.countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk
Running every Wednesday, join in with
your little ones for a range of adventures!
There’s an exciting yearly program of
outdoor activities ranging from den
building to mini beast hunting, from
rainbows and moths to feeding the ducks
and jumping in muddy puddles! It’s a great
FEBRUARY HALF TERM 2020 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/warwickshire
way to get out and enjoy the outdoors with
your little ones. See website for details.
8 February
Get Involved: Spring 2020 - Oily Cart
Wraparound
Warwick Arts Centre CV4 7AL
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
10am-4pm. Families are invited to come
along to the Creative Learning Space
to take part in dance, drama, words and
ideas, music and visual arts activities
inspired by our wide ranging programme.
Relaxed shadow puppet make, stay and
play. See website for more details.
T: 024 7652 4524.
Disney Swim
Warwick Sports & Wellness Hub CV4 7EU
www.warwick.ac.uk
12pm - 12.45pm Joins us for the magic
of Disney storytelling and endless family
fun. Enjoy exciting pool activities as your
child develops their core aquatic skills.
Suitable for 3 – 11 year olds, parents and/
or guardians are required to join in the
fun. Suitable for all swimming abilities and
devliered by a trained Activator.
8 February – Ongoing
Lego Club
Atherstone Library CV9 1AX
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
11am-12pm. Imaginative, creative Lego
sessions for children. For primary school
aged children unless otherwise stated.
Booking recommended. See website for
more details. T: 0300 555 8171.
9 February
Creative Sunday Workshops
The Barber Institute B15 2TS
www.barber.org.uk
11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. Monet
Goggles. Create your own coloured
spectacles to wear while you draw in
the gallery. Session 1 for ages 4-8. Skills:
paper construction, observational drawing.
Session 2 for ages 8-12. Skills: coloured
pencil techniques, learning about colour.
Booking required. See website for details.
T: 0121 414 7333.
9 February – Ongoing
Book Magic
Leamington Spa Library CV32 4AA
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Free family fun for children of all ages and
their accompanying adults. Stories and
crafts: a different theme every week.
T: 0300 555 8171.
Book Magic
Nuneaton Library CV11 4DR
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Free family fun for children of all ages and
their accompanying adults. Stories and
crafts: a different theme every week.
T: 0300 555 8171.
Book Magic
Rugby Library CV21 3BZ
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Free family fun for children of all ages and
their accompanying adults. Stories and
crafts: a different theme every week.
T: 0300 555 8171.
12 February
Mini Museum Engineers | Code
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). Train your spyeyes
and get playing with code. The secret
of coding lies in seeing and understanding
patterns as well as being able to give clear
instructions. Will you spot patterns and
make your own? Will you crack the codes?
Designed for age 2-5, but all are welcome.
Please note, children must always be
accompanied by an adult.
T: 024 7623 4270.
14 February
Chatterbooks: 8 to 11-year-olds
Alcester Library B49 5DZ
www.warwickshire.gov.uk
4-5pm. Free family fun for children of
all ages and their accompanying adults.
Stories and crafts: a different theme every
week. T: 0300 555 8171.
15 February
Disney Swim
Warwick Sports & Wellness Hub CV4 7EU
www.warwick.ac.uk
12pm - 12.45pm Joins us for the magic
of Disney storytelling and endless family
fun. Enjoy exciting pool activities as your
child develops their core aquatic skills.
Suitable for 3 – 11 year olds, parents and/
or guardians are required to join in the
fun. Suitable for all swimming abilities and
devliered by a trained Activator.
Get Involved: Spring 2020 - Dance
Workshop
Warwick Arts Centre CV4 7AL
www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
2-4pm. Explore different rhythms and
styles of music to see how dance can
change with changing resources using
space, touch, contact and play! A dance
workshop for all the family. Also accessible
to wheelchair users, adults and children
with learning, or physical additional needs.
See website for more details.
T: 024 7652 4524.
Pedant Making
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery B3
3DH
www.birminghammuseums.org.uk
11am-1pm. Come and join in this free drop
in session in the Industrial Galley to make
your very own pedant. This pedant making
activity is suitable for older children and
adults. T: 0121 348 8000.
15 February – 23 February
Conservation in Action
Shakespeare’s Birthplace CV37 6QW
www.shakespeare.org.uk
10am-4pm. Join this interactive family
session and find out more about the pesky
pests that keep the conservation team at
Shakespeare’s Birthplace on their toes.
Bothersome Bugs, CSI: Birthplace
Shakespeare’s Birthplace CV37 6QW
www.shakespeare.org.uk
10am-4pm. Some pesky pets have left
their mark on Shakespeare’s Birthplace;
follow the trail to find their cartoon mug
shots, learn more about their ‘modus
operandi’ and the damage they can leave
behind, and collect your Bug Squad
sticker.
What Goes Munch in the Night?
Anne Hathaway’s Cottage CV37 9HH
www.shakespeare.org.uk
10am-4pm. Follow the trail to learn about
how the conservation team is fighting
back against those pesky pests that are
munching their way through the historical
artefacts.
If We Shadows have Offended
Shakespeare’s New Place CV37 6EP
www.shakespeare.org.uk
Come along this half term and act out
the play within the play scene from A
Midsummer Night’s Dream using our
shadow puppet theatre. If you’re feeling
theatrical create your own puppets and
think up a new ending for the play. For
younger children they can enjoy dressing
up, colouring in and more using our story
sack based on the play.