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Choose from glamorous or gruesome skull designs to transform your look for the day with some colourful and ornate sugar skull designs.
Face painting charges: £4.00 per child / £5.00 per adult.
This activity is not available to pre-book and will be offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the welcome desk and present your receipt to the face painters.
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Is there something you’re not saying? What have you left unsaid?
The death of someone we love can put us in a position where our words remain forever unspoken.
#Unsaid is an anonymous interactive installation created by Life Death Whatever that allows people to express all the things they’ve been unable to say. It’s a collection of cathartic postcards where you can share your words, your burden, your sorrow, your secrets and your sadness without judgement or comment.
https://www.lifedeathwhatever.com/
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
Before I Die is a global arts project started by artist Candy Chang. It invites people to reflect on their mortality and consider the things that matter most. What would you really like to achieve before you die?
Share your hopes and dreams on our dedicated wall.
https://beforeidieproject.com/
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
The Redbridge Neighbourhoods Team are organising a Community Planting Day between 10am – 12noon, outside Wanstead Tube Station, and would like to invite the local community to come together and brighten up the local neighbourhood.
Then, come along to Wanstead Library and celebrate Green Libraries week by making your own Cactus Bookmark from 2pm-3pm
Suitable for ages 4-10yrs
FREE, Drop-in, no need to book
Come along to Seven Kings Library and celebrate Green Libraries week by crafting your own Bird on a Stick from 11am-12noon.
Suitable for ages 5-10yrs
Then, join the Redbridge Neighbourhoods Team who are organising a Community Planting Day between 2pm – 4pm, outside Seven Kings Station, and would like to invite the local community to come together and brighten up the local neighbourhood.
FREE, Drop-in, no need to book
Come and visit Santa’s Workshop, where Santa and his hard-working elves are busily getting ready for The Big Day!
Our elves will welcome you to their Magical Interactive Christmas Show!
Full of festive mishaps, music and plenty of holiday cheer.
After the show, Miss Christmas will take you to the Elves workshop, where you will be able to make a Christmas decoration that you can take home and write your letter to Santa.
Next, you will be invited to meet Father Christmas himself, in the grotto. His helpful elves can then take your photo with your own phone or camera and receive a special Christmas gift!
Lastly, you can make your own way to our Christmas Kitchen where you’ll be able to buy gingerbread and a hot cocoa.
The experience will last appoximately 45-60 minutes.
Come along to Fairlop Waters this October Half Term for a special Halloween Spooky Trail. You can purchase your tickets in advance or collect the activity packs from behind the bar in the boathouse for £5 per child this will include activity pack, prizes on return and a children’s hot chocolate.
For more October Half Term events please visit our Children’s events page.
Come and join us for our special Halloween Party, which includes play at Owls Play Centre, a special appearance from our very own Wizard to play party games, party dances, magic tricks, balloon modelling with prizes and Paw Patrol mascots meet and greets.
The kitchen will be open for food and drink.
For more October Half Term events please visit our Children’s events page.
Join Tinder Sticks for a day in the woods learning about Halloween Traditions.
Learn how to light a fire and celebrate the changing seasons around it. Choose from our own witches store cupboard from plants and herbs we have foraged all year and make natural herbal teas to take home – find out their amazing healing benefits. Brew up an elderberry syrup perfect for chesty coughs this winter. Make an autumnal themed mask as we tell stories round the campfire to finish the day.
For over 16’s only
Welcome to Forest Explorers, a bushcraft programme for 6-11 year olds run by Tinder Sticks! Develop your outdoor confidence and skills by having fun at Hainault Forest.
What are the old English traditions and how were they celebrated? Enjoy the campfire, cook some snacks over it, make a mask or a head dress and have a good dance around!