Half-Term activities

Creative Writing Workshop with Chitra Soundar [ages 7 – 13]
Wednesday 18 February, 3 - 4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found. Chitra is the author of many books including the Sma Sharma series. In this workshop Chitra will show how ideas can be plucked out of the world around us to create your own stories.

Fire Horse Adventure
Tuesday 17 February, 3-4pm

Celebrate Chinese New Year! Join our Lego Session to create your own Fire Horse. Build a strong, fierce, bold horse and tell us what adventure it will be going on.

Creative Writing Workshop with Adisa [ages 7 – 13]
Friday 20 February, 3 - 4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found’. Adisa is a celebrated performance poet known for his engaging poetry and workshops.

Creative Writing Workshop with Josh Lacey [ages 7 – 13]
Monday 16 February, 3-4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found’. Josh is the author of forty children’s books which range from picture books – The Pet Potato – to middle-grade novels like A Dog Called Grk. His most recent series is the Time Travel Twins – thrilling adventure stories set in different historical periods: the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons, the Romans, Boudicca, the Stone Age, the Maya.

Make your own Pop-Up Valentine Flower Heart Cards
Tuesday 17 February 3-4pm

Valentine’s Day may have been and gone but it’s never too late to spread kindness- join us at Idea Store Chrisp Street where we will be making our own 3D Valentine’s flower cards!

Paper Plate Hot Air Balloons
Friday 20 February 3-4pm

Help us say goodbye to a cold winter and welcome spring early by making your very own hot air balloon!

 

Creative Writing Workshop with Josh Lacey [ages 7 – 13]
Tuesday 17 February, 3-4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found’. Josh is the author of forty children’s books which range from picture books – The Pet Potato – to middle-grade novels like A Dog Called Grk. His most recent series is the Time Travel Twins – thrilling adventure stories set in different historical periods: the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons, the Romans, Boudicca, the Stone Age, the Maya.

LEGO Build the Change
Wednesday 18 February, 11am-12pm

Come along for a morning of creativity, where we use Lego bricks to think of some new, inventive ways to help save the planet!

Code Club Taster Session
Thursday 19 February, 3-4pm

Join us for an afternoon full of coding fun and games and get a taste for our Code Club, starting next half term!

 

Paper Plate Pancake
Monday 16 February, 2-3pm

Create your own pancake using paper plates and fun toppings-simple, creative and full of smiles.

Drawing Workshop with Gary Northfield [ages 7 – 13]
Thursday 19 February, 3 - 4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found. Gary Northfield is a cartoonist and author, best known for his comic strip "Derek the Sheep" and the children's book series "Julius Zebra.". He has regularly worked for esteemed magazines such as The Beano, The Phoenix, National Geographic Kids and The Dandy.

LEGO Build the Change: Bengal Tiger Rescue Mission
Tuesday 17 February, 4-5pm

Build, Imagine, Save! Join us for a LEGO adventure to help protect Bengal Tigers.

Creative Writing Workshop with Karen McCombie [ages 7 – 13]
Wednesday 18 February, 3-4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found’. Karen McCombie is a renowned author of stories that are heartwarming and engaging. Her latest book is WORLD OF WANDA and is Karen’s 104th published book.

 

Creative Writing Workshop with Adam Baron [ages 7 – 13]
Tuesday 17 February, 3 - 4pm

Come along to our workshop to help with your submission to the Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition. This year’s theme is ‘Lost and Found. Adam is the author of six highly acclaimed novels for young people, and he also teaches Creative Writing at Kingston University. This workshop will be fun and will leave you enthusiastic for reading and writing, but also with a clear understanding of how stories work.