PLAY SHAPES is BACK for a very special play session for all those little ones who love to crawl and climb!
Let imaginations run wild with Play Shapes and build new worlds and dens, robots, towers...and just about anything you can think of... for a colourful, fun morning with your little people at Left Bank!
This October, Swithens Farm is bursting with spooktacular fun for all the family at the Pumpkin Festival by Day on 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and daily from 25th to 31st October!
See all the activities at Pumpkin Festival by Night…
Hop on the tractor ride to the magical Pumpkin Patch
Pick out the perfect pumpkin* in the magical Pumpkin Patch
Design your very own spooktacular pumpkin in the carving zone
Tiptoe into the mysterious woods and spot the wicked witch!
Drop-In Family Workshop: Build, Learn & Play with LEGO.
Join us for a hands-on, family-friendly workshop where creative play meets engineering!
Build your own vehicles, from tractors, aeroplanes, diggers and cranes, and maybe even a working mill!
Discover how machinery has evolved over the years during a fun and educational session for kids and grown-ups alike. Bring your imagination and get building!
Suitable for adults and families with children aged 4+
Your ticket will give you 1 hour of building time - tickets will be available on the day.
Spooky adventures await this October, as Swithens Farm comes alive at night! With eerie lights, glowing pumpkins, and a spooktacular atmosphere at the Pumpkin Festival by Night, it’s one spooky evening you won’t want to miss!
See all the spooky activities at Pumpkin Festival by Night…
Join us as we stretch out our roots, embrace the raindrops and wiggle like worms in this creative and playful session for tots and their grown ups.
Together with your little ones, we will explore, move and dance through a multi-sensory nature adventure inspired by the themes of the festival.
Louise McDowell and Alex Mettam will lead playful movement activities using a variety of props, music and obstacles to stimulate the senses.
This session is for families with babies and young children aged 0-5 (older siblings and non-crawlers are welcome)
Take a journey through the fantastic and drastic world of plastic!
In this workshop we’ll explore the fascinating properties of plastic through movement-based play and experiment with unconventional ways to upcycle.
We’ll also learn Mudra, the expressive hand gestures used in classical Indian dance forms, to tell a story and create a unique dance sequence.
Get seriously creative together in this fun, interactive experience for the whole family.
About Children & Their Grown Ups Festival
Get ready to ‘make waves’ with Dancing Strong Movement Lab as they invite your family to a captivating movement workshop inspired by their recent project, SPLASH!
Gallery exploration and sensory play for babies and their grown-ups.
A new workshop to introduce our tiniest visitors (and their grown-ups) to sculpture! Join us for a relaxed tour of the galleries to explore our exhibition Fragment and Form, then head upstairs to our Studio for a sensory play session.
Babies can explore objects and textures related to the exhibition, while the grown-ups can take part in some gentle making, with a cup of tea and chance to chat.
Tuffy T-Rex’s family are loud, clumsy and well a little bit annoying. She wishes that they would just act like all the other Dinos!
So when Tuffy wants to dance at the Dinosaur Disco what will her unique and special family do then?!
Come along with your Dinosaur loving tots and bring your stomping feet!
Family Story Play Sessions suitable for ages 1-5. A perfect multi-sensory introduction to the world of storytelling. Sibling discounts available.
Together we’ll be:
Weaver Whitewash and his cat Midnight are a grumpy pair. They don’t like ANYTHING colourful. So when the circus arrives in their town full of colour, they decide to put their colour catchers to good use and stop the show!! 🎪
Family Story Play Sessions suitable for ages 1-5. A perfect multi-sensory introduction to the world of storytelling. Sibling discounts available.
Together we’ll be:
Singing
Dancing
Popping Bubbles
Meeting the Puppet
Learning the Word of the Week
Interactive Storytelling
Playing Drama Games