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Looking to get out of the house with the little ones? Whether you fancy woodland adventures or creative crafternoons, get out and about with your gang and discover some of the best days out in Surrey this January…
INTO THE WOODS: PARENT & CHILD FOREST SCHOOL / JANUARY 3 – FEBRUARY 11 / PAINSHILL PARK, COBHAM
Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, parents and children can head to scenic Painshill Park for a morning or afternoon of Forest School. From 10 am – 11.30 am or 1 pm – 2.30 pm, spend time in the great outdoors and participate in a range of really wild bushcraft activities in a fun and safe environment. Let nature nurture your wild child and book your space today from sensory free play in the woods to songs and stories around the campfire.
For more information, visit painshill.co.uk
JUNIOR SKI CLUB / JANUARY 8 – MARCH 26 / SANDOWN SPORTS, ESHER
If you’ve got your sights set on hitting the slopes this year, then why not get into the groove and sign the kids up for Junior Ski Club at Sandown Sports in Esher. Open to children aged 7 – 14, clubs take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings and are open to all abilities and experience.
For more information, visit sandownsports.co.uk
MALTINGS YOUNG CRAFTERS: 10 – 15 YEARS / JANUARY 10 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Taking place weekly at 4 pm, young creatives should make their way to Farnham Maltings for the Young Crafters workshop. Explore and develop your artistic skills in a fun environment led by professional tutors and artists.
For more information, visit farnhammaltings.com
STORYTELLING FOR UNDER 5s / JANUARY 11 / THE LIGHTBOX, WOKING
Head for The Lightbox in Woking this month for a morning of stories, rhymes and fun for under 5s and their adult. Spaces are limited, and entry is on a first-come, first-served basis at reception from 10.30 am on the day. Admission is free, though a donation is welcome.
For more information, visit thelightbox.org.uk
OUR ART CLUB / JANUARY 12 / RIVERHOUSE BARN ARTS CENTRE, WALTON ON THAMES
Aimed at little ones aged 1 – 5, sign up to this six-week art club taking place late afternoon air the Riverhouse Barn Arts Centre in Walton. Developing and building on the basic understanding that the arts are all around us, kids will work with various techniques, experimenting with different formats, creating a personal portfolio of work for each child and capturing an invaluable record of their creativity.
For more information, visit riverhousebarn.co.uk
KIDS CRAFTS: AIR BALLOON LANTERNS / JANUARY 15 / CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE
Suitable for children aged 3 – 6, make your way to the Cranleigh Arts Centre and go up, up and away for a morning, creating your own hot air balloon lantern. With sessions at 10 am, and 11.15 am, sign up today and reserve your space.
For more information, visit cranleighartscentre.org
WATTS TOTS / JANUARY 21 / WATTS GALLERY ARTISTS’ VILLAGE
Aimed at under 5’s, learn to play with clay at Watts Gallery Artists Villages’ Watts Tots sessions. Taking place on the third Friday of every month, let your creative kids’ imagination’s run wild. Pre-booking is required.
For more information, visit wattsgallery.org.uk
BRING YOUR OWN BABY COMEDY CLUB / JANUARY 18 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
New parent? Love watching stand-up comedy but hate to leave the little ones at home? This January, Farnham Maltings will host a very special Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Club whereby you, the parent, arrive, with baby in tow, to be entertained by some of the best up-and-coming comedians on the circuit.
For more information, visit farnhammaltings.com
RADICAL CREATIVES / JANUARY 19 – APRIL 6 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
A brand-new weekly group for 14-19-year-olds who believe in the power of the arts to change the world! Whether you’re an animator, a poet, an actor, a musician, a graffiti artist (or aspiring to be so): if you want to harness your creativity with like-minded people to tackle some of the biggest issues that matter to you, then the people need your ideas, your passion and your radical creativity. Coming together every Wednesday evening from 6 pm-8 pm, this new collective of young artists will collaborate, create and be inspired to make a difference. Interested in playing your part? Get involved.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
OLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS / JANUARY 22 / BELLERBY STUDIO, G LIVE, GUILDFORD
One winter, Oldilocks finds a teddy bear in the park and remembers a delicious bowl of porridge she tasted years ago in the woods. Something else happened, but she can’t quite remember what… so she sets off for the forest. Will she find the bears house, and what will happen then? Aimed at 3 – 7-year-olds, enjoy this wonderfully funny and warmhearted celebration of the classic story at G Live’s Bellerby Theatre this January.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
THE HARE & THE TORTOISE / JANUARY 26 / MILL STUDIO, GUILDFORD
In one of the most famous of Aesop’s fables, a very cheeky and boastful Hare gloats that he’s the fastest creature in the whole wood. A tortoise sick of bickering on this topic volunteers to race him, and Hare learns an important lesson. Hannah Summers’ inventive and energetic retelling follows the Hare and the Tortoise through and around the forest obstacles and working together. Your little ones learn that it isn’t all about who wins the chase; slow and steady wins the race.
For more information, visit yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
UNA COELLO GUITA GIRL / THURSDAYS / ROSE THEATRE, KINGSTON
Enjoy live music sessions for little people at the Rose Theatre in Kingston as Una Coello Guitar Girl brings a range of instruments to tantalise your tots’ ears. Taking place every Thursday morning at 10.05 am and 11.05 am, sign up and enjoy the sweet sound of music in this multi-sensory experience.
For more information, visit rosetheatre.org