Penny and the Far-Thing Darwen Market WITH LEMPEN THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Visual puppet theatre with beautiful music, set on a penny-farthing. Join Penny for a charming nature story about growing up and becoming ready to find your path and live your best life. This is a 20-minute performance hosted…
BIG DOODLE DROP IN Darwen Market WITH SCRATCH BUILT THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Join us for a FREE, hilarious art session where you’ll draw a life model fully clothed (thankfully!) in the silliest of outfits. Plus, we’ll have a comedy critic on hand to give you constructive feedback on your…
PAPER CUP PUPPETS Darwen Market WITH ALICE ROWBOTTOM FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Come and make your very own paper cup puppet. Design, craft and build your very own puppet in this family-friendly workshop. You can construct your puppet character to take home using paper cups, wooden sticks, and assorted bits and…
Brilliant Bookmarks Darwen Market WITH STEPHIE FROM HOOP & FRED FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join Stephie from Hoop & Fred for Brilliant Bookmarks, a cross stitch session with paint pens and stitching. Create your very own bookmark to take home. This is a free, drop in session between 11am-3pm at Darwen Market.…
Creative Kaleidocycles Darwen Market WITH AZIZA FOZDAR FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a hands-on, fun-filled experience at Darwen Market as Aziza Fozdar leads a creative workshop exploring the fascinating world of kaleidocycles! A kaleidocycle (or flextangle) is made by using a repeated pattern that can be connected together to form a…
Wooden Heart Barge Art Darwen Market WITH CATH FORD FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Taking inspiration from traditional canal art and the red rose of Lancashire, decorate a wooden heart in the style of barge art. This is a free, drop in session between 11am-3pm at Darwen Market. The workshop is suitable for ages…
Vincent Van Gogh Yourself Workshop Darwen Market WITH WALTER DEFOREST FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a journey into the life and art of Vincent van Gogh with New York-based artist Walter DeForest. Walter bears a striking resemblance to Vincent van Gogh, and he’ll share stories about the artist’s life while encouraging…
The Case of the Missing Bunny! Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for Easter. It’s one thing going on an egg hunt but quite another going on an Easter Bunny hunt! Join us at Mother Goose detective agency on a case with a difference. This is an egg-tremely serious situation… it’s…
Hats Off! Music, Mayhem and Hats! Darwen Market WITH MAMBO JAMBO FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Mambo Jambo’s ‘Happy Feet!’ is a playful mixture of interactive music and singing, body percussion with a few dance moves, from jive to carnival. You can join in seated or standing. This fun & highly engaging show is…
Print Workshop Darwen Market WITH IAN HALAWI FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a creative and immersive print workshop led by the talented artist Ian Halawi. Choose from 3 wildlife themed lino reliefs, print them and then add colour using water colour paint washes. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist,…