Drop into our Welcome Centre and collect a sculpture trail (£1) to find out more about The Blanket and other local sculptures. The trail will take you around The Piece Hall and each completed trail recieves a prize. Sculpture Spotting Family Trail, The Piece Hall
A new exhibition of children’s books and favourite characters at Bankfield Museum for little children and grown-up children. FREE admission.
Do something different with your afternoons! Free sessions for children aged 8+ including art, crafts, board games and more! Mixenden Library, Thursday afternoons. 3.45pm-4.45pm: 7 February 7 March 4 April
Help Woolly the Sheep find his lost chocolate eggs at The Piece Hall. £1 per trail. Trails available from the Welcome Centre. Each completed trail will receive a chocolate treat!
Have a child who loves trains? Ravensprings Park is a private park owned by the Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. You can ride miniature locomotives on two different railway tracks on specific dates throughout the year. There is also a large grassed area and a club house serving refreshments. Pay once at the gate and...
Plant a pot, pouch or container of spring flowering bedding plants to take home with you at Jungle Experience, Manor Heath. Age 3+. No unaccompanied children. £10 (£9 PTL) Price includes materials. Or, bring your own pot and buy plants at £1 each. Payment is per pot. April 16, 10-11am, 11.15am-12.15pm and 2-3pm. To book,...
Celebration of “The Meltdown”, the 13th instalment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. You will listen to an extract from the book and make very own Duck Tape whoopee cushion. Ages 8 - 10. £3 per child (£2 PTL). Halifax Central Library & Archives - The Imaginarium. Tuesday 16 April. 2-3pm. Tickets must be...
Join the Chocolate Box team to learn about the history of chocolate and do some tasting. Children will get to decorate their own chocolate egg and create a box to take it home in. April 17, 11am & 2pm £6 per child. Booking essential. https://bit.ly/2s66phG
Create unique Minecraft movies using stop motion animation, swapping backdrops and props for endless storytelling. What will happen next? You decide! Children will be required to work in small groups. Ages 8 - 12. £5 per child (£4 PTL). King Cross Library. Wednesday, February 20. 10.30am-12noon Halifax Central Library and Archives - The Imaginarium. Wednesday, April...
Farm-themed holiday activities at Siddal Children's Centre on Wednesday, April 17. Includes animal hide and seek, digging in the vegetable patch, face painting and a tombola. No need to book, just turn up! Fun on the Farm, Siddal School Hall. Wednesday, April 17, 2019. 1.30-3pm.
Come along and learn the basics of 3D printing, and create your own three-dimensional object. Please note, printing in 3D takes a little time. You will be notified when your creation is ready for collection but you will take home a pre – printed 3D badge that you will personalise as part of the session. Ages...
Join us in The Piece Hall Courtyard to see some spring Ryeland lambs and ewes! Find out more about how their wool is used to make cloth and have a go at carding and weaving. You can enter a competition to name a lamb, do a sheepy trail and make your own wooly lamb to...
Annual Duck Race in Hebden Bridge on Easter Monday with children's rides, charity stall and live music! Organised by the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge, around 10,000 ducks are launched into the river at the same time! Tickets cost £1 each and are available on-line and from shops and pubs displaying the posters in Hebden...
Delicious international treats will be heading to Halifax at Market Place's International Market. You'll be able to find tasty treats, unique crafts and gifts from all over the world at Corn Market, Russell Street and Southgate. Returning favourites include Greek Taste, Island Spice Grill and Minot. There will also be UK-based traders and crafts and...
History school at Orange Box. Learn about Joan of Kent, a princess of controversy and first Princess of Wales Find out about Joan’s childhood in the aftermath of her father’s execution for treason including her life at the court of Philippa of Hainault. The marital escapades of the Fair Maid of Kent are documented in Froissart....
Drop by our fashion station in the courtyard where you can choose from a selection of designs to have your face painted. Then rummage through our dressing-up chest to find a fancy costume. £1.50/£3 drop in.
A free two-day festival to help people get active, creative and offer much-needed support services. There will be four different zones set up in the Courtyard of The Piece Hall, Halifax, themed around Active, Creative, Support and Wellbeing. Try your hand at all-adapted cycling, dancing, tai chi, wheelchair basketball and yoga. You can also enjoy...
