Summer of Play
** This event has now passed. Please visit our activities page for our current events **
Whilst our building is closed, we’ll be bringing the fun out to you this summer holidays! Our team will be setting up on Anchor Square and at venues across the city to create spaces for everyone to experiment, play and get creative.
Keep an eye out for us as we’ll be running a whole range of activities this summer from exploring robots and how they interact with the world to creating your own constellations and stories.
When
8 Jul - 3 Sep
How Much
Free
Where
Anchor Square and across Bristol
Who for
Families
How Much
Free
Find us at:
- 13 July - Vassal Centre
- 14 July - St Werbergs Community Centre
- 26 July - Redcatch Community Garden
- 27 July - Mowcroft Church
- 3 August - Active Lockleaze
- 5 August - Knowle West Fest
- 8 August - Hillfields Library
- 17 August - Zion community centre
- 18 August - Avonmouth community centre
- 20 August - St George's Bristol
Anchor Square – On a roll!
We’ll be on Anchor Square every weekend from 8 July – 3 September designing and making rolling contraptions. Experiment with wheels, weights and a big ramp and have a go at inventing your own mini rover.
*** Please note these events are outdoors and will not be running if it's raining or particularly windy, so do check the forecast before heading out ***
Out and About
Inspired by our Big Book of Play, you’ll also find us popping up around the city at festivals and events with a whole bunch of activities and fun for all ages! Can you create a boat to carry your treasure? Or invent a myth about your own constellation?
In July, you can find us at:
After School Play session!
13 July, Vassal Centre, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us for Free!
Lets build: Create the tallest tower, strongest structure, or weirdest shape using huge straws and creative art materials.
Scribblebots: make your own drawing machine using felt pens and simple circuits. Work as a team or independently to create your own piece of machine-generated artwork to take home.
St Werbergs Green Feast
14 July, St Werbergs Community Centre, 3:30pm - 7pm
Lets build: Create the tallest tower, strongest structure, or weirdest shape using huge straws and creative art materials.
Scribblebots: make your own drawing machine using felt pens and simple circuits. Work as a team or independently to create your own piece of machine-generated artwork to take home.
Redcatch Community Garden
26 July, Redcatch Community Garden, 12pm-3:15pm
We'll be bringing Let's Build and Sink or Swim. Can you create a tall tower using straws? Or build a raft full of pirate treasure?
Hartcliffe & Withywood community Funday!
27 July, Mowcroft Church, 12pm-3:30pm
We'll be at the Hartcliffe & Withywood community Funday with lots of fun activities.
In August, find us at:
National Play Day 2 August - CANCELLED
#ActiveLockleaze
3 August, Gainsborough Square, 11am - 1pm
We'll be at Lockleaze hub bringing 10 Ways to Play. You'll have heaps of fun with hula hoops (the plastic hoops, not the snacks!), skipping ropes, balls, chalks and more, and we'll throw in some simple ideas to get you started on your adventures.
J3 Library
4 August, Junction 3 library, 10:30am-12pm
We'll be bringing Robot Explorers. Learn how Robots sense and respond to the world. Can you teach our robots to score a goal?
Please contact the library ahead of time to book your free place on: 0117 9223001
Knowle West Fest
5 August, Filwood Broadway, 11am-5pm
Join us for Flower Power. In this session, get messy and learn to build a ‘seed bomb’ which you can take away to plant after the session.
Hilfields Library
8 August, Hilfields Library, 2-3:30pm
Explore the Summer Triangle constellations, learn about different star types, and unleash your creativity by crafting your own constellations. Come along and be captivated by the wonders of the universe!
Please contact the library ahead of time to book your free place on: 0117 9038576
Brentry & Henbury Children's Centres
9 August, Brentry & Henbury Children's Centres, 10am - 12:30pm
We'll be bringing Lets build: Create the tallest tower, strongest structure, or weirdest shape using huge straws and creative art materials.
And Come Rain, Come Shine: What shapes can you see in the clouds? Come and experiment with rain, clouds, wind, and leaves.
Please contact the Children's Centre ahead of time to to book your free place on: 0117 9593800
St George Community Centre's ToddleFest
20th August, St George's Bristol
We're bringing 10 Ways to Play to St George Community Centre's ToddleFest. You'll have heaps of fun with hula hoops (the plastic hoops, not the snacks!), skipping ropes, balls, chalks and more, and we'll throw in some simple ideas to get you started on your adventures.
Boxville
Boxville is a very special adventure where you can step inside a land made entirely of cardboard where the possibilities as endless. Come along for the interactive shows on the 9 & 10th of September on Millenium square. Find out more here: Boxville | We The Curious