February Half Term Fun

Looking for some cheap or free activities in and around Swansea for half term? Look no further! I've compiled them all in a handy list! I'm keeping everything crossed for good weather as Margam's program of events looks fantastic this half term. There are some wet weather library and museum options though!

Monday 24th February

Margam Park: Grow Your Own Veg session along with the opportunity to make a grasshead to take home. Sessions are at 10.30, 12, 1.30 and 3.30 and cost £2 per child.

Waterfront Museum: Design Your Own Lemon Clock, make a clock using a lemon! 12.30 - 2.30. Ages 7+ and needs to be booked. £2 per child.

Tuesday 25th February

Margam Park: Drumming Workshop at 10.30, 12.00, 1.30 and 3.30 in the Castle.

Swansea Museum: Make and illustrate your own book and do 'giant fridge poetry'! Ages 4+. 10- 1 and 2 - 4pm

Swansea Central Library: Spy Adventure Treasure Hunt suitable for ages 8 - 12. 1.30 - 2.30pm

Wednesday 26th February

Clydach Library: 'Design to Smile', I think this is some kind of dentist run/themed craft session. 11 - 12.

Margam Park: Willow Weaving, make a Willow Snail. £2 per child, sessions at 10.30, 12, 1.30 and 3.30

Thursday 27th February

Margam Park: Storytelling in the Castle at 11.30, 12.30, 1.30, 2.30, 3.30

Swansea Museum: 'Dylan's Swansea' a collage and painting workshop suitable for ages 8 - 16 although younger children are welcome. Sessions are at 10 - 1 and 2 - 4pm

Swansea Central Library: 'Here Come the Aliens', story time and craft 1.30 - 2.30 pm. Suitable for ages 5 - 8.

Friday 28th February

Margam Park: Super Soapy Soap Socks (!), a felt making workshop to make a super soap sock (whatever that is!). 10.30, 12, 1.30, 3.30. £2 per child.

Swansea Central Library: Family Film (no information about which film it is yet) at 1.30pm

On top of all this there's free swimming at all the local leisure centres and play sessions at various places in Swansea (look on swansea.gov.uk for more info). The Odeon and The Vue are also running their Kids Club films in the mornings which are pretty good value.

Happy Holidays!

The Winter Olympics have come to Clydach!

So this week we've been inspired by the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. We've used the Olympics as the theme for our artwork and for some other activities too.

Painting circles, I showed them the Olympic logo and one of the boys made a pretty good attempt at copying it!

 We also made the logo out of paper plates and coloured tissue paper:

The after school children enjoyed making toboggans out of lego and racing them down the courses I made:

By far the most popular activity was the little ice rink I made, they just didn't want to make their toy figures race though, they wanted to get onto the ice themselves!