Inspired by Linny’s slumped glass artworks, she’ll be showing you how to make colourful slime!
Free, drop by from 1-3pm on Wednesday, 24 August.
Suitable for ages 5+.
Part of their summer season of doing, making and playing at the Bluecoat.
Interest area: Children's workshop
Bookworm Players Storytime
Storytime for Under 5s on Wednesday mornings at 10.30am.
The Bookworm Players are a local theatre company who create exciting and imaginative experiences for children and their grown-ups.
Their Storytime sessions are led by professional actors, so expect high energy, playful interactions and dramatic delivery!
Settle in and join them for silliness, songs and their favourite stories as we explore them together in the Everyman Street Cafe.
For tickets go to: https://www.facebook.com/thebookwormplayers
Family Drawing Workshop at the Bluecoa...
Use your imagination to draw your family and friends as animals with artist Penny Davenport.
Free, drop in from 1-3pm on Wednesday, 17 August.
The workshop will take place in Gallery Three, their special creative space for children.
Part of their summer season of doing, making and playing at the Bluecoat.
Image: Penny Davenport, Seen Long Ago, 2021
Messin’ Live: Kid’s Disco
Bring the family along for a dance in the Bluecoat garden, where musicians The Jubilee Stompers and Stealing Sheep will be performing some child-friendly music, suitable for all ages!
Free, drop in 1-3pm.
Part of their summer season of doing, making and playing at the Bluecoat.
Family Mobile-Making Workshop
Inspired by ‘Float’ in Bluecoat’s library space, make your own painted and collaged hanging mobile with Millie Toyin Olateju.
Millie designed the mobile in their gallery, as well as the ice-cream cart in Bluecoat’s hub/courtyard.
Recommended age: 5-11 years.
Free, drop in 1-3pm, Wednesday, 10 August.
Family Printmaking Workshop
Join printmaker Kate Hodgson to try out a range of screenprinting techniques, for ages 8+.
Free, drop in 1-3pm, Bluecoat, Wednesday, 3 August.
The workshop will take place in Gallery Three, their special creative space for children.
Part of their summer season of doing, making and playing at the Bluecoat.
Children’s Art Workshops
Join the team on Saturday 30th July for drop-in arts and crafts activities suitable for the whole family.
At Saturday morning sessions they encourage involvement from all ages – little kids and adults who are big kids at heart.
The next workshops are on Saturday 30th July. This month’s workshops are inspired by The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists, with classic children’s imagery providing inspiration for your own books and bookmarks.
Sessions are at 10:15, 11:30, 12:45, 2:00 and 3:15, and last for one hour each.
Sessions will be drop-in, no need to book in advance – however you can Book via Eventbrite to guarantee your space.
They look forward to welcoming you!
Baba’s Musical Surprise – an inter...
Find out about the African talking drum along with other amazing African musical instruments.
Join in and hear what they all sound like when they are played together in this International Slavery Museum workshop.
Workshops start: 11am – 11.40am / 1pm – 1.40pm / 2pm – 2.40pm / 3pm – 3.40pm
Baby Book Club (Spring ’22)
Bluecoat’s popular Baby Book Club returns with a course of 10 weekly sessions for parents and carers with babies aged from 3 to 12 months.
The course was developed by staff from the Participation Team at the Bluecoat working alongside artist and educator Roger Hill, who will be leading the course, to help new parents to develop their reading skills and techniques while encouraging their babies to engage with different books.
Each session includes discussion and sharing time, book recommendations and reviews, individual and group reading, and fun activities linked to the weekly core story.
Titanic crafts
Get creative with Maritime Museum’s family art and craft workshop inspired by the world’s most famous ship – Titanic.
The morning session is a relaxed session. It is a time when they take things that little slower and quieter. If that is something you would prefer, then you are very welcome to join them.
Suitable for adults and children over 7.
Drop in activity, no booking required.