Children Archives • Page 41 of 79 • Vision RCL

Event Audience: Children

Meet Supertato, the world’s first potato superhero! 

A super storytelling adventure for ages 3-7 and their grownups — based on Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet’s bestselling picture books and blockbuster animated series. 

Whenever the chips are down in the supermarket vegetable section, Supertato is there to save the day. But now there’s a pea on the loose. A very, very naughty pea. 

Has Supertato finally met his match?

Produced by Discover Children’s Story Centre, and based on the book & blockbuster series Supertato by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet.

By arrangement with Simon & Schuster.  Written and Directed by Ashley Joseph.

Access

British Sign Language access sign

This activity is BSL interpreted

Join Trish Cooke, the bestselling author of So Much and Full, Full, Full of Love as she introduces her new Rapunzel inspired story The Magic Callaloo.  

Inspired by stories of enslaved Africans who used patterns in their cornrowed hair as maps to escape their enslavers, this storytelling event will inspire creativity from even the smallest readers!  

Trish Cooke writes multi-racial children’s books, scripts for theatre, television, radio and film. She is also an actress. Her series of inter-racial adaptations of children’s fairy tales have been popular at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. Cinderella (2007) was the first pantomime to be nominated for an Olivier Award. Trish lives in Bradford, West Yorkshire. 

Access

British Sign Language access sign

This activity is BSL interpreted

Join illustrator Pete Williamson for an in-depth look at how to create imaginative, unique and entertaining book characters.   

Pete Williamson is an award-winning children’s book illustrator. His work ranges from fun and wacky to strange, beautiful and everything in-between. He is best known for illustrating the acclaimed Stitch Head series by Guy Bass, including the recently released graphic novel version.   

“I spy with my little eye…” Maya is playing her favourite outdoor game and suddenly discovers not one, not two… but three colourful stones. Where are they from, who do they belong to and what can they do?    

Join Maya on a journey through a bustling market of pots and pans, apples and pears, ribbons and silks and bows.  

An adventure full of fun and surprises for children aged 2-5 and their families.  

Devised, written and directed by Naomi Cortes  
Designed by Hannah Sharp  

Access

British Sign Language access sign

The 11.30am session is BSL interpreted

Join award-winning author and poet Dean Atta for a joyful, interactive storytelling session celebrating the publication of his colourful new picture book Confetti.  

Dean Atta is the author of YA novels-in-verse The Black Flamingo and Only on the Weekends. He has been named as ‘one of poetry’s greatest modern voices’ and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal Prize.  Confetti is his debut picture book. 

Access

This activity is BSL interpreted

Join the Forest Education Ranger for a morning tour around Foxburrows Farm. Discover the animals that live here, and help our Farm Rangers by giving some of them some breakfast.

Starting before the Farm is open to the public, this tour will teach you about the animals that we have on the farm, including how some can help to manage the forest. There will also be the opportunity to feed some animals (please note that we cannot guarantee feeding specific animals)

The tour will last approximately 45 minutes.

Visiting a farm is an enjoyable experience, but does carries a small risk of catching infection from animals or the environment, Particularly for those who are young, elderly, immunocompromised or pregnant. Health and safety information will be given at the start, it can also be found online here.

Are you more of a poet or a critic or a blogger? Whoever you are, take your skills back in time to explore the stories of Black British ballet dancers. Taking images and quotes from the Into the Light Exhibition as our base, we’ll do some activities together before you get to write your masterpiece – or silly piece!

Spaces limited.

This session is part of Black History Month

This workshop is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and brought to you by Libraries Connected & Oxygen Arts’ Black British Ballet project. 

Join us outside, between the Town Hall and Kenneth More Theatre, for some pop-up puppetry storytelling with A la Puppet Carte by Thingumajig Theatre! On the menu is a pair of pop up puppet stages built onto the back of electric tricycles. Each stage is a puppet show full of surprises, fun and a heart-warming story of friendship and a sense of home.  

A la Puppet Carte was created with the support of Blueprint R&D Fund from Without Walls Outdoor Arts Consortium and devised at Outdoor Arts Creation Space 101 

Please note: In the event of heavy rain, A la Puppet Carte will move into the Redbridge Central Library foyer and performance times will change to 1pm and 3.30pm.

Join Workinglass in their forge at Hainault Forest for a range of glassblowing and other activities! Get creative and try something new and create your own unique glass creation!

What’s on?

Saturday 25 May 12pm – 5pm : Glassblowing: Dragon Eggs / Magik Ball
Sunday 26 May 12pm – 4pm : Glass Fusing
Tuesday 28 May 12pm – 5pm : Glass Painting – Create a design on a glass title
Thursday 30 May 12pm – 5pm : Hot Glassmaking: Mini Cosmos in Glass
Saturday 1 June 12pm – 5pm : Glassblowing: Dragon Eggs/ Magik Ball

To book please DM @workinglass on Instagram

Join Pottery in the Park for a drop-in session of Pottery Painting or Play with Clay! A fun and engaging experience where you can explore your artistic abilities in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.

If coming in a big group, or looking for a guided clay session, please contact Victoria at 07956634974 to book.

Search Vision