SUMMER HOLIDAY LOCAL ACTIVITIES 2017
Monday 24 th Afternoon Explorers: Creature Colours look at how colour Museum of Natural History Museum, Parks Rd, July, 1-4pm works in the animal world and make a peacock headdress Oxford OX1 3PW Tuesday 25 th HOP! HOP! PLOP! Discover facts about frogs and other July, 2-4pm creatures that make ponds their home. Make your own, watery world to take home. Tuesday 25 th Bags of Fun at Museum of Natural History - Pick up a Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 July, 2pm backpack full of activities and become museum explorers 3PW 10-11.30am Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their carers 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs Tuesday 25 th Woodland Adventure at the Earth Trust Centre - Detective Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, Suggested July, 10am skills discovering secret destinations for exploring and play. OX14 4QZ donation 4 Suitable 5-8yrs Tuesday 25 th Night Safari at the Earth Trust Centre - Night time expedition Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon, 7 adults, 4 July, 8pm to discover Thrupps Lakes wildlife, who knows what you OX14 4QZ children might find? Booking http://www.earthtrust.org.uk
Wednesday 26 th Dinosaur Day, Banbury Museum: Go on a dinosaur hunt and Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Rd, Banbury OX16 4 per child July, 11am storytelling session. www.banburymuseum.org 2PQ Wednesday 26 th Banbury Play and Activity Day organised by Oxfordshire Play Peoples Park, Banbury, OX16 0AD July Association Wednesday 26 th Sharpen your pencils for drawing games and doodle Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, and Thursday adventures. 27 th July, 2-4pm Thursday 27 th July, 9.30 to 11.00am Toddler Group at St Marys Church St Marys Church, 88 Church St, Kidlington OX5 2BB 1.50 Thursday 27 th The Leys Play and Activity Day organised by Oxfordshire Play Frys Hill Park, OX4 7WQ July 11am Association Thursday 27 th Fancy Flights - Create a colourful mobile of fancy butterflies July 2-4pm and dragonflies. Friday 28th July, 1-2pm Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington 2-3pm Midwife appointments
Sat 29 th July 11.30, 12.30, 2, 3, 4pm Roald Dahl Museum event: Chocolate Cattypiddlers and Bugs craft event. Join our expert chocolatier to make chocolate bugs and caterpillars which will be scrumdiddyumptious to eat. Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free 3 pp plus museum Saturday 29 th July http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Pitt Fest: Party at the Pitt Rivers Museum with crafts, live music and special guests Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Road, Oxford 10.30-4.30pm Saturday 29 th and Sunday 30 th July 12 4pm Victoria Life Workshop: Explore the life of a Victorian urchin and meet some of the animals and creepy crawlies that they may have encountered along the way. Workshops on the hour (30 mins) Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Free with annual pass Saturday 29 th Sunday 30 th July Medieval England Chiltern Open Air Festival, HP8 4AB. Learn about life in Middle England Newland Park, Gorelands Ln, Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont Saint Giles HP8 4AB Family ticket 26 10am Sunday 30 th July 12pm Vintage Transport Festival a celebration of 50 years of Oxford bus preservation Oxford Bus Museum, Main Road, Long Hanborough, OX29 8LA Free vintage bus rides, not free
Sunday 30 th July Board Games and Medieval Medicine: We ve been creating Museum of the History of Science, Broad St, Oxford 2-4pm new board games. Test them out with us! OX1 3AZ Monday 31 st Afternoon Explorers: Music. Get up close to interesting Pitt Rivers Museum, Parks Road, Oxford Free July instruments and make something fun to take home 1-4pm Tuesday 1 st 2-4pm Your Majesty in the Land of Noggin the Nog: Make yourself king or queen of Nog land make a glittering crown and keys to your castle. Visit our Viking encampment area Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their 10-11.30am carers 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs Wednesday 2 nd 12.00pm, 1.30pm and Roald Dahl Museum event: Paw Print Plates craft event. Hear more from Roald Dahl on the different types of tracks that you can find in the woods and then turn an ordinary plate into a map of prints and tracks Adults 6.60 Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free http://www.roalddahl.com/museum
Wednesday 2 nd Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm Thursday 3 rd 10-12pm St Johns Church Craft Mornings: All children and their carers, everyone is welcome! St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington Thursday 3rd 12.00pm, Roald Dahl Museum event: Dave the Pigeon with Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free 1.30pm and http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Thursday 3 rd 2-4pm Ship Shape: Discover some of the real life celebrities of the Viking world in the Heroes exhibition. Make a model Viking ship to take away. Sunday 6 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm
10-11.30am Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their carers 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs Tuesday 8th Roald Dahl Museum event: Mike Langman, a bird expert and 12pm, 1.30pm the illustrator of the National Trust s Complete Bird Spotter s Kit. There ll be drawing, quizzes and much more! Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Wednesday 9 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm Thursday 10 th Animation station: An inclusive arts organisation which aims Exeter Hall, Kidlington Booking all day to animate young hearts and minds through the use of! animation and digital moving image in relation to new technology, artists and the community. Ages 8-14 http://www.animationstation.co.uk/
Thursday 10th Roald Dahl Museum event: Enjoy the great outdoors 12pm, 1.30pm indoors with children s author Gavin Puckett, as he shares his ridiculous horsey fables and the rather revolting Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free inspiration behind them. There ll be plenty of rhyming fun, tales of nasty smells, and audience participation guaranteed! http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Thursday 10 th Spoon People: Create fun characters inspired by our Heroes 2-4pm exhibition and characters of the Viking world. Thursday 10 rd 10-12pm St Johns Craft Mornings: All children and their carers, everyone is welcome! St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington Friday 11 th, 1-2pm Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington 2-3pm Midwife appointments Friday 11th 12.00pm, 1.30pm and Roald Dahl Museum event: Science-y Seeds. Find out more about Roald Dahl s love of growing plants from seed as we investigate together how seeds travel and where to find them. We ll plant our own bean seed for you to take home too Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free http://www.roalddahl.com/museum
Saturday 12 th Sci-Fi Weekend at Fairy Tale Farm: A charity weekend of Fairytale Farm, Southcombe, Chipping Norton Contact Fairy and Sunday 13 th science fiction. http://www.fairytalefarm.co.uk/ Oxfordshire, OX7 5QH Tale Farm Sunday 13th Roald Dahl Museum event: Swishwiffling Storytelling Walk - 12pm, 1.30pm Join Chip Colquhoun on a storytelling walk around Roald Dahl s home village, and up to Angling Spring Wood. Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free There will be plenty of swashboggling stories including local folklore and stories told to Roald Dahl by his mother when he was a chiddler. http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Sunday 13 th Blenheim Palace Cycle Day: bring bicycles (and helmets) for a day of cycling around Blenheim Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Free with annual pass Saturday 12 th and Sunday 13 th - Enjoy a steel drumming workshop in a relaxed, fun environment and learn progressive routines whilst enjoying a collective sound. Workshops 12.00-15.00 on the hour (30 mins) Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Free with annual pass 10-11.30am Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their carers 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs
Thursday 15 th Animation station: An inclusive arts organisation which aims Exeter Hall, Kidlington Booking all day to animate young hearts and minds through the use of animation and digital moving image in relation to new http://www.animationstation.co.uk/ technology, artists and the community. Ages 8-14 Tuesday 15 th Woodland Wonders: Discover Wychwood Forest 2-4pm Tuesday 15 th Kidlington Library Animal Agents Crafty Workshop: Puzzles, Kidlington Library, Oxford Rd, Kidlington 2- clues, craft and detective work 3.30pm Wednesday 16 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm Wednesday 16th 12.00pm, 1.30pm and Roald Dahl Museum event: Buzzwangling bird Feeders craft event. Roald Dahl loved to watch nature around him and included many birds in his stories. Find out more and make a bird feeder of your own Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free http://www.roalddahl.com/museum
Wednesday 16 th Animal Olympics our new interactive science show that 2-4pm takes you on a fascinating journey around the animal kingdom, using live science demonstrations and plenty of audience participation to discover which creature is the most astounding of all planet Earth s amazing animals! Wednesday 16 th A great introduction to chemistry, biology and physics 8 per child, 1.30pm packaged up in spell-binding hands-on activities and adults free experiments. Age 7-11 Thursday 17 th Animation station: An inclusive arts organisation which aims Exeter Hall, Kidlington Booking all day to animate young hearts and minds through the use of animation and digital moving image in relation to new technology, artists and the community. http://www.animationstation.co.uk/ Thursday 17th Roald Dahl Museum event: Meet Ava and her mischievous 12pm, 1.30pm invisible cat, Squishy McFluff. Help author Pip Jones create the ultimate imaginary pet and hear some of Ava and Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free Squishy s adventures. Today, Ava and Squishy are heading to the big country fair. But can an invisible pet win a best in show? Mayhem may ensue http://www.roalddahl.com/museum
Thursday 17 rd 10-12pm St Johns Craft Mornings: All children and their carers, everyone is welcome! St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington Thursday 17 th 2-4pm Make a feathery model and find out about fabulous birds that live in the woodland of Oxfordshire. Visit the Discovering Wychwood Exhibition. Friday 18th 12pm, 1.30pm Roald Dahl Museum event: Meet the bug experts from The Natural World Experience. Learn about all the creepy crawlies found in the Great Outdoors, and handle the real live little beauties too, if you dare! http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Adults 6.60, Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free Friday 18th July, 1-2pm 2-3pm Saturday 19 th and Sunday 20 th Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing Midwife appointments Alice and the White Rabbit: Enjoy a game of hide and seek with Alice and the mischievous White Rabbit. Discover the Pleasure Gardens as you help Alice track down the White Rabbit. Friday 28th July, 1-2pm 2-3pm Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing Free with annual pass
Sunday 20 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm 10-11.30am Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their carers Every Tuesday, 10-11.30am 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs Tuesday 22 nd Tremendous Tree: Create an arboreal home and find out 2-4pm about creatures who call trees home. Thursday 22nd Animation station: An inclusive arts organisation which aims Exeter Hall, Kidlington Booking all day to animate young hearts and minds through the use of animation and digital moving image in relation to new technology, artists and the community. Ages 8-14 http://www.animationstation.co.uk/ Wednesday Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not 23rd Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm
Thursday 24 rd 10-12pm St Johns Craft Mornings: All children and their carers, everyone is welcome! St Johns Church, Broadway, Kidlington Thursday 24 th 11-12pm Henley Library Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own Henley Library Ravenscroft Road RG9 2DH but booking is silver secret coin! 5-11 years Thursday 24 th Lovely Leaves: Discover different trees and different leaves, 2-4pm make a colourful leaf mobile to take away Thursday 24 th 2-3pm Littlemore Library Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own silver secret coin! Littlemore Library Sandy Lane West OX4 5JY, but booking is Thursday 25 th 11-12pm Banbury Library Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own silver secret coin! Banbury Library Banbury OX16 5DB, but booking is
Thursday 25 th 11-12pm Woodstock Library Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own silver secret coin! Woodstock Library Hensington Road OX20 1JQ, but booking is Friday 25 th, 1-2pm Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing St Johns Church, Broadway Kidlington 2-3pm Midwife appointments Saturday 26 th, 2-3pm Oxford Story Museum The Elephants Garden Join award winning illustrator and author Jane Ray and discover the Elephant s Garden! In this exciting and hands-on event, work with Jane to create a magical paper collage. Age 5-10 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford, OX11BP 7/ 5 Tickets bookable via the website Saturday 26 th / Sunday 27 th Pony Rides at Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace, Woodstock 2 per ride 11am-3pm Sunday 27 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm
Sunday 27th Roald Dahl Museum event: Wondercrump Draw and Walk. 12pm, 1.30pm Join artist Sue Pownall for a sketch walk as you explore the beautiful countryside around the Museum, stopping to draw along the route. Sue will help you draw in pencil and colour your own versions of Fantastic Mr Fox s wood and other spots that inspired Roald Dahl s stories. You ll end up with a sketch-story of your walk. Adults 6.60 Children 5+ 4.40 under 5s Free http://www.roalddahl.com/museum Monday 28 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm 10-11.30am Little Acorns St Johns Church: All children aged 0-5 & their carers 1-2.30pm Special Stars at St Johns Church: Play and learn session for children with additional needs Tuesday 29 Aug 11-12pm Wychwood Library Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own Wychwood Library, 29 High Street, OX7 6LD, but booking is silver secret coin!
Tuesday 29 Aug 2-4pm Nogs, Heroes and Gods: Make fun characters inspired by our Viking themed Heroes Exhibition. Tuesday 29 Aug Cowley Library Family session in the library, led by Cowley Library, Temple Road, OX4 2EZ Free, but 2017 2-3pm Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help booking is to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own silver secret coin! Thursday 31 Aug 2-4pm Here there be Dragons: Visit our Viking encampment and the land of Noggin the Nog. Make a model of Grolliffe the ice dragon of Nog land Wednesday 30 th Cutteslowe Park Miniature Railway running Costs not Cutteslowe Park, Harbord Road, Oxford advertised 1-4.30pm Friday 1 st September, Midwife & Community Baby Clinic: Health Visitors and Baby Weighing St Johns Church, Broadway Kidlington 1-2pm, 2-3pm Midwife appointments Friday 1 Sept, 11-12pm Witney Family session in the library, led by Oxfordshire Museum Service. Use your detective skills to help to identify mysterious artefacts. Fun crafts to make your own Witney Library Welch Way OX28 6JH, but booking is silver secret coin!
EVENTS RUNNING ALL SUMMER All summer Spy Mission, Treasure Hunt and Mystery themed Treasure Trail follow directions on the Trail, solve each clue and get one step closer to cracking the code. Trail 2.5hours, 2.5 mile walk and suitable for aged 6+. Download as a PDF file or receive in the post. Oxford walking trails 6.99 per trail https://www.treasuretrails.co.uk/what-todo/oxfordshire/oxford 24 th June to 24 th Peter Rabbit: Mischief and Mayhem. This summer Peter Henley River and Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, September Rabbit hops, skips and Jumps right off the page in a Henley on Thames, RG9 1BF friendly exhibition about Beatrix Potters most famous creation. More info at rrm.co.uk Saturday 1 Jul Heroes Playroom Explore a Viking encampment area. The Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock 2017 to Sunday tales of Noggin the Nog; games and crafting activities will 17 Sep 2017 encourage visitors young and old to discover more about the everyday lives of the Vik 24 th June to 24 th Fairy Tail Trails at Waterperry Gardens Waterperry Gardens, Waterperry nr Wheatley 3 per child September Follow clues and compass directions to find fairy tale characters with trails around the garden with a compass and prize
14 th July to 3 rd Millets Farm: Three maize mazes, woodlands, courtyards of Kingston Road, Frilford, nr Abingdon OX135HB Animals and September activity, crazy golf and go-karting park are free, 9.30-6pm www.milletsfarmcentre.com activities cost Monday 23 rd Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway: Station Approach, Station Road, Chinnor 1 per child July to 4 th Kids for a quid all through the summer Oxfordshire, OX39 4ER www.chinnorrailway.co.uk 25 th July to 29 th Terrific Tuesday, Chiltern Open Air Museum Newland Park, Gorelands Ln, Chalfont St Peter, Every Tuesday an art themed day of craft and Chalfont Saint Giles HP8 4AB 11am activities www.coam.org.uk All summer Fruit Picking at Rectory Fram: Picking fresh fruit straight from Rectory Farm, Stanton St John Oxford, OX33 1HF 9.30am-6pm. the fields before tucking into some luxury cake at The Tractor Shack while the children play on the free bouncy castle and sandpit. PYO and tractor rides both cost