Summer of Play: Young Gardeners
Get back to nature every Friday as part of Summer of Play with Young Gardeners, packed full of gardening, crafting and relaxing activities as well as plenty of nature-based stories for all the family to enjoy.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
Summer of Play is sponsored by Starling Bank and supported by Sport England.
There’s no need to book in advance and no admission to the hall necessary. Just turn up to enjoy our free weekly drop-in gardening session in the Community Kitchen Garden.
Everything happens outside in the Community Kitchen Garden, so dress appropriately for the weather and be ready to get very muddy!
Craft activities and stories:
Friday 26 July: nature fingerprinting, story time ‘Anywhere Farm’ by Phyllis Root
Friday 2 August: egg carton ladybirds, ‘The Bad Tempered Ladybird’ by Eric Carle
Friday 9 August: tissue paper trees, ‘The Tell Me Tree’ by Karen Inglis
Friday 16 August: Bunting making, ‘The Great Jam Sandwich’ by John Vernon Lorde
Friday 23 August: potato printing, ‘The Enormous Potato’ by Audrey Davis
Friday 30 August: minibeast masks, ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson
Times
The basics
- Other
This event is free. Admission to the hall is not essential and not included.
Upcoming events
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