Really Wild Workshops for Children
Entertaining education at holiday times for 4
- 11 year old.
Parents must accompany 4-7 year olds at all times and are welcome
to accompany older children during activities.
Parkridge Centre, Brueton Park,
Solihull
Cost: £3 per child, £4 for non WWT members unless otherwise
stated.
To book contact: 0121 704 0768
Please note that we cannot take card
payments at Parkridge Centre. Cash and Cheque payments only.
July | August | September
July
2010
Monday 26th July
Big Bug Hunt
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Learn all about the minibeasts creeping in
the undergrowth. Make a model minibeast.
Tuesday 27th July
Amazing Amphibians
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Search the murky depths of Dragonfly Pond
for newts and hunt in the arboretum for young frogs and toads.
Learn about these fascinating creatures. Create your own model frog
pond or nifty newt.
Wednesday 28th July
Big Bug Hunt for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Especially for fives and under; learn all
about the minibeasts creeping in the undergrowth. Play a bug game
and make a model minibeast.
Thursday 29th July
Famous Folklore
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Listen to a story in our story telling area
and follow a fairytale trail round the reserve. Make mud trolls and
back at the centre, make a green man. Be prepared for mud!
Friday 30th July
Tots Teddy Bears Adventure
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Go down to the woods for some sensory fun.
Make your own teddy bear house and make a smelly cocktail for your
bear. Create your own teddy bear mask to take home. Don't forget to
bring your cuddly friends!
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August
2010
Monday 2nd August
Nature's Fairies
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Search the reserve for nature's fairies and
make a fairy home. Collect natural materials and create your own
fairy wings or bird mask.
Tuesday 3rd August
Creepy-Creepy Crawlies
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Search the Parkridge Centre for the
strangest, creepiest creatures. Make your own creepy crawly
craft.
Wednesday 4th August
NATIONAL PLAY DAY
EVENT
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Little ones, ages five and under, join us
at Parkridge to celebrate 'National Play Day'! Come along to play
both in and out doors.
Thursday 5th August
Alfresco Art
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Create your own wildlife masterpiece
outside using natural materials. Collect more materials to take
back inside create something really unique.
Friday 6th August
Nature's Fairies for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Tots come and search the reserve for
nature's fairies and follow the fairy trail. Collect natural
materials and create your own fairy wings or bird mask.
Monday 9th August
Predators of the Pond
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Discover the deadly residents of the pond!
Escape from dragonfly pond and design your own creature of the
dark.
Tuesday 10th August
Trail Blazers!
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Orienteer yourself around the nature
reserve using a simple map. Solve the puzzles along the way to find
out about the animals that live here. Make a dream-catcher to hang
at home.
Wednesday 11th August
Fairytales for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Come along and listen to some famous
fairytales. Search for some fairytale friends on the reserve and
play some other exciting fairytale activities. Make a craft to take
home.
Thursday 12th August
Brilliant Bushcraft
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Adventure into the wilds and build your own
natural den. Get tribal and create a crazy totem pole to scare off
the other tribes
Friday 13th August
Summer colours for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Especially for those aged five and under.
Come and explore the colours of the nature reserve. Search for the
woolly worms and collect natural colours. Make a colourful craft to
take home.
Monday 16th August
Nature's Detectives
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Put your detective skills to the test and
search the reserve for all manner of creatures. Follow a trail and
make a mammal mask.
Tuesday 17th August
Folklore and Fairytales
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Follow a fairytale trail round the reserve
with help from Hansel and Gretel. Collect ingredients for a magic
witches brew and make a green man. Back at the centre, make a model
house and decorate it with sweets (please bring your own). Be
prepared for mud!
Wednesday 18th August
If you go down to the woods today…
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Tots, go to the woods and make your own
teddy bear house. Make a smelly cocktail for your bear and create
your own teddy bear mask to take home. Don't forget to bring your
cuddly friends!
Thursday 19th August
Pond Pirates
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Ahoy! Collect gold coins for every pond
creature you can find. Extra gold for those scallywags dressed the
part. Make a floating model.
Friday 20th August
Wild Tales for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Come and listen to some exciting wild
stories. Meet our story telling friend and go on an adventure in
the reserve. Make some sock puppets to take home.
Monday 23rd August
Tree Treats
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Take a walk on the wild side and discover
our beautiful old trees. Try bark and leaf rubbing and leaf bingo,
decorate a tree and design your own tree-mendous crafts.
Tuesday 24th August
Beautiful Birds
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Come and search for birdlife at the
Parkridge Centre using binoculars and make your own brilliant bird
feeder to take home.
Wednesday 25th August
Beautiful Birds for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Tots come and search for birdlife at the
Parkridge Centre and make your own brilliant bird craft or
mask.
Thursday 26th August
Super Spiders
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Discover the secret world of the spider,
learn how to make spiders webs magically appear and search the
reserve for spiders of all shapes and sizes.
27th August
Super Spiders for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Tots, search the reserve for spiders of all
shapes and sizes, learn how to make spiders webs magically appear
and make a spider craft.
Monday 30th August
Junior Wild Food Forage
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Especially for those aged 6 and above.
Autumn is approaching! Come and discover the early signs on the
reserve. Learn how plants and berries can be used for food. Have a
taste!
Tuesday 31st August
Scarecrows and Scared Crows
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Celebrate Harvest Festival - Join us for
some scarecrow fun, complete the scared crow trail and build a
scarecrow in teams.
September 2010
Wednesday 1st September
Nature's Fairies for Tots
Times: 10.30am - 12.00pm
Tots come and search the reserve for
nature's fairies and follow the fairy trail. Collect natural
materials and create your own fairy wings or bird mask.
Friday 17th September
Family Bat Bonanza
Times: 6.30pm - 8pm
In your family groups challenge yourselves
to the batty quiz. Make a lantern to help you see when night falls,
and join us on a hunt for experts of nocturnal aviation. Remember
your torches for the walk back to the car park!
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