North Solihull (and surrounding areas)...Tue 10 Apr Movie Showing - Paddington 2 Join us as we show...

Please note: The below activities are not registered or regulated by Solihull Family Information Service. It is your responsibility to ensure you are happy that the activities are safe and appropriate for your child.

North Solihull (and surrounding areas)

Date(s) Activity Price Time Suitable

age

Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre Chelmsley Wood, Solihull B37 5TT Website: www.chelmsleywoodshopping.co.uk

Fri 6 Apr Easter Fun - Animal Petting Zoo Come along and meet rabbits, chicks and more!

FREE 11am - 4pm All

families

Wed 11 Apr Easter Fun - Big Art! Get the little ones to help design a Spring collage to be displayed in the centre.

FREE 10am - 4pm

All families

Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Chester Road, Castle Bromwich, Solihull, B36 9BT Tel: 0121 749 4100 Website: www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk

Sat 31 Mar

Easter Saturday Bonnet Parade The day for our traditional Easter Bonnet Parade…. plus eggs, bricks and potatoes! Traditional games, a giant egg decorating challenge, dancing and 30m2 of LEGO® brick models to explore around the Gardens. Get cracking with making that bonnet! Parade starts at 2pm prizes for all ages! Explore the grounds, get lost in the maze and join in all of the other Easter activities.

Normal admission charges

apply

(see website)

12.30pm - 4.30pm All ages

Sun 1 Apr to

Sun 15 Apr

Easter Hunt Have a real Easter Adventure? The Easter Bunny has hidden eggs throughout the Gardens. How many can you find? The Gardens are full of surprising hiding places: behind the trees, under the bushes or in the hedges – by exploring the Gardens you will find the eggs, the more the merrier!

Normal admission charges

apply

(see website)

11am - 4pm All ages

Family events – end of March / April 2018

As well as the events below, don’t forget to check out further activities and things to do on www.solihull.gov.uk/familyinfo

Tue 10 Apr to

Thur 12 Apr

Easter Family Crafts Easter is a great time for families to ‘Get Crafty’. Three afternoons of crafty activities during the Easter holidays.. whether it is decorating eggs, making cute Easter bunnies or designing gifts for friends and family. Whatever we do, recycling, simplicity and having fun together is the style this week. Explore the growing and wakening Garden. You can spend the day outdoors, exploring the magical maze and mud kitchens. Help us to start growing a bean tunnel for summer and plant your own pea plant to take home.

£2 for everyone

over 5 years+

(see website)

12pm - 3pm All ages

Tue 10 Apr

The Little Big LEGO® Brick Build Day Calling all LEGO® enthusiasts young and old, come and meet Kevin Hall of Brick Galleria, a professional LEGO® model builder who is bringing 40,000, yes 40,000 bricks with him. We’re thrilled to welcome Brick Galleria to our Gardens this Easter. They have worked with some of the very best LEGO® events in this country and internationally. Book onto one of the 45-minute sessions available throughout the day, to get your hands on with the experts. Be part of our making our fabulous menagerie in a day’. Will your little animal model win the prize at the end of the show day? A great way to keep the kids entertained whatever the weather so book on and come down and join the fun! Book now to ensure your space. Sessions are available on first come first served basis: After the Brick Day fun, you are free to explore the gardens, maze and cafe!

£6 per ticket

£20 per family

ticket.. 4 people

(see website)

Timeslots from 10.30am - 3.30pm

(45 minute session)

All ages

Marston Green Parish Hall Elmdon Road, Marston Green, Solihull B37 7BT Website: www.marstongreenparishhall.co.uk

Tue 10 Apr

Movie Showing - Paddington 2 Join us as we show Paddington 2 on the big screen! Haven't got around to watching it yet? Well hold on a little longer and come see it with us! We have a massive screen and brilliant surround sound as well as a FREE cup of popcorn for every paying child! Kids can bring along their favourite teddy bear and our smaller room will be open for younger kids to enjoy some colouring activities. Lunch will also be on sale as well as other refreshments and hot and cold drinks. If the kids want to bring their own beanbag or comfy chair that’s fine by us!

£1.50 adults £3.50 kids

Tickets must

be purchased in

advance

(see website)

Doors open at 12:30pm

Movie starts at

1pm

All ages

Sat 21 Apr

St. George's Day Family Disco Join us for our Princess and Knights themed St. George's Day Disco! Let the kids burn some energy on the dance floor while you enjoy a drink from the bar! There are games and prizes to be won as well as colouring activities and a best dressed competition! Cobs and bowls of chips will also be on sale as well as crisps, chocolates, cakes, sweets etc.

Tickets must be

purchased in advance

(see website)

5.30pm - 8.30pm All ages

Libraries... Date(s) Activity Price Time

Suitable age

Castle Bromwich Library Hurst Lane North, Castle Bromwich, Solihull B36 0EY Tel: 0121 747 3708

Storytime. Term time only on Fridays. FREE 2.15pm - 2.45pm Under 5s

Rhyme time on Mondays. Alternating between either a morning or afternoon session. A short interactive session for babies and very young children, which includes finger and action rhymes and songs.

FREE 10.45am - 11.05am

or 2.30pm - 2.50pm

0 - 2 years

Chelmsley Wood Library 10 West Mall, Chelmsley Wood Shopping Centre, Solihull B37 5TN Tel: 0121 788 4380

Rhymetime Free stories, songs, rhymes and toys. Drop-in session, term time only on Fridays.

FREE 10am Under 5s

Code Club Do you have a favourite computer game? Would you like to learn how to make your own computer games? At Code Club you will learn how to make cool games, animations and websites too!

Drop-in session, term time only on Mondays. Contact library staff to find out more details.

FREE 4pm - 5pm

8 - 12 years

Owlets - Play & Stay A children's drop-in session. Monthly on Tuesdays. Contact library staff to find out more details.

FREE 10am Under 3s

Kingshurst Library Marston Drive, Kingshurst, Solihull B37 6BD Tel: 0121 770 3451

Story Time on Fridays, term time only FREE 10.15am - 10.45am Under 5s

Rhyme time – A short interactive session for babies and very young children that includes finger & action rhymes and songs. Also a chance to meet other mums and carers. Once a fortnight on Tuesdays.

FREE 10.15am - 10.45am 0 - 2 years

Marston Green Library Land Lane, Solihull B37 7DQ Call: 0121 779 2131

Story Time - No need to book. Just pop along with your little ones for half an hour of stories, rhymes, songs and colouring on Mondays.

FREE 2.30pm - 3pm Under 5s

Parks… Date(s) Activity Price Time

Suitable age

Babbs Mill Local Nature Reserve B37 6LN

Wed 4 Apr

Dizzy Duck Race You would have to be quackers to miss this one! Pick a duck and wish it luck as it races along the river. There are prizes for the first three to reach the finish line. This event is popular with visitors of all ages - children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Meet by the play area.

£1 per duck

11am - 12pm

(registration from 10.30am)

All ages welcome

South Solihull (and surrounding areas)


age

Mell Square Shopping Centre Solihull Website: www.mellsquare-shopping.com

Sat 31 Mar - Sun 15 Apr

Join us for free family fun this Easter School holidays can be an expensive time for families, so this Easter, we’re hosting an egg hunt competition, which can be enjoyed free by every member of the family. The hunt will take you to every corner of the square, as you try and find the colourful egg stickers that are hiding in store windows, before ending the trail in Poplar Way to guess how may eggs are in the box. To take part in the egg hunt, simply pick up your entry card from the retailers in Mell Square, and once complete, the card can be returned to the post-box – found at Virgin Holidays in House of Fraser, Drury Arcade – to be in with a chance of winning a prize bundle from selected retailers. Plus to help celebrate our launch day (Saturday 31 March), the Easter bunny will be on-site (10.30am to 12.30pm), where the first 50 families will be given an exclusive goodie bag!

FREE

Daily

All ages

Hogarths Hotel Four Ashes Road, Dorridge, Solihull B93 8QE Tel: 01564 779988 Website: www.hogarths.co.uk

Fri 13 Apr

For the love of Pets In support of the Blue Cross for Pets and Solihull College. Activities on the day will include: All shapes and sizes dog show Pet advice and educational talks Pet corner – visit our animals BBQ, disco, bouncy castle, face painting, games and prizes, crafts and activities and noise reduction fireworks. Talk to Solihull college and university centre about their exciting range of animal care courses and meet their four, eight and zero legged friends.

£2 per adult

£1 per child

Under 2s free of charge

1pm - 8pm

(Fireworks at 8pm) All ages

The Core Theatre Solihull Theatre Square, Touchwood, Homer Road Solihull B91 3RG Tel: 0121 704 6962 (Box Office) Website: www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk

Thur 5 Apr

HOOT OWL Master of Disguise Watch out! I am HOOT OWL. I am hungry. And here I come! Hoot Owl is no ordinary owl - He's a Master of Disguise! And he plans to use his cunning camouflage powers to gobble up the tiny animals of the night. Trouble is, Hoot Owl's prey keep escaping! Is Hoot Owl as masterful as he thinks he is? Will he become a member of the Owl Parliament? And will he EVER succeed in catching himself some dinner? Original songs, colourful puppets, animation, ridiculousness and rapid costume changes abound in this wildly inventive new show from Proon Productions, based on the 'Laugh Out Loud Book Award'-shortlisted picture book by Sean Taylor, with sets faithful to Jean Jullien's visually creative illustrations.

£10 per ticket

1.30pm

(Running time: 55 mins with interval)

4 years+

Transport Museum Wythall Chapel Lane, Wythall B47 6JX Email: [email protected] Website: www.wythall.org.uk

Sun 1 & Mon 2 April

Event Day - Easter Sunday & Monday Kick the event season off with bus rides, train rides and the Easter Bunny Hunt, a free prize competition for the kids. For enthusiasts, we have the Bristol buses spring gathering.

Free admission for one child with

every full paying adult.

See website

10.30am - 5pm All ages

Baddesley Clinton Rising Lane, Knowle, Solihull B93 0DQ Tel: 01564 783294 Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/baddesley-clinton

Fri 30 Mar - Mon 2 Apr

Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 2018 Join in with our family Easter hunt, with a chocolate treat and take-home crafts. NB This Easter weekend you will ONLY be able to visit us if you have pre-booked an admissions ticket to the property. See website or call the box office on 0344 249 1895 for booking details.

See website 9.30am - 4pm All ages

Packwood House Packwood Lane, Lapworth B94 6AT Tel: 01564 782024 Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/packwood-house


Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt 2018 Join us for our Cadbury Egg Hunt on Packwood's Welly Walk. NB This Easter weekend you will ONLY be able to visit us if you have pre-booked an admissions ticket to the property. See website or call the box office on 0344 249 1895 for booking details.

See website 9.30am - 4pm All ages

Libraries... Date(s) Activity Price Time

Suitable age

Balsall Common Library 283 Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common CV7 3EL Tel: 01676 532590

SPECIAL EVENT

Thur 5 Apr

Easter event - Spring crafts family drop in session Join in with our selection of simple, fun crafts or make something of your own. Sponsored by Balsall Parish Council.

FREE 1pm - 5pm 4 - 11 years

Tales and Time to Play - on Mondays. Bring your little ones for a story followed by a chance to play, sing, chat and relax with other young families. All pre-school children are welcome. Toys and musical instruments are provided.

FREE 2.15pm - 3pm Under 5s

Rhyme Time - on Tuesdays. Enjoy an afternoon spending time with your babies and toddlers listening to happy songs and rhymes with actions and percussion instruments.

FREE 2.15pm - 2.45pm 0 - 2 years

Dickens Heath Library Old Dickens Heath Road, Dickens Heath, Solihull B90 1SD Tel: 0121 744 6078

Rhymetimes on Mondays, term time only. A fun session of action rhymes and songs.

FREE 2pm - 2.30pm 0 - 2 years

Children's Board Games Club - Second Saturday of the month. Get your children away from their computer screens. Who doesn’t love a game of Guess Who?


Tea & Tots - Every other Thursday of the month A chance for mums, dads, grans and carers to meet for a cuppa and a chat whilst the toddlers play. Occasional guest speakers may also attend.

FREE 2pm - 3pm Under 5s

Lego Club - Last Saturday of the month. Come along for some Lego fun.

FREE 2pm onwards 5 - 9 years

Hampton in Arden Library 39 Fentham Road, Hampton in Arden, Solihull B92 0AY Tel: 01675 442629

SPECIAL EVENT

Tue 27 Mar -

Fri 6 Apr

Easter Craft Table A variety of Easter-themed crafts will be available throughout the Easter period.

FREE Drop-in event 4 - 7 years

Storytimes - Fortnightly on Tuesdays. Stories and crafts for all pre-school children. Please call for dates.

FREE 1.45pm - 2.15pm Under 5s

The Great Storybook Journey - Fortnightly on Fridays. A story for under 5s about a new place or environment, followed by painting pictures for our Great Storybook Journey wall display. Contact the library for dates. N.B. Warm water is provided to wash hands, but wearing clothes that can get messy is recommended.

FREE 1.45pm - 2.15pm

Under 5s

Hobs Moat Library Ulleries Road, Solihull B92 8EB Tel: 0121 743 4592

SPECIAL EVENT

Tue 10 Apr

Lyndon Rocks Be part of this new creative and exciting community art project. Bring your clean stone or rock. Paint a design or write a message. Then hide it within the local community for someone to find!

FREE 10am - 12pm All

families

SPECIAL EVENT

Thur 12 Apr

Easter Holiday Family Fun Day Join us for a morning of family activities, storytime, craft activities and games.

FREE 10am - 12pm All

families

Under 5s Story Session 'Little Hobbits - Thursdays, term time only. Join the 'Little Hobbits' and sing along with rhymes before listening to stories and enjoying colouring with your pre-school children.

FREE 10am - 10.45am Under 5s

Daddy Rhyme Time - Monthly on Saturdays. This is a special time of enjoyment and bonding for you and your child. Come along and meet with other fathers and male carers for a chat. Refreshments are provided. Please contact for more details.

FREE 10.30am - 11am Under 5s

Animal Antics First Monday of the month. Staff will read stories about a new animal. Children can then colour in a picture of the animal and collect them. Every time you come to the library you can collect a paw print for your Animal Collector Card.

FREE 10.15 - 11am Under 5s

Knowle Library Chester House, 1667-1669 High Street, Knowle, Solihull B93 0LL Tel: 01564 775840

Monday Storytime - This new activity will run fortnightly. It is aimed at preschool children. Join us for stories and rhymes. Please contact library for dates.

FREE 10.30am - 11am Under 5s

Jellybeans - Our monthly session of rhymes, songs, stories and a craft activity. Lots of fun for the under fives.

£1.50 charge applies

10.45am - 11.30am

Under 5s

Rhyme Time - Every Friday afternoon, term time only. Bring your little ones along for a fun half hour of songs, action rhymes and musical instruments.

FREE 2pm - 2.30pm Under 5s

Meriden Library Arden Cottage, The Green, Meriden CV7 7LN Tel: 01676 522717

SPECIAL EVENT

Mon 9, 16 &

23 Apr

Reading Zoo Our weekly story and painting session where we read a story about an animal and then all paint pictures of that animal. Please note: warm water to wash hands is provided but wearing clothes that can get messy is recommended.

FREE 2.30pm - 3pm

Under 5s

Storytime on Mondays. Term time only. A different theme each week, with a special craft to follow.

FREE 2.45pm - 3.15pm Under 5s

Olton Library 169A Warwick Road, Olton, Solihull B92 7AR Tel: 0121 706 3038

Storytime on second Tuesday of the month. Term time only. Come along and enjoy listening to stories for your pre-school child in the company of other children and their families.


Shirley Library 22 Parkgate, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull B90 3GG Tel: 0121 704 6300

Rhyme Time - For babies and toddlers on Tuesdays (term time only).


Rhyme Time - For babies and toddlers on Wednesdays (term time only).


Rhyme Time - For babies and toddlers on Saturdays (term time only).


Children's Code Club on Thursdays. Term time only. Code Club runs as a 6 week course. Booking is essential as there is a maximum of 8 children per course. In each session children will use various coding websites (depending on their level of coding) to make their own cool computer games, animations and websites. All children will receive a certificate at the end of each completed course! We currently run courses in Scratch 1 & 2 and HTML 1 & 2, so lots of room for progression! N.B. Limited places are available so please either speak to a member of staff at Shirley Library or call for more information or to get a spot on the waiting list!


The Core Library Theatre Square, Touchwood, Homer Road, Solihull B91 3RG Tel: 0121 704 6965

SPECIAL EVENT

Wed 4 Apr

Booktivity Easter origami plus quiz. N.B. This is a free event but places will need to be booked in advance. Please contact the library.

FREE 3.30pm - 5pm 10 years+

SPECIAL EVENT

Thur 5 Apr

Drop in craft session FREE 10.30am - 12pm All ages

SPECIAL EVENT

Tue 10 Apr

Explore Learning Young writer’s workshops. N.B. This is a free event but places will need to be booked in advance. Please contact the library.

FREE

(4 to 9 years) 11.15am - 12.15pm

(10 to 14 years) 2pm - 3pm

4 to 9 years

10 to 14

years

SPECIAL EVENT

Wed 11 Apr

Drop in craft session FREE 2pm - 3.30pm All ages

Homework Club - Tuesdays (term time only) with designated staff to support children.

FREE 3:45pm - 5.15pm 8 years+

Story Times - Mondays (term time only). FREE 2pm - 2.30pm Under 5s

Rhyme Time - Wednesdays (term time only). A short interactive session that includes finger & action rhymes and songs. Come along and meet up with other parents/carers and discover what the library can offer your child.

FREE 10.15am - 10.30am 0 -2 years

Meet and Play - Fridays (term time only). A session for families to meet up, relax, chat, play, sing or make music together. Instruments and toys are provided.

FREE 10.15am - 11.15am 0 -2 years

Core Code Club - Saturdays (fortnightly). To register email… [email protected] or call for more details.

FREE 10.30am - 11.30am 8 - 13 years

Lego Club - Monthly. Meet in The Core Creative space. N.B. Places are limited. Please call the library and ask to speak to David Brayne for more information.


Twins Plus Storytime - Last Thursday of the month, term time only. Storytime for twins and multiples. Enjoy stories and rhymes followed by time to chat and share experiences with others. No booking required, just turn up on the day.


Parks…


age

Elmdon Park Solihull B92 9EY

Fri 30 Mar

Easter Egg Hunt The Easter bunny has hidden clues around the park - crack the password and win a chocolate egg! You may even spot the Easter bunny as he hops around the park. Punch and Judy shows, face painting and other entertainment are also available. Other attractions including face painting can be paid for at Reception. Meet at the Tanhouse Farm Road car park entrance.

Entrance cost £2 per

child

11am - 3pm

Not specified

Knowle Park (Meet by the car park off Longdon Road) Knowle, Solihull B93 9HY

Thur 12 April

Scarecrow Making Day Let your imagination run wild by designing your very own scarecrow at this popular family event. There are prizes for the top three scarecrows. Pre-booking is essential - contact 0121 704 8000 for your copy of the equipment list and to book your place.

Please call for details

10.30am - 12pm All ages

The Parkridge Centre Brueton Park, Solihull B91 3HW Tel: 0121 704 0768 Website: www.wkwt.org.uk/whats-on

Join us for some Easter holiday fun! Please note: booking is essential. If you have any problems booking online please call 0121 704 0768.

For other enquiries about the below events email: [email protected]

Below is a small taster of what The Parkridge Centre have to offer this Spring half term. Please see website for even more events.

Tue 3 Apr

Wildlife Watch - Easter Adventure Come on an Easter adventure, join us on our reserve to play loads of games and maybe even spot a rabbit or two!

£3.50 per child

12pm - 1pm 2 years+

Wed 4 Apr

Wildlife Watch - Cunning Foxes & Runaway Rabbits Come on an Easter adventure, join us on our reserve to play loads of games and maybe even spot a rabbit or two!

£3.50 per child

12pm - 1pm 6 years+

Thur 5 Apr

Wildlife Watch - Easter Bunnies and their Friends Become Easter bunnies and hop around having fun, find out about their furry friends and play some games with them.

£3.50 per child

12pm - 1pm 2 years+

Birmingham City Centre & other areas… Date(s) Activity Price Time

Suitable age

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3DH Tel: 0121 348 8038 Web: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/bmag

Tue 3, Fri 6, Mon 9 &

Fri 13 Apr

Anglo Saxon Craft Explore the world of the Anglo Saxons warriors and create your very own Saxon inspired helmet mask and woven bracelet. All materials are provided and our team will make sure all our guests are ready for the battle ahead! Come and join us to have a go at this fun and family friendly activity that will help you make the most of your day at the museum. Supervision from parents or guardians is required. Our experienced learning team and volunteers will be on hand to help all our guests create something special to take home.

£1.50 per child

Drop in between:

10.30am to 12.30pm or

1.30pm to 3.30pm

All ages

Tue 3 & Fri 6 Apr

Mini Mummy Makers Using the ancient civilisation of Egypt as our theme we will be running a craft activity to make your very own mini Mummy. Wrap up a mini mummy, design your own sarcophagus and decorate a lucky charm to help keep your mini mummy safe! Come and join us this Easter and have a go at this fun and family friendly activity that will help you make the most of your day at the museum. Supervision from parents or guardians is required. Our experienced learning team and volunteers will be on hand to help all our guests create something special!

£1.50 per child

Drop in between:

10.30am to 12.30pm or

1.30pm to 3.30pm

All ages

Wed 4 Apr

Mummification Family Show Find out all the most horrible and fascinating facts about how people were mummified in Ancient Egypt in this special show. There will even be a chance for some brave volunteers to help our learning officers as we will be mummifying our very special Pharaoh doll! Shows start at 11am and 1pm and last around twenty minutes. In the Art Space - limited places available.

FREE

Donations welcome

Shows start at:

11.30am & 2.30pm

5 years+

Tue 10 & Thur 12 Apr

Museum Storymakers Part storytelling, part mass drawing, this creative play session is ideal for all ages and packed with fun. In these interactive storytelling sessions we start the story, and you draw on the floor to complete it! We are going to be inspired by the very special treasures in the museum to create our own amazing tales! Not sure how the story will end? Neither do we! Your drawing and imagination will decide what happens in our story. All materials provided.

FREE

Drop in activity shows start every 30 mins between:

10.30am & 12.30pm

or 1.30pm & 3.30pm

All ages

Wed 11 Apr

Ancient Worlds Craft Help us make a giant historic sculpture that contains a tiny version of you! We have one giant version to add to, and a little version for you to take home. Transport a mini you to Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece – will you be a brave gladiator, take part in the Olympics or be a spectator at the amphitheatre?! We take your picture in a cool pose. You make the scenery, add a speech bubble, do lots of fun cutting and sticking. A very fun family session that will make you smile, give you great memories and the opportunity of creating cool art! All materials provided.

£1.50 per child

Drop in between:

10.30am to 12.30pm

or 1.30pm to 3.30pm

4 years+

Aston Hall Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 6JD Tel: 0121 348 8038 Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/aston

Sun 1 Apr

Aston in Wonderland: A fairy tale takeover Looking for something curious this Easter? For this magical fairy tale takeover we will transform Aston Hall into a Wonderland. Meet lots of your favourite story book characters including Alice, the Hatter, and the angry Queen as you explore this spectacular building. This event is aimed at families and those young at heart with a curious disposition. Please note: Pre-booking is not essential but highly recommended because we anticipate that this event will be very popular. See website for further details.

Entry to this event is

included in the price of admission

£8 per adult

£3 per child (3 - 15 years)

£6

concessions (students/ben

efits). Excludes over

60s

See website for family ticket info

11am - 4pm (last admission 3pm)

All ages

Thinktank Millennium Point, Curzon Street, Birmingham B4 7XG Tel: 0121 348 8000 Website: www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/thinktank

Thur 29 Mar - Sun 15 Apr

Easter Dino Egg Hunt The Easter Bunny doesn’t visit Thinktank, but the Easter Dinosaur does and they have left large Dino eggs hidden around the museum. Come to Thinktank over the Easter holidays and see how many Dino eggs you can track down in the giant egg hunt. When you find an egg mark it on your trail sheet, and once you have found them all bring the evidence to the shop to collect a small Dino prize.



(see website)

10am - 5pm Not

specified

Weekdays during Easter

Holidays

Operation Earth Show Weekdays during Easter, take part in Operation Earth, an exciting new family show exploring the amazing stories and science of the environment. Earthy is feeling a little under the weather and is going to the doctors for a check-up. Join us, along with expert scientists, as we investigate what is bothering Earthy. Become a trainee environmental scientist and help us investigate Earthy’s land, air and oceans, and see if together we can find solutions. Plus there will be the opportunity to meet real environmental scientist in the galleries and take part in some fun science experiments and arts and crafts activities all linked to Operation Earth.



(see website)

10am - 5pm 6 - 11 years

Symphony Hall Birmingham 8 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2EA Tel: 0121 780 3333 (Box Office) Website: www.thsh.co.uk

Sat 14 Apr

Musical Picnics - April Come and join us on a special sonic journey with sound artists/musicians Annie Mahtani and Chris Mapp. Be prepared to hear sounds exploded, explored and reimagined with new musical identities. Curious young noisemakers will love this interactive Musical Picnic of electroacoustic explorations with weird and wonderful noises galore! In association with Mubu Music. Venue: Symphony Hall Level 3 Foyer

FREE 10.30am 0 - 7 years

Town Hall Birmingham Victoria Square, Birmingham B3 3DQ Tel: 0121 780 3333 (Box Office) Website: www.thsh.co.uk

Fri 30 Mar - Tue 3 Apr

Tiddler & Other Terrific Tales Under the sea, out on the farm and in the jungle, these terrific tales are woven together with live music, puppetry and a whole host of colourful characters from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s best-loved titles: Tiddler, Monkey Puzzle, The Smartest Giant in Town and A Squash and a Squeeze. Funky moves, toe tapping tunes and giggles are guaranteed! Relaxed Performance (Saturday 31 March) Open to everyone but are specifically for people with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, a learning disability or sensory and communication disorder. They’re a great way for family and friends to experience live performances together in an adapted environment. Audience members can dance, sing and clap along – whatever makes them comfortable. See website for further information and booking details.

£12.50 - £17.50 per

ticket (inc. per

ticket commission)

See website

Wheelchair Users & Disabled Patrons...

please call for details of our

Access Scheme

11.30am & 1.30pm

Relaxed Performance 4pm

All ages

Tue 10 Apr

Justin's Band Are you ready to be part of Justin’s Band? Because BAFTA award winning actor Justin Fletcher is going on a musical adventure and we would love you to come and play along with the band! Justin’s Band is a brand new show for 2018! Join Justin and his friends on a musical journey singing lots of songs and learning about musical instruments along the way! See website for further information and booking details.

£16 - £18 per ticket (inc. per

ticket commission)

See website

Wheelchair

Users & Disabled Patrons...

please call for details of our

Access Scheme

11 am

3pm

Younger audiences

Sat 14 Apr

The Amazing Bubble Man Louis Pearl, aka The Amazing Bubble Man, has been thrilling audiences worldwide for over 30 years with the art, magic, science and fun of bubbles. An Edinburgh Fringe favourite, he has sold out there for the last ten years. Louis explores the breathtaking dynamics of bubbles, combining comedy and artistry with audience participation and enough spellbinding bubble tricks to keep everyone mesmerised. From square bubbles, fog and helium bubbles, giant bubbles, volcanoes, tornadoes and trampolines to people inside bubbles, the Amazing Bubble Man conjures shrieks of laughter and gasps of amazement from all ages. New this year, live music by Jet Black Pearl. See website for further information and booking details.

Under 16s £10

Adults £12

Groups of 10+

£8.50 per ticket

10.30am

All ages

Waterstones, Birmingham 24-26 High Street, Birmingham B4 7SL Tel: 0121 633 4353 Website: www.waterstones.com/events/search/shop/birmingham-high-stre (see website for T&Cs)

Sat 31 Mar

Treasure Hunt! This Easter we are holding loads of great, free, family activities in store. Join us at midday on our children's floor for an exciting Treasure Hunt, filled with prizes for those who find everything! This is a free event with no need to book in advance. We hope you can join us.

FREE 12pm Not

specified

Mon 2 Apr - Sun 15 Apr

Storytime! This Easter we are holding loads of great, free, family activities in store. Join us on our children's floor for a storytime every day at 11am during the Easter holidays. This is a free event with no need to book in advance. We hope you can join us.

FREE 11am Not

specified

Thur 12 Apr

Illustration workshop with Megan Walker Easter holiday fun! We are excited to invite you to a workshop with the incredibly talented Megan Walker, artist from Franny's Father is a Feminist. Franny's Father is a Feminist. It's simple, really! He knows that girls can do anything boys can do, and raises Franny to believe that she deserves all the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities that he had. Through sweet, straightforward prose, Franny's Father portrays the loving bond between a young girl, and her father who isn't afraid of bucking gender norms in order to ensure that his daughter grows up smart, strong, and full of self-confidence. Megan will be helping you create your own characters and reading from the book! Please note: This is a free event but booking is essential. To book tickets, please call, email us at [email protected] or speak to a bookseller in store.

FREE

(booking essential)

1pm - 2pm Not

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Birmingham Hippodrome Hurst Street, Southside, Birmingham, B5 4TB Call: 0844 338 5000 (Tickets & Information) Website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com

Wed 4 - Sun 8 Apr

Hansel and Gretel Award winning METRO-BOULOT-DODO are joining forces with Open Theatre Company to bring their creative flair and quirky sense of humour to the infamous fairy tale Hansel and Gretel. A flustered storyteller is joined by a mischievous mocking bird as he follows Hansel and Gretel deep into the forest. Live music, hilarious performance and a mesmerising design ensures that this play will entertain and amuse the entire family. Hansel and Gretel is produced by Birmingham Hippodrome with performers drawn from BecauseWeCanCanCan. Open Theatre Company and BecauseWeCanCanCan work closely with Birmingham Hippodrome to support emerging performers with learning disabilities, some of whom appear in this production. Relaxed Performances - Fri 6 (7pm) and Sat 7 (11am) Venue: This production takes place in the Patrick Studio, Birmingham Hippodrome. See website for booking details.

£12 per ticket

(see website

for family offer)

See website for times

5 years+

Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden Castle Green, Off Castle Rd, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1NE

Tel: 0370 333 1181 (English Heritage) Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/kenilworth-castle/


Easter Adventure Quest at Kenilworth Castle Calling all valiant adventurers! Join us this Easter weekend on a hunt for legendary dragon eggs. Set off on a quest to crack the clues, meeting characters from the past along the way, then claim your chocolate reward.

See website 11am - 5pm All

families

Botanical Gardens Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TR Tel: 0121 454 1860 Website: www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk

Sun 1 Apr

Easter Sunday 2018 Celebrate Easter Sunday at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens for a day packed full of fun! Take part in our Easter Egg Hunt, with a small prize at the end – perfect Easter Sunday fun. Other events will include: our candy factory stall, face painting, bouncy castle and regular appearances throughout the day from our Easter Bunny and Easter Chick. Easter Holiday (2 - 6 April) A variety of events will be taking place throughout the week. See website for further details.

Normal admission applies.

(under 16s have free entrance)

Small

charges apply for

some activities

See website

Doors open 10am

Easter Egg Hunt 11am - 3pm

All ages

Coventry Transport Museum Millennium Place, Hales Street, Coventry CV1 1JD Tel: 024 7623 4270 Website: www.transport-museum.com

Tue 3 - Sun 15 Apr

Easter Holidays: Family Craft Activities Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) will be joined by the arts throughout this Easter Holiday. Enjoy the mix of science and art and take all of your creations home. See website for further details.

£2.50 per child

10.30am - 3.30pm

3 years+

(but all are welcome)

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