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Ampthill | Bedford Central | Biggleswade | Bromham | Dunstable | Flitwick | Kempston | Leighton Buzzard | Potton | Putnoe | Sandy | Shefford | Stotfold | Toddington | Wootton |
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| Ampthill Library | |
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Lego Club and Board Games Club Wednesdays 2.00 - 5.00 Drop in to build or play a game. |
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| Bedford Central Library | |
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Sunday is Funday 11.30 - 1.30 Join us every Sunday for Giant Lego, Play Doh, Board Games, Puzzles and more... Fun for all the family! |
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Lego Club 10.30 - 4.30 Love Lego? Come along Saturday and get building! |
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Rhyme Time 11.30 - 12.00 Join us on Thursday for songs and rhymes. |
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Monday 21st October 11.30 - 3.30 Spooky Bunting Help us to decorate the children's library. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 11.15 - 1.15 Spooky Mural Fun Create a spooky mural with the students from Bedford College. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 11.30 - 3.30 iExplore Day See books come to life! |
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Thursday 24th October 11.30 - 12.00 Rhymetime followed by 12.00 - 3.30 Chalk Drawing Come for a story and stay and be artistic. |
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Friday 25th October 11.15 - 12.15 & 1.30 - 2.30 Ozobot Creative Robot Sessions Book your place on one of the sessions. |
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Saturday 26th October 10.30 - 4.30 Paper Pumpkin Decorating Get ready for the big day with pumpkin fun. |
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Monday 28th October 11.30 - 3.30 Spooky Crafts Make treat bags, crowns and honeycomb decorations. |
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| Biggleswade Library | |
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Tuesday 22nd October 11.00 - 3.00 Autumn Fan Hedgehogs Join us for some crafty family fun. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 11.00 - 3.00 Owl Craft Decorate your own owl mask to take home. |
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Thursday 24th October 11.00 - 3.00 Rock Painting Pebble painting fun - how will you decorate yours? |
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Friday 25th October 11.00 - 3.00 Pumpkin Craft Come along for some colouring fun! |
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Saturday 26th October 11.00 - 3.00 Door Hangers Make an autumnal themed door hanger for your bedroom. |
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| Bromham Library | |
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Saturday 19th October 10.30 - 12.30 Halloween Window Decorations Get ready for Halloween with these great decorations. |
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Saturday 19th October 10.30 - 12.30 Quiver Colouring Bring colouring to life with the Quiver App and special colouring sheets. |
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Monday 21st October 10.00 - 11.30 Halloween Magnets Make spooky magnets for your fridge. |
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Monday 21st October 11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Rbdigital Learn how to get started and access audiobooks, e-books and magazines for children with a library card and PIN. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 2.30 - 4.30 Monster Mania Create your own monster with Scratch Art. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 10.00 - 11.30 Monster Crowns Colour in a monster crown to scare the neighbours! Plus Storytime for the under 5s 11.00 - 11.30 |
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Thursday 24th October 2.30 - 4.30 Finger Puppets Drop in to make spooky finger puppets. |
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Friday 25th October 10.00 - 11.30 Halloween Fridge Magnets Make your own Scratch Art Halloween magnet. |
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Friday 25th October 11.00 - 11.30 Britannica Online An introduction to the Britannica Library resource for children's learning and fun. |
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Saturday 26th October 10.30 - 12.30 Skull Window Decorations Sugar candy skull window decorations to make. |
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Monday 28th October 10.00 - 11.30 Trick or Treat Boxes Get ready for the big night! |
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Monday 28th October 11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Freegal Learn to stream and download music for free. |
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| Dunstable Library | |
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Superhero Club Sundays 13th October, 10th November & 1st December 2.00 - 2.45 Feel your spidey-senses tingling and come along to our amazing new Superhero Club! Come dressed as your favourite character to the first meeting and collect your free goodie bag while stocks last! For ages 8 and over. |
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Monday 21st October 10.00 - 3.00 Bat Hat Craft Make your own batastic hat! Just drop in! |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.00 - 3.00 Creepy Mask Craft Come along and make your own creepy mask. Just drop in! |
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Wednesday 23rd October 10.00 - 3.00 Witchy Craft Come along and join in with our Witch House craft. Just drop in! |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 3.00 Monsterrrr Crown Craft Make a monsterific crown! Just drop in! |
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Friday 25th October 10.00 - 2.00 Trick or Treat Craft Make your own trick or treat bag and collect a trick and a treat from staff - while stocks last! Just drop in! |
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Friday 25th October 4.00 - 5.30 Spooky Spectacular Join us for our spooky spectacular party - come along in your spookiest costume for fun and mayhem! Spaces are limited - book your free ticket now! For ages 6 years and over. |
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Monday 28th October 10.00 - 3.00 Funny Face Pumpkin Craft Come along and make a funny face foam pumpkin. Just drop in! |
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| Flitwick Library | |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.00 - 5.00 Hedgehogs Come along for some prickly themed crafty fun! Crafts will run all day or until supplies run out so don't be late! |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 3.30 Prepare Robo Calling all robot fans! Come along to a Robotic Workshop, where you will learn the basics of robotics and construction. Use your creativity and imagination to construct working machines out of Lego Mindstorms. Test your creations out in reality! Tickets are £3.50 available from the Library. Recommended for ages 8 and over. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 5.00 Ghosts Some spooky crafty fun for all the family! Crafts will run all day or until supplies run out so don't be late! |
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Friday 25th October 10.00 - 5.00 Pumpkins Pop along and participate in some pumpkin themed craft! Crafts will run all day or until supplies run out so don't be late! |
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Saturday 26th October 10.00 - 5.00 Cats Join us for some feline family crafty fun! Crafts will run all day or until supplies run out so don't be late! |
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| Kempston Library | |
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Mondays and Fridays 2.00 - 5.00 Lego Club Love Lego? Come along and get building this holiday! |
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Mondays 2.15 - 2.45 Storytime Join us for fabulous stories. |
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Tuesdays 11.00 - 11.30 Rhymetime Come along for fun songs and rhymes. |
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 3.30 - 5.00 Dice Warrior Games Club Love board games? Drop in to have some game fun. |
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Saturday 19th October 9.30 - 3.30 Magnet Fun Come along to make unicorn Scratch Art magnets for your fridge. |
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Monday 21st October 2.00 - 5.00 CD Clocks Make some time to come and create a clock from a CD! |
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Tuesday 22nd October 11.30 - 4.30 Robot Crafts Drop in to make a robot out of kitchen rolls! |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 5.00 Binary Bracelets Join us to create your own personalised binary bracelet. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 5.00 Make, Do and Mend Come along and have a try at a new craft. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 4.30 Matchbox Cameras Make a camera with us. |
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Friday 25th October 2.00 - 5.00 Minecraft Boxes Get creative with your Minecraft box, maybe you could stash your Halloween sweets in it! |
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Saturday 26th October 9.30 - 3.30 Design a Craft Tablet Design your own tablet - maybe your idea will make you a fortune in the future! |
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Monday 28th October 2.00 - 5.00 Walkie Talkie Making Come along for some creative communication fun! |
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| Leighton Buzzard Library | |
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Tuesday 22nd October 2.00 - 3.00 Harry Hedgehog Craft Come along for some crafty hedgehog fun! Free tickets available from the HelpDesk. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 10.00 - 11.00 Mask Craft Create a mask to fool your friends and family! Free tickets available from the HelpDesk. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 3.00 Autumn Trees Craft Join us for some autumnal inspired craft. Free tickets available from the HelpDesk. |
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Thursday 24th October 2.00 - 3.00 Spider Pencil Craft Some creepy crawly craft with a spidery theme! Free tickets available from the HelpDesk. |
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Friday 25th October 10.00 - 11.00 Paper Spider Craft Wonderful web themed craft - the spider kind! Free tickets available from the HelpDesk. |
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| Potton Library | |
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Homework Club Every Wednesday during term time. 4.00 - 5.30 Come along to use our PCs, search Encyclopedia Britannica and our books for information. Free requests and one free black and white print per child visiting. |
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Scooby Doo Hunt There is a Scooby Doo Hunt around the library! From Friday 11th October until Saturday 26th October All entries will go into a prize draw. |
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Heroes Card Swaps The Library is collecting the Sainsbury's Heroes Cards and holding two swap events to help you complete your sets. Saturday 12th October 2.00 - 3.30 Friday 18th October 4.00 - 5.30 Come along, bring your spares and see if you can find a swap. |
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Saturday 19th October 9.00 - 4.00 Mystery Machine Craft Drop in for some mysterious family fun! |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.00 - 12.30 Keyring Craft Make your own glow-in-the-dark keyring to take home. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 4.00 Book Folding Workshop Come and learn how to turn battered old books into crafty creations. This is suitable for ages 8 to adult - we are taking bookings for this event. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 12.30 Mystery Machine Craft More mysterious crafty fun! |
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Friday 25th October 10.00 - 12.30 Ghost Cookies Join us to decorate a ghost cookie to take home and enjoy. Cost is 50p per child - no booking required! |
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Saturday 26th October 9.00 - 4.00 Lantern Craft Create a ghostly lantern out of a paper cup! |
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| Putnoe Library | |
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Treasure Hunt All week during half term take part in our treasure hunt with a digital twist! |
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Saturday 19th October 10.00 - 3.00 Animal Magnets Drop in to make Scratch Art woodland animal magnets. |
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Monday 21st October 2.30 - 5.00 Hedgehog Peg Pals Make your own hedgehog to take home. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.30 - 4.00 Leaf Magnets Come along to make and decorate a wooden leaf magnet. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.30 - 4.00 Autumn Wreaths Get all creative with autumnal colours. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.30 - 4.00 Picture Frames Design and decorate a popsicle stick picture frame. |
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Friday 25th October 2.30 - 4.00 Owl Craft Weave an owl using paper. |
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Saturday 26th October 10.00 - 3.00 Haunted House Craft Get all spooky making a Scratch Art haunted house. |
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Monday 28th October 2.30 - 5.00 Crafty Mash Up Pop in to catch up on any crafts you missed last week. |
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Picture Hunt Our Hunt around the Library this half term is themed around The Jungle Book. Hunt for the pictures hidden in the Library and write the names of the characters in the boxes. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 9.00 - 4.00 Bat Coasters Design your own bat coaster with foam and googly eyes. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 9.00 - 4.00 Spooky Crafts Decorate a witch's door with lots of spooky stickers and make a ghost using cotton wool to hang in your window. |
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Thursday 24th October 9.00 - 4.00 Creepy Crafts Make your witch and put her in the cauldron! Design a foam pumpkin. |
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Friday 25th October 9.00 - 4.00 Construction Day Join us for fun with Lego, K'Nex and Electronic Snap Circuits. Learn and have fun as well! |
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| Shefford Library | |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.00 - 11.30 Lego & Mega Block Fun! Come along and have fun with our Lego and Mega Block/Duplo Bricks. What will you build? |
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Wednesday 23rd October 10.00 - 11.30 Junior Makers What will you make? Code our robots and design and build at our tech sessions. |
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Wednesday 23rd October From 2.00 Board Games Join in our half term board games afternoon. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 11.00 Children's Book Quiz Pick up a quiz sheet and test your knowledge. Lucky dip prize for everyone who completes the quiz! |
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Friday 25th October 2.30 - 4.00 Half Term Craft Session It's free family fun - just drop in! |
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| Stotfold Library | |
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Coffee & Lego Every Saturday 9.00 - 3.00 Come along to our coffee morning and enjoy a hot cuppa with a biscuit (or two)! There's also Lego for all the family to play with together! Recommended for ages 0-99! |
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Lego Club Every Wednesday Afternoon 4.00 - 5.30 Come along and play with Lego and Duplo! Recommended for ages 0-99! |
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Saturday 19th October 9.30 - 3.00 Hugless Douglas Join us for some family fun with our huggable brown bear's activity packs. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 9.30 - 12.00 Ghost Craft Come along for some spooky craftiness! |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.30 - 5.00 Little Monster Craft Monstrous fun for all the family! |
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Thursday 24th October 9.30 - 1.00 Isadora Moon Make some wings with our Isadora Moon themed craft. |
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Friday 25th October 9.30 - 12.00 & 2.30 - 5.00 Halloween Puppets Which spooky character will you choose? |
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Saturday 26th October 9.30 - 3.00 Pumpkin Time Colour and cut to create your own 3D pumpkin. |
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Lego Club, Colouring Club and Jigsaws Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - 3.45 - 4.45 Saturdays 11.00 - 12.30 Why not pop in to get creative! |
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Funtime for the Under 5s Mondays 2.30 - 2.50 Family funtime! |
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Baby Funtime Tuesdays 10.15 - 10.45 Family funtime! |
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Story Time with Ted for Pre-school children Thursdays 10.30 - 10.50 |
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Saturday 19th October 11.00 - 12.30 Smiley Saturday Drop in to make your own camera. |
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Monday 21st October 2.00 - 4.30 Mystic Monday Dragon and fairy Scratch Art for the whole family to enjoy. |
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Tuesday 22nd October 10.00 - 11.30 Terrific Tuesday Come along to make spooky finger puppets. |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2.00 - 4.30 Wicked Wednesday Get all crazy creating your own cat pom pom. |
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Thursday 24th October 10.00 - 11.30 Terrifying Thursday Join us to make a funky spider decoration to spook the locals! |
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Friday 25th October 2.00 - 4.30 Futuristic Friday Make a robot themed biff bat. |
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Saturday 26th October 11.00 - 12.30 Super Saturday Catch up on the crafts you missed this week. |
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Monday 28th October 2.00 - 4.30 Lucky Dip Crafts Another chance to try the crafts you may have missed. |
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Page last updated: 21st October 2019