UK Unplugged Subscription “Research has shown links between television use and reduced creative imagination”, decreasing schoolchildren’s “mental imaginary skills” (BBC, 2020). So, are screens really such a bad thing? First and foremost, at UK Unplugged, we embrace the enormous advantages technology has brought to society in connecting and entertaining us. However, it is the balance […]
Time Flies Avionics. Join us on Saturday 9th March at the Bloom Building to celebrate British Science Week and learn all about planes! ✈️ We’ll be de-LIGHT-fully wiring a wooden map to have light up time zones, making carboard planes and doing various arts and crafts! This event is a little different from our usual ones […]
Hi, this is Ellen again! Sustainable wrapping may seem like a recent trend, but in Japan, the art of furoshiki has been around since the Nara period (around 710 B.C). Pronounced foo-roo-she-kee, furoshiki involves wrapping gifts using cloth or fabric instead of traditional wrapping paper. The fabric options include cotton, silk, and nylon with numerous […]
I’m Ellen, one of the Creative Education Assistants from the University of Liverpool and I worked with Kanae, Keris, Diana and Andy on the development of the exciting new Japan Box (8+) and the upcoming event on Sunday 18th February 2024! I’d like to share some of what I learnt about hanafuda ‘flower cards’ (花札), […]
We began our deliveries for the local CAMHS waiting list on Friday. Children and young people recommended by their Care Navigator were able to choose which box they wanted (in this case Dinos Roar? and Day of the Dead) and we delivered them by ecargo bike to the families. Why? Children and young people […]
We brought our sustainable games and Christmas gifts to Wirral MakeFest on Saturday. Our💩 game from the Environmental Chemistry Box kept whole families entertained while they learned about managing waste on a farm! At Wirral Makefest visitors made everything from spaceships from Lego, fern wreaths, wrapping paper and fake sushi! 💩The Environmental Chemistry box only […]
Join us for the Victorian Christmas Spirit event on Dec 10th from 10-12 or 1-3! 📷Family Victorian Style Photographs by Little Vintage Photography (She’s built a replica camera for the event!) 🎄Victorian Parlour Games 😊SEND support & sensory room Crafts include Bauble making, Victorian cards, and spooky scenes (think of all the ghosts in A […]
We’ve been busy chatting about our new products in the Wirral Globe and on BBC Radio Merseyside. We just launched our Victorian Christmas Spirit Box…our subscription is almost ready, and we have several Christmas events coming up! Exciting times! If you’d like to read the article about us: Wirral Globe Article Or catch up with […]
Are you ready for a fiesta that involves skulls and spirit animals? We are! This half-term join us at the Bloom Building and Coffee Culture, coffee and crafting Mexican games and a dance 2 hours of screenfree fun! #SENDCO support and a sensory room! Day of the Dead tickets: https://wirralunplugged.org/shop/ If you’re in #Liverpool, we’ll […]
Wirral Unplugged has been shortlisted for a national award! Remember our Environmental Chemistry Events last February where we made coral reef theatres, tried our hand at oil spill clean up and played poo balance? Positive Power: Environmental Chemistry has been shortlisted! Read all about it in the Left Bank Magazine interview or on the Fantastic […]
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