BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.7//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:123@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20150801T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150831T160000 DTSTAMP:20150731T120204Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/summer-family-events/ SUMMARY:The Atkinson: Summer Family Events DESCRIPTION:The 6 weeks of desperately trying to keep your little angels am used has begun. However\, this year The Atkinson is on hand to help with l ots of family friendly activities and events and many of them are free to get stuck into!\n\nParents\, let’s start with something for you! The Atk inson’s Summer Holiday club two hour sessions for budding artists to exp lore and create in our exciting workshops run by our artist in residence\, Sarah Jane Richards.\n\nChildren aged 7-12 yrs can take part in fun and f riendly workshops and take inspiration from The Atkinson’s wonderful col lections. Parents and guardians can relax knowing that their child will be developing new skills alongside a professional artist.\n\nEven better - p arents/carers do not need to stay so you can enjoy a couple of hours to yo urself!  All sessions are from 1pm to 3pm and are £7.50 per session. For friends or siblings it is £6.50\, please ask our Box Office team for mor e information. Sessions run on the 5\, 12\, 19 &\; 29 August.\n\nThe Ch ildren’s Library is a hive of activity this summer but it also has a gre at selection of books and DVD’s to take away or read while you are here\ , for the rainy days . On Friday 14 &\; 21 August  it also has a mobil e zoo! Come and get up close and personal with some weird and wonderful cr eatures 10.30am. Tickets for Zooman are just £2.50.\n\nThe ever-popular R hyme Time and Storytime sessions continue in the Children’s Library on T uesdays 2pm - 3pm \, Wednesdays  and Thursdays 10.30am - 11.30am.\n\nIts not too late to sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. Just come into the library and sign up to read six books over the summer break and each t ime you finish one\, you get a book of stickers. Plus there is a certifica te and medal for everyone that finishes the challenge.\n\nAncient Egypt is still here waiting to be discovered . What was life really like for child ren and their parents\, what toys did they play with when computers just w eren’t an option! Come and get dressed up like an egyptian and match the hieroglyphic shapes to the interactive wall.\n\nFrom 11am -12.30pm  on T uesdays the team at The Atkinson will be running Touch Ancient Egypt sessi ons in the Museum. Families can come and explore real Egyptian objects wit h our curators.\n\nOur Museum is waiting to tell you all about the treache rous coast with hands on activities including the chance to send an electr onic postcard or see if your feet match up to the prehistoric footprints. Family trails are available too!\n\nThe Art Box is a free creative space f or families to enjoy together\, with a play area for babies all ages can s pend quality time together. So while you are checking out our beautiful ex hibitions and gallery spaces - why not drop in and create your very own ma sterpiece with our themed arts and crafts activities from 11am-3pm every M onday and Saturday.\n\nWe also have artist-led children's workshops in The Art Box including designing your own crazy crusty coastal creature on Mon day 10 August\, designing pebble beach bugs on Monday 24 August and a desi gn your own kite class on Saturday 29 August all take place from 1pm -3.30 pm. These are all free and great for all ages.\n\nWe work hard to bring th e very best children’s theatre to the North West and this summer we have three imaginative but very different productions for families. We start w ith a Chicken who thinks the world is falling down\, Chicken Licken on Sat urday 8 August at 2.30pmfrom DNA Puppetry and Visual Theatre. \n\nChicken Licken  is a baby chick\, who on the way to tell the King that the sky i s falling down meets Henny Penny\, Ducky Lucky &\; Turkey Lurkey\, but there’s a shocking surprise! Chicken Licken grows up to be the Little Re d Hen and asks her friends to help her make bread\, but no one wants to pl ay! Mixed into this recipe of food\, puppets and music is the story of Lit tle Red Hen and the sly Foxy Loxy. Will she outwit him and save her stuffi ng?\n\n‘Chicken Licken’ begins with baking bread. Events soon get out of hand as the chick is born from the egg and her adventures carry the amu sed interest of children and adults alike as she is nearly eaten by the hu ngry Foxy-Loxy. She then grows up to eventually outwit the hunter\, her co urage and wisdom triumphing over adversity. Perfect for 3-8 years.\n\nAfte r their sell out show Marty MacDonald’s Farm last summer Honalee Media a re back on Thursday 27 August with Pongo’s Party.\n\nIt’s the day that Pongo the Pig has been waiting for – that’s right\, it’s his birthd ay! He’s been dropping hints to his friends all year\, so is looking for ward to a fantastic party… but the trouble is\, nobody seems to remember ! Molly-Moo the Cow is making a mess baking\, Sheena the Sheep is rehearsi ng with her band\, Sally the Scarecrow is in the middle of decorating and even Marty MacDonald is tied up with his parcels – whatever can they be up to?\n\nCome and help make Pongo’s Party a day to remember\, by joinin g in a show full of fun\, songs and laughter – take part in the town’s biggest ever game of pass the parcel and join the largest children’s ba nd!”\n\nWith CBeebies’ Justin Fletcher and Nicole Davis as the voices of Pongo the Pig and Molly-Moo the Cow\, this is a show no CBeebie’s fan should miss. For ages 3 – 7 years.\n\nPlease note that Justin and Nicol e do not appear in person.\n\nWe go on a adventure with Lolly on Wednesday 12 August when she runs away from the circus to see the world. On her jou rney she encounters a few unexpected obstacles along the way and soon real ises that the circus isn’t so bad after all and wishes she was back home with Pops. But how will she get back? Maybe her circus skills and props w ill come in handy after all…!\n\nLolly Pops and Circus Props is from Art ful Playground\, whose interactive musical stories are aimed at children a ged 3-7 and for children with special educational needs.\n\nTheir stories are brought to life as the children are invited in to take part and become the characters\, sing songs and play games with the story leader. Musicia ns represent the characters on different instruments and the story is acco mpanied by a live musical soundtrack. The outcome is a wonderful mix of fu n and learning\, as Artful Playground and the children join forces and go on an imaginative journey together!\n\nFor more information about the summ er programme of events call our Box Office on 01704 533333. With so much t o do this summer\, not even the weather can stop you here at The Atkinson! \n\nTickets for all children’s theatre are £8 (£6 children / £24 fami ly) and they are available online at theatkinson.co.uk or by calling the  Box Office on 01704 533333. They are also available over the counter durin g The Atkinson opening hours.\n\nTake advantage of the 3 for 2 offer for o ur children’s theatre - book for three shows and get the third ticket fr ee! For more information please visit theatkinson.co.uk/special-offer/3-fo r-2-on-childrens-theatre-tickets/\n\nPlease be advised that there is a £2 .50 booking fee for telephone and online sales and from 1 September the fe e will change to £1 per ticket across all sales. 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