
Half-Term activities
Idea Store Bow
Code and Play
Tuesday 27 May, 3-4pm
Make and play cool games online in a fun new way! Unlock your imagination and become a coding hero. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity and love for fun. Your coding journey is set to go! Laptops provided.
Chaz Bruce: Storytelling
Thursday 29 May, 11.30am
Come and hear an oral story brought to life away from the page, with lots of interaction and engagement opportunities throughout. Chaz loves a story- she hopes you do too
Code and Play
Thursday 29 May, 3-4pm
Make and play cool games online in a fun new way! Unlock your imagination and become a coding hero. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity and love for fun. Your coding journey is set to go! Laptops provided.
Idea Store Canary Wharf
VE Day 80th Anniversary – Special LEGO Club: Build the Legend!
Thursday, 29 May, 3-4pm
Join us for a special LEGO Club to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day! We’ll be building the Spitfire—a famous British plane from World War II. It was super-fast, easy to fly, and helped protect the skies. Come along and build your own mini version and other planes while learning a bit of history in a fun and hands-on way! For ages 4+.
Idea Store Chrisp Street
Become a Master Storyteller!
Tuesday 27 May, 11-12pm
Become your favourite book character as we dive into the world of Julia Donaldson. Our Storytime specialists will be here to teach you how to tell the perfect story- practice your growls as one of you will become our very own Gruffalo!
A Hat Full of Sea Author Event
Wednesday 28 May, 11.30am
Join author Maudie Smith for this lively, inspiring, and fun event. Listen to A Hat Full of Sea and discover how clever Cora collects the sea in her hat for her Grandpa Jim. Help Maudie create all the sights, sounds and smells of the seaside as we fill our own hats with the sea, then the countryside and even the city.
Bring a Story to Life!
Friday 30 May, 11-12pm
This is National Creativity Day, so we invite you to bring your favourite story to life- through a storyboard, your own pop-up storybook or a mask of your favourite book character, let your creativity run free and show your passion for your favourite book!
Idea Store Watney Market
LEGO Build the Change
Wednesday 28 May, 3-4pm
Think of some new inventive ways to help the world’s toughest problems, and build them out of Lego Bricks!
Chaz Bruce: Storytelling
Thursday 29 May, 2.30pm
Come and hear an oral story brought to life away from the page, with lots of interaction and engagement opportunities throughout. Chaz loves a story- she hopes you do too.
Board Games Afternoon
Friday 30 May, 3-4pm
Come along with your friends and family for a fun filled afternoon of puzzles and games!
Idea Store Whitechapel
Paper Plate Rainbow
Tuesday 27 May, 3-4pm
Come along and create your own beautiful paper plate rainbow and showcase your imaginative skills!
A Hat Full of Sea Author Event
Wednesday 28 May, 2.30pm
Join author Maudie Smith for this lively, inspiring, and fun event. Listen to A Hat Full of Sea and discover how clever Cora collects the sea in her hat for her Grandpa Jim. Help Maudie create all the sights, sounds and smells of the seaside as we fill our own hats with the sea, then the countryside and even the city.
Tissue Paper Hyacinth Craft
Thursday 29 May, 3-4pm
Have a blast creating your own vibrant hyacinth using tissue paper!
Bethnal Green Library
Sun & Rainbow
Thursday 29 May, 3-4pm
Make the perfect sun and rainbow using a paper plate in this fun arts and crafts activity!
Cubitt Town Library
Paper Handprint Butterfly Tree
Wednesday 28 May, 3-4pm
Create your own beautiful paper butterfly.