Children's Drop-In
Holiday Activities 2010
At
the Farmland Museum & Denny Abbey
Wondering what to do when the school holidays are upon you? Why not come along to our special Children's drop-in holiday activities-No need to book or any extra costs, just turn up between 12pm and 4pm
WHO RUNS THE ACTIVITIES?
Each session is suitable for ages 4+ and are led by the education staff and volunteers
PRICE & FACILITIES
The activities will take place in The Farmland Museum's Education base. Each child should be accompanied by an adult and admission prices are Adults £4, Concessions £3 and all children 5+ £3, which includes all activities on offer.If you are coming to a couple of activity days it may be worth joining the Museum as a Friend which will give you and your family unlimited free entrance to the Museum (family membership per year £19.50) You may also like to bring a picnic lunch and continuing in 2010 the cafe will be open on the activity days selling a range of filled rolls, hot or cold drinks and cakes . There
are toilets and parking on site.
LIST OF ACTIVITIES NEW for FEBRUARY HALF TERM 2010 special children's activity days on February 16th and February 18th, 12-4pm. On Tuesday 16th February, Farm Yard Fun! Our Farm Yard mural is looking rather empty - come and add some colour and fill it up with drawings of all your Farm Yard Friends. Take home your own mini-mural too!
On Thursday 18th February, Farm Yard Fun! Make a paper model of a tractor and a Shire Horse to help plough the fields ready for sowing!
April 8th, Sunflower Madness, The Competition starts here! Decorate a flower pot, make a marker and sow your sunflower seed. Take it home to grow and return to the museum for free, along with your lofty sunflower on July 29th to enter the fun. April 15h, Spring Time Mask Making - Bugs and Blossoms. June 3rd, Scarecrow Making. Make you very own life sized scarecrow to take home and guard your veg. patch. July 29th, Fenland Monsters! Make a Fenland Monster after you visit the spooky tree with its tales of the watery Fens. Make bogles and boggarts, puppets and slithery, silvery eels. August 5th, Collage Creations Watery Worlds - recreate our Medieval fishponds using a colourful array of materials. August 12th, Moving Pictures, Make a zoetrope, flick books and more to bring your colourful drawings to life. August 19th, Cow Day, Come and paint our cows, create a cow decoration for your bedroom door and cheese being made in the dairy. August 26th, Painting On Grass. "All things Bright and Beautiful - come and add some colour to the garden shapes of foliage, flowers, creatures. Wear old clothes and prepare to get messy! September 2nd, Clay Day!
October 28th, Paper Pumpkins, Create Hallowe'en decorations ready for the big day.