I hope the Summer holidays are going well for you all. My first week with the kids at home went quite smoothly!
This week there are lots of great free (or very cheap) events especially for children in Bristol.
The free fun includes a play day on College Green, storytimes at Bristol libraries, a farm family fun day, a chance to meet a real dinosaur, a chance to meet some creatures and creepy crawlies, an Aqua Making Day, a chance to be a detective and a community festival to name but a few!
I hope you find the below list useful. I will also be posting more ideas of child-friendly fun on my Bristol Mum Facebook Page every day of the school holidays.
Have a great week!
MONDAY
Drag Queen Storytime: Bishopston Library
Fun storytelling for children.
- Monday 31st July, 2pm
- Free
- Bishopston Library, 100a Gloucester Rd, BS7 8BN
- Booking essential – Tel 0117 3576220
Europe’s largest FREE street art and graffiti festival.
Artists from all over the world will be painting super-sized street murals, shop front shutters and boards in more than 30 venues and locations all over Bedminster.
- Monday 31st July, 11am – 4pm
- Free, no booking required
- More details
A welcoming non-profit community café for parents/carers and young children.
Large play area for children, plus space for babies and crawlers. Reasonably priced drinks, cakes and light lunches.
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10am – 2pm (drop-in)
- Free entry
- Cairns Café, Cairns Road Baptist Church, Westbury Park
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
Drag Queen Storytime: Bishopsworth Library
Fun storytelling for children.
- Monday 31st July, 11am – 12 noon
- Free
- Bishopsworth Library, Bishopsworth Rd, Bedminster Down, BS13 7LN
- Booking essential – Tel 0117 3576220
TUESDAY
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Sea Mills Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Tues 1st August, 10.30 – 11.30am
- Free
- Sylvan Way, Sea Mills, BS9 2NA
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Southmead Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Tues 1st August, 12.30 – 1.30pm
- Free
- Southmead Library, Greystoke Ave, Southmead, BS10 6AS
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Horfield Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Tues 1st August, 2.30 – 3.30pm
- Free
- Horfield Library, Filton Avenue, BS70BD
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 children’s activities
- Free
- More details
WEDNESDAY
Bristol Play Day 2017: College Green
A free, drop-in event celebrating children’s right to play.
College Green will be transformed into a giant free play zone with just one purpose: for children to be as playful as they wish and have an afternoon of fun!
- Wednesday 2nd July, 12 – 4pm
- Free
- College Green,, BS1 5TR
- More details
ZooLab: Filwood Library, Knowle
A chance for children to meet some of ZooLab’s animals!
- Wed 2nd August, 1.30 – 2.30pm
- 50p per child
- Booking essential: Tel. 0845 330 6322
- Filwood Broadway, Knowle, BS4 1JN
Meet the Thatcher at Blaise Dairy
A chance to see the old dairy’s roof being thatched in the traditional way and to ask the thatcher questions and learn about this process.
- Wed 2nd August, 11am – 3pm (drop-in)
- Free (donations welcome)
- Blaise Castle Estate, Henbury Road, BS10 7QS
- More details
A welcoming non-profit community café for parents/carers and young children.
Large play area for children, plus space for babies and crawlers. Reasonably priced drinks, cakes and light lunches.
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10am – 2pm (drop-in)
- Free entry
- Cairns Café, Cairns Road Baptist Church, Westbury Park
- More details
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
30th Birthday Family Fun Day: Lawrence Weston Community Farm
Lots of fun for all of the family including making time capsules, dinosaur activities, birthday cake eating, face painting, music, games, nature activities and much more! All ages.
- Wednesday, 12 – 4pm
- Free
- Saltmarsh Dr, BS11 0NJ
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Stockwood Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Wed 2nd August, 10.30 – 11.30am
- Free
- Stockwood Library, Stockwood Rd, BS14 8PL
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Bishopsworth Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Wed 2nd August, 12.30 – 1.30pm
- Free
- Bishopsworth Library, Bedminster Down, BS13 7LN
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Hartcliffe Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Wed 2nd August, 2.30 – 3.30pm
- Free
- Hartcliffe Library, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, BS13 0BE
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Museum Detectives at The New Room, John Wesley’s Chapel
A free Detective Day in the courtyard for children. The brand new museum, cafe and shop are also now fully open and there will be a spy-tastic trail happening all around the site.
- 10.30am – 1pm
- Free (admission charges apply to museum only, not chapel, cafe or shop)
- For more details email education@newroombristol.org.uk
- More details
THURSDAY
Phonics Workshop: Clifton Library
A Free Phonics Workshop suitable for children 5-7 years old. This is a free event but you do need to book at the Library
- Thursday 3rd August, 3 – 4pm
- Free
- Clifton Library, Princess Victoria St, BS8 4BX
- Booking essential: Tel: 0117 9038572
Medieval Merriment: Bristol Cathedral
A free drop-in activity morning – all ages welcome. Arts and crafts (ideal for 1 – 11 year olds), a new children’s trail, plus refreshments available at the Cathedral’s café.
- Thursday 3rd August, 10am – 12 noon
- Free
- Bristol Cathedral, College Green, BS1
- More details
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
Krik Krak Festival Family Fun: Arnolfini
A celebration of Haitian culture for families.
Discover the culture of the Caribbean island of Haiti through drop in sessions including games, arts and crafts, music class taster, dance class taster, storytelling and more.
- 11am – 1pm, drop-in
- Free, donations welcome
- 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA
- More details
FRIDAY
A welcoming non-profit community café for parents/carers and young children.
Large play area for children, plus space for babies and crawlers. Reasonably priced drinks, cakes and light lunches.
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10am – 2pm (drop-in)
- Free entry
- Cairns Café, Cairns Road Baptist Church, Westbury Park
- More details
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Bishopston Library
Stories and crafts for children age 4 – 8.
- Friday 4th August, 1.30 – 2.30pm
- Free
- Bishopston Library, 100a Gloucester Rd, BS7 8BN
- Booking essential – Tel 0117 3576220
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Westbury-on-Trym Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Fri 4th August, 11.30am – 12.30pm
- Free
- Falcondale Rd, Westbury, BS9 3JZ
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Stories and Craft session with Angus Management: Central Library
Stories and crafts for children aged 4 – 8.
- Fri 4th August, 3.30pm – 4.30pm
- Free
- Central Library, Deanery Road, City Centre, BS1 5TL
- Enquiries: author@angusmanagement.co.uk
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
SATURDAY
Aqua Making Day: Windmill Hill City Farm
Water play at the farm for children aged 6 years+.
Come along to the Play Area to make a giant water play board to enjoy at the farm this summer and some splish splashing fun!
- Saturday 5th August, 10am – 2pm
- Free, no booking needed
- Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip St, Bedminster
- More details
A free annual community music and arts festival with some fun things for children and families to see and do!
There will be a set of events taking place along Church Road, plus children can help build a cardboard city in St George Community Centre!
- 11am – 5pm, drop-in
- Free
- More details
Experience a working crane on the dockside with trips inside the electric cranes and the Fairbairn steam crane, M Shed’s biggest exhibits! Trips last approximately 20 minutes.
- Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August
- Electric crane rides: £2 / Fairbairn steam crane rides: free, but donations welcome
- Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, BS1 4RN
- More details
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
SUNDAY
A free annual community music and arts festival with some fun things for children and families to see and do!
There will be a set of events taking place along Church Road, plus children can help build a cardboard city in St George Community Centre!
- 11am – 5pm
- Free
- More details
Experience a working crane on the dockside with trips inside the electric cranes and the Fairbairn steam crane, M Shed’s biggest exhibits! Trips last approximately 20 minutes.
- Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August
- Electric crane rides: £2 / Fairbairn steam crane rides: free, but donations welcome
- Princes Wharf, Wapping Road, BS1 4RN
- More details
Meet a Pliosaurus at Bristol Museum
A chance for children and families to dive into Bristol’s Jurassic sea, travel back in time 150 million years and come face to face with a real life 8 metre long Pliosaurus!
Children can touch her skin, listen to her heartbeat and smell her disgusting breath! Ideal for children aged 3 – 11.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 5pm
- ‘Pay what you think’ – tickets can be collected from museum’s Box Office on the day
- Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Queens Road, BS8 1RL
- More details
Skeletons: Our Buried Bones at M Shed
An exciting new free exhibition at M Shed Bristol revealing how Bristolians lived thousands of years ago, Skeletons: Our Buried Bones will display six skeletons discovered in Bristol alongside six skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection, bringing to life stories long hidden beneath the ground.
- Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
- Pay what you think
- Drop-in
- More details
Children’s free Summer Holiday Activities: Westbury-on-Trym Village
Summer Holiday Activity Sheet for children to do. Children must find wonderful knitted toys and creatures hidden in shop windows, on trees and around the village – owls, butterflies, cats, fairies, teddies, caterpillars and more!
- Children’s activity sheet to download and print: WoT 1300 childrens activities
- Free
- More details
For more ideas of fun things to do this week please do head over to the Bristol Mum What’s On Page!
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