Save the date! We’ll be exploring Peru, it’s animals and culture with Ximena, our Peruvian zoologist!
Wabi Sabi crafting is the art of finding beauty in imperfection. It’s the opposite of clean lines and mass-produced, instead it cherishes the maker and
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18th Aug 2024 | 10 -11.30am/ 12.30pm-2pm
Spend quality time outdoors embracing early photography and creating beautiful blue photo prints together. 🌞🍃
In this 1.5 hour workshop we’ll walk amongst one of the oldest hedgerows in England, collecting different types of plants and flowers, to make beautiful cyanotype prints together.
We’ll guide you through both the history (a woman botanist was the first to make this popular!) and the process of capturing the intricate beauty of leaves and flowers so you leave with a stunning blue hued wall hanging that is truly mesmerizing! 📸💙.
Created by 3 local female entrepreneurs, the cyanotype kit is made from recycled card treated by Rachel, Little Vintage Photography, the Mount by Chloe, Shufflewoods, and the workshop is run by Diana from UK Unplugged.
This workshop is suitable for those 3- 93.
14th April 2024 | 10:00am -12pm/ 1pm-3pm
We’re exploring earth-friendly architecture around the world with our International Architects Anjaly, Smirthi and Yakshitha who are recent graduates from the University of Liverpool School of Architecture!
What kinds of things will we be doing ?
🏢Creating a 3D architecture model🏢
Building different brick wall styles with brownies (definitely zero waste🤣)
👷🏾♀️Learning about what materials Architects can build with!👷🏾♀️
We’ll be investigating all this through crafts, games and activities that will help you learn about architecture in fun ways!
All of our events have a SENDCO on staff and a sensory room if you need support.
Our Earth-friendly Architecture Box can be purchased as a combined ticket for an awesome adventure to take home! With 10 hours of original screen-free unplugged fun designed by Mikey, Yakshitha, Smirthi and Anjaly including…
🏗️ Our race-to-build card game (about sustainable building materials from different countries)🏗️
☀️ Our ‘Sunshine Oasis House’ Kit to build & decorate☀️
Buy a combo ticket to save £4 and take home an Earth-Friendly Architecture box too!
9th March 2024 | 10:00am -12pm/ 1pm-3pm
We’re exploring Planes & Time for British Science Week through Avionics, the Electronics and Electrical Engineering side of planes! We’re doing this with the help of University of Liverpool staff and students from Aerospace and Electrical and Electronic Engineering!
Some questions we’ll cover!
🛩️How do planes not smash into each other in the air?🛩️
🔺What happens if a plane gets lost in the Bermuda Triangle?🔺
⌚How many time zones can you cross in a plane?⌚
We’ll be investigating all this through crafts, games and activities.
For this event you’ll be getting a box to take home with you, which includes a wooden time zone map with your own light circuit, games to play at home and some food (including a jet lag smoothie).
Some tickets have been sponsored for Low Income and SEND families and families on the CAMHS waiting list.
All of our events have a SENDCO on staff and a sensory room if you need support.
If you can’t attend an event, our boxes can be purchased separately for 10 hours of original screen-free unplugged fun.
18th February 2024 | 10:00am -12pm/ 1pm-3pm
Kick-start the new year by exploring the wonderful, magical and unique aspects of Japanese culture. We know how much families loved our first Japan box (which focused on theatre, karate and anime) so Ellen, Keris, Andy and Kanae have worked together to bring our community a brand new Japan box (which focuses on magic folklore and popular culture- street food, sushi and games).
Our event is a combination of the themes and activities of both the boxes so come along and embrace your inner Ninja.
We’ve got lots of activities including:
Demon toppling target game for Setsubun (a traditional celebration for February with our own twist!)
Great Wave group art using a 3D Pen with Andy from 3D Primo
Make your own Furoshiki wrap and Daruma doll
DIY Origami
All of our events have a SENDCO on staff and a sensory room if you need support.
Both of our Japan Boxes can be purchased as a combined ticket for an awesome adventure to take home! In both, 10 hours of original screen-free unplugged fun await!
10 December 2023 | 10am-12pm/1pm-3pm
Wrap up for a cosy fireside fun Victorian style this Christmas! The Victorians were a ground- breaking group, with plenty of influencers (like Charles Dickens and Victoria and Albert) who formed so many of our Christmas traditions today. The Victorians were also incredibly inventive, creating photography, early animation and more. Our 2 hour session will dip into the Victorian Era with…
▶️Victorian Parlour games▶️
👻Victorian ghost scenes (think A Christmas Carol)👻
🎄Baubles and Cards (of course Victorian)🎄
📷We’ll also have a special guest: Little Vintage Photography, who will be taking some Victorian Portrait pictures for you using a camera she built to replicate the old-school process!📷
18th February 2024 | 10:00am -12pm/ 1pm-3pm
Kick-start the new year by exploring the wonderful, magical and unique aspects of Japanese culture. We know how much families loved our first Japan box (which focused on theatre, karate and anime) so Ellen, Keris, Andy and Kanae have worked together to bring our community a brand new Japan box (which focuses on magic folklore and popular culture- street food, sushi and games).
Our event is a combination of the themes and activities of both the boxes so come along and embrace your inner Ninja.
We’ve got lots of activities including:
Demon toppling target game for Setsubun (a traditional celebration for February with our own twist!)
Great Wave group art using a 3D Pen with Andy from 3D Primo
Make your own Furoshiki wrap and Daruma doll
DIY Origami
All of our events have a SENDCO on staff and a sensory room if you need support.
Both of our Japan Boxes can be purchased as a combined ticket for an awesome adventure to take home! In both, 10 hours of original screen-free unplugged fun await!
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