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Event Audience: Children

Join us at Owl’s Play Centre on October 29th and October 31st for a special Halloween celebration!

There will be a Halloween-themed entertainer, games, balloon modelling, and a face painter to transform your little ones into their favorite characters. Enjoy our spooky soft play area for extra Halloween fun!

Come in costume and make this Halloween one your children will always remember. Don’t miss out on family-friendly fun at Owl’s Play Centre!

Face-painting to be paid for separately on the day, all other activities included in the original price.

Food and drink to be bought separately.

Max of 1 parent per 2 children. 

This session will introduce kids to basic programming and train them to use their skills to make a robot move, light up and groove the way they want!

The Botley does not require a computer, which makes it a great screen-free way to teach kids code.​

Ozobots are mini robots that use colour combinations to move the robot and are designed as an introduction to coding.

Botley’s are suitable for Ages 5-8. 

Ozobots are for Ages 8-14.

Free – limited spaces, first come first served.

Booking required on the day at the library.

Grab your lanterns, masks and glowsticks to help bring Ilford alive in a grand spectacle of puppets led by The Lantern Company.

Take a moment to honour your loved ones and join the celebration of life – with Las Muertas stilt walkers and music from the Bollywood Brass Band.

The Ilford Procession will gather inside the library 30 minutes before the start of the event.

This project is supported with public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Join storytelling adventurer Laura Sampson on a voyage through world folk and fairytale to a place where ancestors are remembered, where Death shows who they really are, and where creatures great and small can cross borders between the lands of the living and the dead. Expect silly tricks, talking skulls, long-lost loved ones, and lots more!   

Laura Sampson is a London-based storytelling performer and writer, whose mixed heritage and myth studies have taken her on many adventures. She tells stories of surreal situations and big emotions from all over the world.

Story Times 

1:00pm (relaxed,) 2:45pm, 4:00pm 

All timings are approximate and subject to change on the day

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Join storytellers Cat & Hutch for their interactive storytelling version of Paweł Pawlak’s Oscar Seeks A Friend.  

When Oscar the skeleton meets a lonely little girl, it’s the start of an adventure for both of them. Together they make an unusual journey to two very different worlds and it all begins with them both losing a tooth…  

Created in partnership with Lantana Publishing.   

Cat & Hutch Storytellers bring children’s stories to life through interactive shows and workshops with the aim to encourage children to read for pleasure and use their imaginations to learn through play.  

Drop-In, Free – No need to book!

Show Times 

12:00pm (Relaxed Performance,) 2:00pm 

(All times are appproximate and subject to change on the day.)

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Join storyteller and actor Valentine Hanson for some spooky death themed storytelling as part of our Festival of the Dead activities at Wanstead Library. 

Valentine Hanson is an actor, storyteller, and drama practitioner from and based in East London. His work includes performing at The Globe, The National Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, London’s West End and national tours. He has also performed at Discover Children’s Story Centre, various museums, libraries and community events around the UK, as well as SEN schools as a mentor for children, young adults and professional creative with additional needs. 

Drop-In, Free – No need to book!

STORY TIMES

1:15pm, 15:45pm

All timings are approximate and subject to change on the day

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

We’re celebrating Green Libraries Week!

Calling all young people who would like to learn new skills!
Join Lisa from Recycle for Your Community for a fun hands on workshop where you’ll:

🔧 Dismantle a Handheld Games Console: and discover how it works on the inside.
🧩 Problem solve and work out what needs fixing.⚡ Create your own circuit and learn about electricity.
🛠️ Fix and Play: Once you’ve mastered the art of repair, it’s game on and you can play with the newly fixed console

FREE, book in advance

Join author Shyala Smith for this Interactive reading session of her new book The Language of Flowers – with a fun creative craft and colouring session where you can can make your own flower bouquets and cards!

Shyala Smith is a content strategist, author, and screenwriter whose stories center around navigating immigrant life and finding magic. Born and raised in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Shyala now lives in London with her family.

Booking Essential – Tickets are free, or you can pre-order a signed copy of the book!

Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with a special rhyme time led by local poet and storyteller, Jane Grell. Engage in lively, interactive rhythm games, songs, poems and stories from the African and Caribbean Oral Tradition.

This event is part of Black History Month

This event will take place instead of the regular rhyme time.

Free, drop in, no need to book

Join us for a game of chess while making new friends.

Learn to play or show off your skills!

All levels and abilities welcome.

Free, just turn up.

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