WHAT’s ON WHEREPrimary Times Warwickshire & SolihullOngoing6If you are looking for more inspiration, thereare many more events on our websitewww.primarytimes.co.uk/warwickshireLearn to SwimSports and Wellness Hub, CV4 7EUwww.warwicksport.comGive your child a skill to life. Help yourchild to be a capable and confidentswimmer: from their first introductionto the water, to building confidence orimproving technique. 30 minute classesavailable on weekdays and weekends foraged 4+ with expert swim England-trainedinstructors in small group sizes.For more details about our swimminglessons, please visit https://warwick.ac.uk/services/sport/swimming/learnto-swimor call on T: 024 7652 3011.3 FebruaryBrandon Marsh After School Club -Winter in the Woods (4+)Brandon Marsh CV33GWwww.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk3.45pm - 5pm. Join in every month for thisafter school club, each month you willbe outside playing games and activitiesaround a different theme. The sessions areaimed at children aged 4 years and up,but younger siblings are welcome, adultsmust accompany their children, unlessthey are aged 8 and up. Please be awareactivities occur in all weathers, so pleasedress appropriately. Booking advised.T: 02476 302912.3 Februry – 14 February£3 after 3pm on Term Time WeekdaysThinktank B4 7XGwww.birminghammuseums.org.uk3-5pm. Visit Thinktank for £3 per personafter 3pm on weekdays during term-time(excluding bank holidays) T: 0121 348 8000.3 February – 23 FebruaryShakespeare’s Sunday SchoolShakespeare’s New Place CV37 6EPwww.shakespeare.org.uk3-4pm. Learn more about Shakespeare’sworks, life and times, and his influenceon the world with a different talk everyweek, subjects include films inspiredby his works, his neighbours, and thearchaeological dig that took place on thesite of his lost home in Stratford-upon-Avon between 2010-2014.3 February – 23 MarchNature Tots at Brandon MarshBrandon Marsh CV33GWwww.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk10.30am - 12noon and 1.30-3pm. NatureTots aims to encourage an early interest inwildlife. With this in mind, all activities areheld outdoors, in the natural surroundingsof the reserve at Brandon Marsh. Thesesessions start with fifteen minutes offun free play and then you head outsideto get stuck in with some wonderfulactivities based on that weeks theme,before returning to the centre to makean amazing craft you can take home. Thissession is suitable for children aged 2 to 4years. T: 02476 302912.Nature Tots at ParkridgeParkridge B91 3HWwww.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk10.30am - 12noon and 1.30-3pm. NatureTots aims to encourage an early interestin wildlife. With this in mind, manyactivities are held outdoors, in the naturalsurroundings of the reserves at ParkridgeCentre. The rest of the time is spentplaying games and enjoying craft activitiesindoors. Nature Tots is suitable for thoseaged around 2 - 4 years. Booking advised.T: 0121 704 0768.3 February – OngoingCode clubs: 9 to 11-year-oldsSoutham Library CV47 0HBwww.warwickshire.gov.uk4-5pm. A nationwide network of free afterschoolcoding clubs for children aged 9 to11. Booking may be required. See websitefor further details. T: 0300 555 8171.4 February - OngoingLittle Discoveries - Mini ExplorersRugby Art Gallery and Museum CV21 3BZwww.rugby.gov.uk11am-12noon. Come along to these freeweekly Tuesday session where you canrummage through our activity baskets,dress up, colour workshops and maybelisten to a story. Suitable for 2 year – 5years olds. Children must be accompaniedby an adult. T: 01788 533201.5 FebruaryOutdoor Learning Session - DenBuilding (4yrs+)Brandon Marsh CV33GWwww.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk11am - 12noon. Special outdoor learningsessions, aimed at children aged 4 and upstarting school soon or home schooled.The sessions are aimed at children aged4 years and up, but younger siblings arewelcome, adults must accompany theirchildren, unless they are aged 8 and up.Please be aware activities occur in allweathers, so please dress appropriately.Booking advised. T: 02476 302912.5 February – OngoingToddler TrundleRyton Pools Country Park CV8 3BGwww.countryparks.warwickshire.gov.ukRunning every Wednesday, join in withyour little ones for a range of adventures!There’s an exciting yearly program ofoutdoor activities ranging from denbuilding to mini beast hunting, fromrainbows and moths to feeding the ducksand jumping in muddy puddles! It’s a greatFEBRUARY HALF TERM 2020 | www.primarytimes.co.uk/warwickshireway to get out and enjoy the outdoors withyour little ones. See website for details.8 FebruaryGet Involved: Spring 2020 - Oily CartWraparoundWarwick Arts Centre CV4 7ALwww.warwickartscentre.co.uk10am-4pm. Families are invited to comealong to the Creative Learning Spaceto take part in dance, drama, words andideas, music and visual arts activitiesinspired by our wide ranging programme.Relaxed shadow puppet make, stay andplay. See website for more details.T: 024 7652 4524.Disney SwimWarwick Sports & Wellness Hub CV4 7EUwww.warwick.ac.uk12pm - 12.45pm Joins us for the magicof Disney storytelling and endless familyfun. Enjoy exciting pool activities as yourchild develops their core aquatic skills.Suitable for 3 – 11 year olds, parents and/or guardians are required to join in thefun. Suitable for all swimming abilities anddevliered by a trained Activator.8 February – OngoingLego ClubAtherstone Library CV9 1AXwww.warwickshire.gov.uk11am-12pm. Imaginative, creative Legosessions for children. For primary schoolaged children unless otherwise stated.Booking recommended. See website formore details. T: 0300 555 8171.9 FebruaryCreative Sunday WorkshopsThe Barber Institute B15 2TSwww.barber.org.uk11am-12.30pm and 1.30-3pm. MonetGoggles. Create your own colouredspectacles to wear while you draw inthe gallery. Session 1 for ages 4-8. Skills:paper construction, observational drawing.Session 2 for ages 8-12. Skills: colouredpencil techniques, learning about colour.Booking required. See website for details.T: 0121 414 7333.9 February – OngoingBook MagicLeamington Spa Library CV32 4AAwww.warwickshire.gov.ukFree family fun for children of all ages andtheir accompanying adults. Stories andcrafts: a different theme every week.T: 0300 555 8171.Book MagicNuneaton Library CV11 4DRwww.warwickshire.gov.ukFree family fun for children of all ages andtheir accompanying adults. Stories andcrafts: a different theme every week.T: 0300 555 8171.Book MagicRugby Library CV21 3BZwww.warwickshire.gov.ukFree family fun for children of all ages andtheir accompanying adults. Stories andcrafts: a different theme every week.T: 0300 555 8171.12 FebruaryMini Museum Engineers | CodeCoventry Transport Museum CV1 1JDwww.transport-museum.com10.30am-3.30pm. Stay, play, relax, exploreand learn in the Museum. Take the leadand investigate open-ended play stationswhile playing with and learning aboutSTEM concepts (Science, Technology,Engineering and Maths). Train your spyeyesand get playing with code. The secretof coding lies in seeing and understandingpatterns as well as being able to give clearinstructions. Will you spot patterns andmake your own? Will you crack the codes?Designed for age 2-5, but all are welcome.Please note, children must always beaccompanied by an adult.T: 024 7623 4270.14 FebruaryChatterbooks: 8 to 11-year-oldsAlcester Library B49 5DZwww.warwickshire.gov.uk4-5pm. Free family fun for children ofall ages and their accompanying adults.Stories and crafts: a different theme everyweek. T: 0300 555 8171.15 FebruaryDisney SwimWarwick Sports & Wellness Hub CV4 7EUwww.warwick.ac.uk12pm - 12.45pm Joins us for the magicof Disney storytelling and endless familyfun. Enjoy exciting pool activities as yourchild develops their core aquatic skills.Suitable for 3 – 11 year olds, parents and/or guardians are required to join in thefun. Suitable for all swimming abilities anddevliered by a trained Activator.Get Involved: Spring 2020 - DanceWorkshopWarwick Arts Centre CV4 7ALwww.warwickartscentre.co.uk2-4pm. Explore different rhythms andstyles of music to see how dance canchange with changing resources usingspace, touch, contact and play! A danceworkshop for all the family. Also accessibleto wheelchair users, adults and childrenwith learning, or physical additional needs.See website for more details.T: 024 7652 4524.Pedant MakingBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery B33DHwww.birminghammuseums.org.uk11am-1pm. Come and join in this free dropin session in the Industrial Galley to makeyour very own pedant. This pedant makingactivity is suitable for older children andadults. T: 0121 348 8000.15 February – 23 FebruaryConservation in ActionShakespeare’s Birthplace CV37 6QWwww.shakespeare.org.uk10am-4pm. Join this interactive familysession and find out more about the peskypests that keep the conservation team atShakespeare’s Birthplace on their toes.Bothersome Bugs, CSI: BirthplaceShakespeare’s Birthplace CV37 6QWwww.shakespeare.org.uk10am-4pm. Some pesky pets have lefttheir mark on Shakespeare’s Birthplace;follow the trail to find their cartoon mugshots, learn more about their ‘modusoperandi’ and the damage they can leavebehind, and collect your Bug Squadsticker.What Goes Munch in the Night?Anne Hathaway’s Cottage CV37 9HHwww.shakespeare.org.uk10am-4pm. Follow the trail to learn abouthow the conservation team is fightingback against those pesky pests that aremunching their way through the historicalartefacts.If We Shadows have OffendedShakespeare’s New Place CV37 6EPwww.shakespeare.org.ukCome along this half term and act outthe play within the play scene from AMidsummer Night’s Dream using ourshadow puppet theatre. If you’re feelingtheatrical create your own puppets andthink up a new ending for the play. Foryounger children they can enjoy dressingup, colouring in and more using our storysack based on the play.
Primary Times Warwickshire & SolihullIn partnership withSWIMMING LESSONSGive your child a skill for life at your local world-classSports and Wellness HubT Suitable for children 3+T 30 minute classes.T Weekends and weekdays.T Small group sizes.T Swim England trained teachers.T Assistant swim teacher in lower stages.RESERVE YOUR SPACEWARWICK.AC.UK/LEARNTOSWIMSports and Wellness Hub, Cryfield Village, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7EU.FABULOUS FIVER FRIDAYFEATURING THE BUDBROOKE CHASEFRIDAY 21 FEBRUARYWarwick RacecourseTickets £5*Free Children’s Entertainment*BOOKING FEE APPLIES30171 Warwick Fabulous Fiver Friday ft Budbrooke Chase Primary Times 184x135.indd www.primarytimes.co.uk/warwickshire 1 | FEBRUARY HALF TERM 13/12/2019 2020 12:28 7
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