Float your boat at Whitchurch boat rally - 20/21 Sept

Head to Whitchurch the weekend of 20th and 21st September for the popular boat rally. There will be stalls and refreshments and of course lots of beautifully decorated narrowboats on show.

The boat decoration theme this year is 'The Horse' as 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse, and horses, or more usually mules, were used to tow narrowboats before diesel engines arrived on the scene.

For more information visit the Whitchurch Waterways website

Lantern Procession Workshops - 13/14 September

Join us for Lantern Procession Workshops!

This is part of the Meres and Mosses Festival ‘Merefest 2014‘ on 20th September and we will be running free community lantern making workshops on the 13th & 14th of September in the large room at Little Poppets Nursery on Wharf Road in Ellesmere between 2pm and 4pm for everyone who wants to be involved.

Workshops are open to all ages however children of primary school age must be accompanied by an adult and please wear old clothes as this can get messy!

If you want to know more please contact: info@fizzgigs.co.uk or visit Fizzgigs Website

August Events at Wrexham Parks

Tuesday 5 August
Nant Mill – Big Duck Race Day
Lots of fun and games and a chance to win £50!
From 1.30pm All ages Some activities free

Wednesday 6 August
Ponciau Banks – Pop-up Puppets
Make easy pop-up puppets to amuse your friends
Drop in at the Bowling Pavilion from 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £2.50

Wednesday 6 August
A|yn Waters – Finger Paint Creations
Messy & Fun
Drop in 1.30pm – 3.30pm All Ages £2.50

Thursday 7 August
Ty Mawr – Magnetic minibeasts, Make a magnet for your fridge!
Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £2.50

Tuesday 12 August
Nant Mill – Clay Birds
Drop in from 1.30-3.30pm All ages £2.50

Wednesday 13 August
Ponciau Banks – Professional BMX Coaching
A day of expert coaching.
10.00am – 3.30pm (bring packed lunch)
Age 7+ £3 Limited places.
Telephone 01978 844028 to book in advance

Wednesday 13 August
Alyn Waters – Family Orienteering
Have a go at our child friendly course
1.30pm – 3.30pm All Ages £2.50 per group

Thursday 14 August
Bellevue Park - Tennis Coaching
Learn from a qualified coach.,Meet at the courts
1.30pm – 3.30pm Ages 6-14 Free

Thursday 14 August
Ty Mawr – Puppets Pals - Make a simple puppet and star in your own show!
Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm All ages £2.50

Tuesday 19 August
Nant Mill – Bug hotels -Make homes for garden creepy crawlies
Drop in from 1.30-3.30pm All ages £2.50

Wednesday 20 August
Alyn Waters – Fantastic Felts - Create great collages using felts.
Drop in 1.30pm – 3.30pm All Ages £2.50

Wednesday 20 August
Ponciau Banks – Lavender Bags - Make easy lavender bags to sweeten your home.
Drop in at the Bowling Pavilion from 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £2.50

Thursday 21 August
Bellevue Park – Wood cookie art - Create colourful jewellery and sculptures
with wood
Meet by the play area 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All Ages £2.50

Thursday 21 August
Ty Mawr – Collage cards
Sessions from 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £2.50

Tuesday 26 August
Acton – Tennis Coaching, Free Tennis Coaching
Meet at the courts
1pm – 3pm Free

Wednesday 27 August
Alyn Waters – Spoon People, Create your own spoon character.
Drop in 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All Ages £2.50

Thursday 28 August
Ty Mawr – Old Macdonald Day
See the animals, make a badge and have a tractor ride!
1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £3

Download the 2014 Events booklet: http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/countryside/events_2014.pdf

Plassey's Craft and Country Fair Weekend - 26-27th July

On 26th and 27th July there will be more than 40 stalls of crafts, food and gifts joining the Plassey's resident shops.

There'll be children's crafts and activities in the tea garden, falconry displays, and a fun trail for families to complete, giving everyone the chance to be entered into a free prize draw for a children's goodie hamper.

Also, don't miss the exciting new Welsh castle themed Adventure Play Park which is free for all the children to enjoy.

Free entry and free parking.

Plassey Leisure Park, Eyton, Wrexham.  Visit: www.plassey.com

July Events at Wrexham Parks

Tuesday 22 July
Nant Mill – Summer sun catchers
Drop in from 1.30-3.30pm All ages £2.50

Wednesday 23 July
Ponciau Banks – Print a Pretty Picture, Easy to do for little ones too!
Drop in at the Bowling Pavilion from 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All ages £2.50

Wednesday 23 July
Alyn Waters – Clay Play
Fun with clay Sessions 1.30pm – 3.30pm All Ages £2.50

Thursday 24 July
Ty Mawr – Community Fun Day From 1.30pm All ages
Free entry Car park £2

Saturday 26 July
Bellevue Park - Offa Carnival
Community Carnival with a range of attractions
11.00am – 3.00pm Free entry

Tuesday 29 July
Nant Mill – Animal Bookmarks
Drop in from 1.30-3.30pm All ages £2.50

Wednesday 30 July
Alyn Waters – Beautiful Butterfly’s, Create a colourful butterfly - Drop in 1.30pm – 3.30pm
All Ages, £2.50

Thursday 31 July
Bellevue Park – Colour crowns, Make your own fancy crown!
Meet by the play area
1.30pm – 3.30pm All Ages £2.50

Thursday 31 July
Ty Mawr – Clay cows and pottery pigs!, Make a clay creature to take home
Sessions from 1.30 – 3.30pm All ages £2.50

Download the 2014 Events booklet: http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/assets/pdfs/countryside/events_2014.pdf

Get messy at Wrexham Museum - 24th July

A messy craft session for three to six year olds will be held at Wrexham Museum on 24th July.

Come along to this drop in session to make two crafts to take home.

Booking is strongly advise on 01978 297460

Easter activities in Wrexham's parks

• Tuesday 15th April - Nant Mill, Easter Cards - 1.30-3.30pm - all ages (£2.50)

• Wednesday 16th April - Alyn Waters Easter Trail, 1.30-3.30pm - all ages (£2.50)

• Thursday 17th April - Bellevue Park Easter Bunny Trail, 10-12 - all ages, meet at the bandstand (donations to Friends of Bellevue Park)

• Thursday 17th April - Acton Easter Treasure Trail, 1.00-3.00-all ages (donations)

• Thursday 17th April - Ty Mawr Egg citing eggs, decorate a clay egg for Easter - 1.30-3.30pm - all ages (£2.50)

• Monday 21st April - Ty Mawr Easter 'Hedgehog' Trail, drop in from 11-3.30 - all ages (£2.50)

• Wednesday 23rd April - Ponciau Banks Mad Hatters Tea Party and Bowling taster session, drop-in at the bowling pavilion from 1.30-3.30pm - all ages (£2.50 to make a hat)

Easter Events at Moreton Garden Centre

The Moreton Garden Centre have a variety of activities for children over the Easter break:

http://www.moretonpark.com/easter

Booking is required (which can be done online at the link above) due to limited places. There is a mix of free and costed activities.


There is also an Owl Roadshow on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th April 10am to 4pm

Throughout the day, for a donation to the Owl Charity, you can have the rare opportunity to hold one of these rare birds.

Secret Garden appearing FREE at Clwyd Theatr Cymru 3/10 May 2014

Ssssh! Did you know that hidden away in the depths of the theatre is a secret garden of magic and fun...and it needs your help to write buzzzzzy-beeee-poems, wiggly-worm-words and night-time-nonsense-noises?

Prepare to get creative using tissue paper, glitter, feathers, words and more!

Suitable for children aged 2-5 years

On: Saturday 3rd and 10th May 2014, 9-10am

Book your free tickets on 0845 330 3565
(Limited places/child must be accompanied by an adult

What do you do with all that art / craft work?

Do you have a stash of all your child's art /craft or feel guilty that you don't keep it all?

Here are some ideas from other people's blogs that might help:

• Create a mini gallery area in your home

Establish a dedicated gallery space in your home where child's art is displayed and admired. Regularly change old pieces for new ones and then decide which will be kept or binned.

• Put together a folder of work

You can use plastic sleeves in a ring binder to keep it nice and store strange shaped items! Leave the book somewhere your child can look at it or for you to show off to visitors!

• Take photographs

If you don't have space in your home to store what you would like to keep, capture it on camera instead! You could do it in different stages and at each stage hang it up and ask your child to stand in front of it. Digital images also mean you could have a screensaver or powerpoint display or online gallery to share.

• Scrapbook it

Creating scrapbook pages can be fun to do with your child as they can stick things in.

• Laminate it

Keep special items nice by laminating them or to turn them into placemats for the kids to use. Only works for flat items though!

• Use for other craft projects

Small pieces can be cut up to make cards to send to family and friends who will appreciate it. Use craft punches to create different shapes, add glitter etc. See how to make cards using scribbles and painting: http://www.thefairyandthefrog.com/2012/06/fathers-day-card.html and special hole punchers: http://www.thefairyandthefrog.com/2013/02/hole-punch-rainbow-cards.html

• Make art bunting

Follow step-by-step easy instructions at: http://www.playfullearners.co.uk/2013/02/childrens-artwork-bunting.html

• Turn it into a cushion (!)

If you are good at embroidery or cross stitch this could be for you, see this: http://www.plus2point4.co.uk/2012/05/14/get-crafty-fairies-and-elves-embroider-your-kids-drawings/