Tuesday, 7 August 2012

Week To View: 8 - 14 August


Wed 8 August

Event: Magnificent Flying Machines
Time: 10.30 – 12.30 / 1.00 – 3.00
Cost: £2 per child
Booking: Not required
Two craft activities on the theme of butterflies and dragonflies.

Event: Mini Beast Safari Day
Location: Birdworld
Time: 10.00 – 6.00
Cost: Included in admission price
Booking: Not required
Join the Birdworld keepers to meet their slithering and crawling critters plus arts and crafts, trails and lots more fun.

Event: Wiggly Wednesdays
Time: 10.00 – 5.00
Cost: Included in admission
Booking: Not required
Hug-a-Bug will be bringing along some Creepy Critters …snakes, geckos and other slimy things for all those brave little monsters!

Event: Family ARTventures
Location: Witley Common
Time: 11.00 – 4.00
Cost: £2.50
Booking: Not required
Pick up and play activities and nature trails.  Bring a picnic and enjoy Witley Common.  Meet outside the Witley Centre on Haslemere Road.

Event: Experiments with Renewable Energy
Location: Shalford Mill
Time: 11.00 – 4.30
Cost: Admission + £1.50
Booking: Not required
Fun with water, wind and bicycle power.

Event: Get Wild on Wednesdays
Location: Polesden Lacey
Time: 11.00 – 4.00
Cost: £4
Booking: Advisable 
With a different theme each week, children will work together to explore anything from minibeasts to den building with our exciting Ranger-led activities. Each session lasts about an hour and can be booked on the day but there is a limited capacity for each session.

Event: Out To Lunch - Crazy M: Fabulously Funny Clowning
Location: Portsmouth City Museum Gardens
Time: 12.00 – 2.00
Cost: FREE
Booking: Just turn up
Bring a picnic & join in the family fun.

Event: Silly Summer Headgear
Time: 1.00 – 2.30 (4-8 yrs) / 3.00 – 4.30 (8-16 yrs)
Cost: £6.50
Booking:  Required
Create your own funky headgear using new and found materials.  Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult.

Event: Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Time: 1.30
Cost: £3 (on top of admission)
Booking: Not needed
Fun filled teddy bears' picnic with storytelling and songs to delight young and old.


Thursday 9 August

Event: Funky Racers!
Location: Farnham Maltings
Time: 10.00 – 12.00
Cost: £9
Booking: Essential
Build your very own funky racing car model.  Let your imagination race away with you.  For ages 6-10.

Event: Activity Thursday
Time: 10.000 – 5.00
Cost: Included in admission
Booking: Not required
A variety of fun things to do for accompanied children - find out about traditional crafts, trades, chores and pastimes.

Event: Junior Club – Shadowy Shapes
Time: 10.30 – 12.00
Cost: £7 (£5 for members)
Booking:  01428-642112  
Learn about the art of the shadow theatre and make your own shadow puppet.  Suitable for ages 5-11.

Event: Ugly Bug Ball
Location: Dapdune Wharf, Guildford
Time: 11.00 – 5.00
Cost: £2 per child
Booking: 01483-561389
Bug hunting, bug sculptures, build a bug home, make wings and antennae, bug music, but above all, come dressed up!

Event: Dance School
Time: 11.00 – 12.00
Cost: £7
Booking: Essential
High energy fun “dance school” for ages 6-9.

Event: Out To Lunch – Stories & Craft
Location: Portsmouth City Museum Gardens
Time: 12.00 – 2.00
Cost: FREE
Booking: Just turn up
Storytelling fun with Michael O’Leary.  Bring a picnic & join in the family fun.

Event: Funky Fairy Wall Hanging
Location: Farnham Maltings
Time: 1.30 – 3.00
Cost: £7.50
Booking: Essential
Come and create a beautiful wall hanging for your room.  There will be lots of sparkly things to choose from.  Dress for mess – for ages 6-10.

Event: Drawing in the Courtyard
Time: 1.30 – 4.00
Cost: £2 (suggested donation)
Booking: Not required
Come and make large-scale drawings inspired by the Centrepiece exhibition.  For ages 4+ with an adult.


Friday 10 August

Event:  Fun Day
Location: Applegarth Farm
Time: 1030 - 1600
Cost: £5 per child
Booking: Just turn up
Fun day in the garden with a trampoline, bouncy castle and face painting - ages 1-9 years.

Event:  Pony Magic
Location: Hatchlands Park
Time: 1100 - 1600
Cost:£2.50 per ride
Booking: Not required
Pony Magic aim to provide a truly magical experience with beautiful, safe ponies and experienced handlers. 3-5 minute ride. Suitable for 2 -11 year old children.

Event: Bubble Fun
Time: 1330 - 1600
Cost: FREE
Booking: Just turn up
Make your own funky bubble wand to use in the Courtyard and take home. 

Event: Summer Holiday Fun!
Location: Winkworth
Time: 2.00 – 3.30
Cost: Admission +£1
Booking: Not required
Be a nature detective and follow a different trail each week.  Be inspired to write poetry, take photographs or create art of your fascinating discoveries and submit them for the Closer to Nature exhibition in October.


Saturday 11 August

Event: Northchapel Working Steam Show
Time: 10.00 – 6.00
Cost: Adult £6 / Child £4
Booking: Not required
This year’s show will feature working steam exhibits including ploughing , threshing, stone crushing and wood sawing. There will also be a fairground and craft marquee.

Event: Family Bushcraft Day
Time: 10.00 – 4.00
Cost: Adults £25 / Under 16 £15 / Under 3’s FREE
Booking: Essential
Learn the secrets of the forest as a family.  From fire lighting to shelter building and a spot of open fire cooking.

Event: Lithics Weekend
Time: 1000 - 1700
Cost: Adult £7 / Child £3
Booking: Just turn up
The annual gathering of flint knappers.  Watch tools being craft from flint, and even have a go!

Event: Crafternoon: Dream Catchers
Time: 2.00 – 4.00
Cost: FREE
Booking: Recommended
An afternoon of crafty fun using the natural materials found at Sayers Croft as well as a few extra bits and pieces provided by us. Parents and children will work together to gather their own materials and make a unique product under guidance from one of our instructors.

Event: Museum in the Park
Location: Churchfield’s Recreation Group, Compton Cresent, Chessington
Time: 2.00 – 4.30
Cost: £1.50 per child
Booking: Not required
Celebrate all things Ancient Greek with boat building, chariot racing and theatrical mask making.


Sunday 12 August

Event: Lithics Weekend
Time: 1000 - 1700
Cost: Adult £7 / Child £3
Booking: Just turn up
The annual gathering of flint knappers.  Watch tools being craft from flint, and even have a go!

Event: Northchapel Working Steam Show
Time: 10.30 – 5.00
Cost: Adult £6 / Child £4
Booking: Not required
See Saturday’s entry.

Event: Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Time: 11.00 – 5.00
Cost: Included in admission
Booking: Not required
During the afternoon there will be Punch & Judy and Magic shows by Prof Ray Sparks.  Free Teddy Bear trail around the collection with a small prize for correctly returned forms.  Also Bouncy Castle and Face Painting (small additional charge).

Event: Crafternoon: Edlerwhistle
Time: 2.00 – 4.00
Cost: FREE
Booking: Recommended
An afternoon of crafty fun using the natural materials found at Sayers Croft as well as a few extra bits and pieces provided by us. Parents and children will work together to gather their own materials and make a unique product under guidance from one of our instructors.


Monday 13 August

Event: Razzle Dazzle Cheerleading Holiday Workshop
Location: Albury Village Hall
Time: 10.00 – 3.00
Cost: £30
Booking: Essential
Participants will be taught a series of dances using cheerleading, street dance and gymnastics and will perform a  show at the end of the day.  Suitable for ages 5-11.


Tuesday 14 August

Event: Flowers
Location: Magical Rooms, Grayshott
Time: 10.00 – 12.00 / 10.00 – 3.30
Cost: £10 / £25
Booking: Required
Summer arts and crafts with a flowers theme.  Suitable for age 5+.

Location: Applegarth Farm 
Time: 11.00 – 1.00
Cost: £12.50
Booking: 01428-609340
Tinkerbell will lead a 2 hour workshop getting creative with arts and crafts.  Lots of dancing and games, and Tinkerbell will sprinkle her magical fairy dust!  If the weather is good, there will be a Pirate Treasure Hunt in the garden.  Suitable for ages 3-6 years. 

Event: Family Film – Snow White & The Huntsman
Location: Farnham Maltings
Time: 11.00, 2.30 & 6.00
Cost: £5.50
Booking: Advisable

Event: Out To Lunch – Games & Toys
Location: Portsmouth City Museum Gardens
Time: 12.00 – 2.00
Cost: FREE
Booking: Just turn up
Play with a variety of old style toys and games.  Bring a picnic & join in the family fun.

Event: Falconry Display
Time: 1.00 – 4.00
Cost: £4 non-members / £2 members
Booking: Not required
The FalconHigh Falconry Display Team will give an interactive flying display at 2pm and 3.30 plus talks and static display, for real close ups at other times.

Event: Junk Sculpture
Location: The Lightbox, Woking
Time: 1.00 – 2.30 (4-8 yrs) / 3.00 – 4.30 (8-16 yrs)
Cost: £6.50
Booking: Required
Use new and recycled materials to create your own unique sculpture.


Spanning The Week & Ongoing

Event: Blooms & Bees
Time: Mon 13 – Sun 19 August
Cost: Included in admission
Booking: Not required
Buzz around the park on the flower trail, meet our own bees and taste their lovely honey!

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