Maths Chase is a completely free site where you can quickly test your times tables. The site is a very simple game and kids will find it a really fun way to learn their times tables.
Please follow the link below:-
https://www.mathschase.com/
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Create, Make and Build at City Library this Half Term!
Create, Make and Build at City Library Bradford #Supersaturdays Free drop in for families on 20th and 27th October 11-3pm. Bricks4Kidz Lego and Duplo creativity session, construction crafts and face painting!
Upcoming Events at Keighley Library
Christmas Craft Fair
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Feedback from Last Year’s Family Learning Festival, only 18 days to go till this years event!
Feedback from Last years BradfordFamily Learning Festival. Only 18 days to go till this year’s Family Learning Festival 2018!!
Many activities across the District from 20 – 28 October 2018
For the full guide please visit: https://bradfordlibs.wordpress.com/2018/09/14/bradford-family-learning-festival-2018/
Bradford Family Learning Festival 20-28 October 2018
Bradford Family Learning Festival 20-28 October 2018
Join us for lots of Family Fun, there are lots of Events taking place across Bradford
For more information please visit https://bradfordlibs.wordpress.com/2018/09/14/bradford-family-learning-festival-2018/
Create, Make, Build
20 – 28 OCTOBER
JOIN US FOR LOTS OF FAMILY FUN
#BradFamFest18
Festival Highlights
The Festival is full of FREE amazing activities which take place just before and throughout half term in venues across the district. To find out more contact your local venue. All activities are for parents and children to take part in together.
BCB RADIO
DIY Radio station
Join Bradford’s community radio station, BCB 106.6fm at our radio studios at 11 Rawson Road, Bradford, BD1 3SH on Tuesday 23 October & Friday 26 October from 1 – 4pm, where families can create, make & build their own radio programme.
We’ll also be broadcasting radio reports at venues across the district for Family Learning Week between 20 – 28 October.
Email david.carpenter@bcbradio.co.uk for more details
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Retro Gaming Experience
Does your dad remember Donkey Kong?
Did grandma play Pac Man?
Come along and play the games they used to play at our Retro Gaming Experience. All ages welcome!
City Library, free, drop in
Super Saturday 20 October, 12noon – 4pm
Super Saturday 27 October, 12noon – 4pm
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Build your own library competition
Win a basket of books! Build your own library – this could be a cardboard junk box construction, a lego based development or perhaps you are “building” a library of books at home!
Take a photo, pop it on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/familylearningfestival
and we will judge the best.
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Create, make, build – Super Saturdays
Have fun at our Super Saturdays with:
- Bricks4Kidz Lego/Duplo creativity session
- Construction stories at Storytimes 11am & 2pm
- Construction crafts for budding builders
- Cardboard box tower workshop – watch it tumble!
- Lego Man window creation
- Design a postcard
- Creative face painting
City Library, free, drop in
Super Saturday 20 October, 11am – 3pm
Super Saturday 27 October, 11am – 3pm
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Making a Stand for Bradford
Bradford’s Civil War Siege Story’ , by Malcolm Hanson
October 1642. ‘When the battle began, the Royalist Commanders laughed at Bradford’s rabble army, but help for Bradford was at hand and a short time later the Captains laughed no more.’ Come along and find out about ‘Bradford’s Finest Hour’.
Super Saturday 20 October, 2pm
Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower (side entrance), Free, drop In
Super Saturday 27 October, 2pm
Ilkley Library, free, drop In
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Rapunzel Show
Climb the tower with Simon & Sian in this magical, zany, alternative re-imagining of the classic fairy tale. See the tale brought to life through live music, puppetry, art and the unexpected! Gobsmacking storytelling you will never forget.
Free, suitable for 2-6 years. Booking is essential.
Tuesday 23 October
- Keighley Library – Showings at 10am and 11am with build a tower workshop
- Bingley Library – Showings at 2pm and 3pm with build a tower workshop
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Jake Bakes A Monster Cake stories and puppet making workshop
- Tuesday 16 October, 1.45pm – Burley Library
- Saturday 20 October, 10.45am – Wrose Library
- Monday 22 October, 2pm – Eccleshill Library
- Tuesday 23 October, 2pm – Wyke Library
- Tuesday 23 October, 2pm – Shipley Library
- Wednesday 24 October, 11am – Keighley Library
- Thursday 25 October, 2pm – Laisterdyke Library
- Thursday 25 October, 2pm – Wibsey Library
- Thursday 25 October, 2pm – Bingley Library
- Thursday 25 October, 3.30pm – Menston Library
- Saturday 27 October, 10.30am – Queensbury Library
- Monday 29 October, 2pm – Idle Library
Free, drop in
BRADFORD LIBRARIES
Create, make, build – Family Learning Activities
Tuesday 23 October, 3.30pm
Eccleshill Library – Bulb planting, cross stitch and fun with felt!
Wednesday 24 October, 10.15am
Ilkley Library – Building stories and construction hat crafts
Sunday 28 October, 12 noon
Heaton Hub Library – Building stories and construction hat crafts
FAMILY LEARNING AND ADULT SKILLS
Crafty Creations at the Library
A range of free craft and building activities. Make Artist Trading Cards to keep or swap with friends and family, pebble painting, plant in a pot. Get creative with building foam and a variety of painting and colouring activities to inspire children, have fun and much, much more….
City Library, free, drop In
Saturday 20 October, 11am – 3pm
Wednesday 24 October, 12pm – 3pm
Saturday 27 October, 11am – 3pm
ARTWORKS CREATIVE COMMUNITIES
Imagine, Create, Make a Difference
Help build the future at our fun, free, family workshop in our friendly, accessible venue.Children and grownups can explore what they want for the future of Bradford, contributing to our giant map and banner. Plus, make your very own animal mask to take home along with the Artworks Fun Craft Activities Book to keep you busy and entertained throughout the holidays and beyond.
Free, drop in, suitable for all ages
Wednesday 24th October, 11am – 4pm
BRADFORD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM
Ghosts in the Machines
Explore the machines that helped build
Bradford and create your own ghostly craft. Come and see steam engines, printing machinery, vintage cars and Bradford’s famous weaving looms. Explore the rest of the museum and grounds to find out who is playing havoc with the machines.
Free, drop in, suitable for all ages
Wednesday 24 October, 11am – 3pm
CARTWRIGHT HALL ART GALLERY
The Big Draw Family Drop In: Create & Play!
The Big Draw Festival is all about letting loose, discovery and most importantly having fun with those drawing pencils! View the giant puppets in the Cellar Gallery by Cecil Green Arts and then join their own makers and puppeteers in creating a spoon or shadow puppet. In readiness for Listers Lanterns and Museums at Night on Friday 26 October, make your own pyramid lantern.
Donations of £1 per person welcome towards this event.
Free, drop in, suitable for all ages
Thursday 25 October, 11am – 3pm
CARTWRIGHT HALL ART GALLERY
Lister Lanterns Parade
Museums at Night is the UK-wide festival of late openings in museums and galleries. Visit Bradford’s civic art gallery out of hours, a chance to visit the exhibitions, the David Hockney gallery with food and refreshments available to buy outside in the park.
Join the Cecil Green Arts Lantern Parade at dusk and light up Lister Park and the gardens with lanterns, fire jugglers and wonderful musicians along the way.
Free, drop in, suitable for all ages
Friday 26 October, 6 – 9pm
NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM
Plan it! Design it! Build it!
Join us for an inventive half term of free activities and events inspired by CBBC’s The Dengineers. Find out if you’ve got the problem-solving, big-thinking, team-working skills to be a Dengineer, investigate construction materials, pick up top tips from CBBC’s Lauren and The Dengineers and get stuck into one of our family challenges.
Free, drop in, 10am – 4pm
Daily from 20 October to 4 November
CREATING KALA SANGAM 25TH BIRTHDAY OPEN DAY
Create, make, build an arts centre for the people of Bradford.
How do you go about it?
Join us as we celebrate our 25th birthday in style with a full day of FREE activity that’s perfect for all the family! During the daytime sample one of Kala Sangam’s weekly classes for free, we’ll be offering taster sessions of our fun music, dance, visual arts and Yoga classes; or take part in storytelling and interactive activities that will be perfect to entertain the kids during half term! At 7pm we will party into the evening, with performances specially chosen to reflect the company’s rich history and a chance to hear from the people who made it all happen. Come along and find out what has made Kala Sangam the exciting centre for creativity and arts it is today.
Friday 26 October – Workshops / Classes from 11am, Celebration party from 7pm
Tickets: FREE – workshop/class spaces are limited so please book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Visit www.kalasangam.org for a full timetable of events.
