Monday to Friday Summer fun for kids this week: 27/07/15 – 31/7/15

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Here is a handy guide to events for kids in and around Bristol from Monday to Friday of this coming week (Mon 27th – Fri 31st July.

Please be sure to check out my 20 fantastic and free places in Bristol to visit with Kids, plus give the Bristol Mum facebook page a like for even more ideas!

MONDAY

Upfest 2015: Street & Grafitti Art Festival

Europe’s largest and free Street Art & Graffiti festival, featuring 250 local, national and international artists plus lots of free activities for kids.

Farm Holiday Club: Windmill Hill City Farm

Great outdoor fun session with the farm’s experienced team. Pond dipping, animal care, gardening, cooking and more. For age 6 – 9 years.

Mud Flinging: Dyrham Park

  • 1pm
  • Free event (normal admission charge applies)
  • More details

Are you ready to get muddy? Join the team at Old Lodge today. Grab a spoon, scoop up some mud and see if you can hit their tricky targets!

TUESDAY

Family Storytelling: Arnolfini Café Bar

Every Tuesday, storytellers will amaze, make you giggle and provide a morning of fun. Meet in the Café Bar and follow us to our storytelling space where you’ll listen to stories from beautiful books. Suitable for ages 2-4 years.

Rock Animals: Stonebury Learning Forest School

  • Unaccompanied Children: 9am – 3pm – £24 (siblings £14) or 10am – 2pm – £18 (siblings £10)
  • Accompanied children: 10am – 2pm –  £14 per family
  • Booking essential, email Jenni on stoneburylearning@gmail.com
  • More details

Wonderful forest school adventures with Stonebury Learning. Includes other activities such as woodworking, den building, storytelling, games and crafts.

Summer Activities: M Shed

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Hands-on activities from crafts to science experiments, storytelling and dressing-up. For all ages but particularly aimed at ages 7 – 13.

Pop up Café & Badge Making: St Werburgh’s City Farm

Drinks, cakes and badges on the café decking.

APE Project Activities: Windmill Hill City Farm

Have some crazy fun with the APE Project in the farm’s outdoor play area with wild water play or spin painting.

Wild 4 Life Outdoor Play Sessions with The Play Rangers: Kingswood Park

  • 2 – 5pm
  • Free

Free outdoor play sessions for children aged 5 – 12. Den building, outdoor play and games.

WEDNESDAY

Summer Activities: Blaise Castle House Museum

Arts, crafts, storytelling and more. For all ages but particularly aimed at ages 7 – 13.

Puzzle Island: Windmill Hill City Farm

Lots of fun adventures with the Play Rangers in the farm’s outdoor play area. For all ages.

Marky Jay Kids Show: Zion Community Art Space – Weds 29th

Join Marky Jay and Professor Chimpington for two mornings of magic and mayhem! Bring the kids along for a fantastic hour of entertainment at Zion. Suitable for ages 4+ but all welcome, show starts promptly at 10.30am, cafe open all day.

Origami Animals: Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Have a go at making origami animals. All ages – little ones will need help.

Bee Hotels: Dyrham Park

Make mason bee hotels to take home to hang up and encourage bees to visit.

Bat Walk: Tyntesfield

  • 8.30pm
  • Adult £14.50, Child £8, Group £29.50 (1 adult), Group £43 (2 adults)
  • More details

The Tyntesfield Warden will show you the bat haunts on the Tyntesfield estate by torchlight, don’t forget yours! Booking Essential

THURSDAY

Summer Activities: Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Hands-on activities from crafts to science experiments, storytelling and dressing-up. For all ages but particularly aimed at ages 7 – 13.

Pizza Making: Windmill Hill City Farm

Come along and make pizzas in the farm’s outdoor kitchen. For all ages.

Kids Bike Workshop: Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Learn how to fix your bike, how to use tools and make improvements. Bring your bike along and learn how to fix punctures, adjust brakes, gears and more! Tools, materials and friendly expert guidance provided. Suitable for kids 8+.

Mini Beast Magic: On the Downs & Bristol Zoo

Event for kids aged 8 – 12 years. A mini beast safari spotting the little creatures that live on the Downs. In the afternoon kids can get crafty creating a marvellous mini beast pop-up book.

Wild 4 Life Outdoor Play Sessions with The Play Rangers: Kingswood Park

  • 2 – 5pm
  • Free

Free outdoor play sessions for children aged 5 – 12. Den building, outdoor play and games.

FRIDAY

Wild About Life Holiday Club: Bennett’s Patch & White’s Paddock Nature Reserve

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Discover Avon Wildlife Trust’s newest nature reserve in the spectacular Avon Gorge. Play games, investigate the wildlife, get crafty with natural art activities and have lots of fun.

Farm Tours: Windmill Hill City Farm

Learn more about how the farm works and meet the animals. For all ages.

Summer Activities: The Georgian House Musum

From arts, crafts, storytelling, dressing-up and more. For all ages but particularly aimed at ages 7 – 13.

Animation: Lawrence Weston Community Farm

Learn the basics of stop motion animation. Create materials and objects to make your own mini stop motion film. With Creative Youth Network.

Fly a Kite: Dyrham Park

  • 12pm
  • Free event (normal admission charges apply)
  • More details

Kite making activity at Old Lodge. Learn how to make your own kite and watch it fly!