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What’s on – Half Term activities October 26 – November 2

What’s on – Half Term activities October 26  –  November 2

 

Please note, charges apply for activities at Llanover Hall Arts Centre. Please contact the centre for further information and to book on 029 20 872030.

 

 

Saturday October 26

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Halloween movie

10:30

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Halloween movie

14:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Lego club

11:00 – 12:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Halloween craft club

14:30 – 15:30

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

Join the search for Wally with your family at the Museum of Cardiff this half term. We’re part of the national Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt, organised by Kids in Museums and Walker Books, to celebrate the release of the new Where’s Wally? book, Double Trouble at the Museum. Can you find Wally in our collections? Pick up an activity sheet and get a special sticker if you do!

Free drop in event.

 

 

Monday October 28

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Sports and Crafts With Cardiff Play Service  

11.00-13.00

Grangetown Hub

 

Halloween themed story time and crafts

10:30 – 11:30

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Lego club

10:00 – 12:00

Fairwater Hub

 

Puzzle club

10:00 – 12:00

Fairwater Hub

 

FREE breakfast club

10:00 – 11:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

Selection of cereals, toast and fresh fruit. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Lego club

11:00 – 13:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Sport Cardiff Activity

13:00 – 15:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Amin Said Basketball Camp

9.30 – 13.00       

Butetown Pavillion

8 - 11 yrs

 

Fantastic Gymnastics

15.30 – 19.00

Butetown Pavillion

 

Basketball (Men)

19.00 – 21.00    

Butetown Pavillion

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

Medieval family fun day

10:30 – 15:00

Museum of Cardiff

Join members of The De Caversham Household at the museum for a medieval fun day!

Meet a soldier from the Hundred Years War and try some of the weapons and armour he uses on the battlefield.

Join the ladies of the Household and make your own medieval friendship braids to take home!

Free drop in event.

Storytime

10.00 – 10.30

STAR Hub

 

Fit, Fed and Read

10.00 – 13.00

STAR Hub

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

11:00 – 12:55

Grangetown Hub

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Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:00 – 15:00

Grangetown Marl

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

15:00 – 17:00

Pentre Gardens

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 13:00

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

13:30 - 16:30

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

11:00 – 12:55

Plasnewydd Community Centre

 

Under 5’s Physical literacy story time

11;00 – 12:00

Llanrumney Hub

 

Craft and create

15:00 – 17:00

 

 

Spooky crafts

14:00 – 15;00

The Powerhouse

 

Rhyme-time

10:30

St Mellons Hub

 

Youth Club Yr5 + Yr 6

16:00 – 17:45

 

 

Street Dance 5 to 8 yrs

16:00 – 16:45

 

 

Street Dance 9yrs+

16:45 – 17:30

 

 

Ghostbusters monster hunt

All day

Rhiwbina Hub

 

Creation Station- Halloween Crafts and arts

10:00 – 12:00

Llanishen Hub

 

Scary story time and craft

14:00 – 15:00

 

 

Kids Yoga Session

14:00 – 15:00

Butetown Pavillion

 

                                               

                                                               

Tuesday October 29

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Tots Storytime

10am -11am

Grangetown Hub

 

Children yoga

1pm – 2pm

Grangetown Hub

 

Free circus workshop

2pm-4pm

Butetown Pavillion

Come along and try acrobatics, juggling, diablo, hula hoop and much more. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

FREE breakfast club

10:00 – 11:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Craft club

11:00 – 13:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Play session

14:30 – 16:25

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Amin Said Basketball Camp

9.30 – 13.00

Butetown Pavillion

8 – 11 yrs

TBYD Football Tournament

18.00 – 21.00    

Butetown Pavillion

 

Mask Making Workshop

14.00 – 15.00

STAR Hub

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 11:55

North Ely Youth Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:30 – 16:25

Caerau & Ely Hub

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

12:00 – 13:55

Canton Community Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

16:00 – 17:15

Butetown Pavillion Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 12:30

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:05 – 16:00

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Spooky biscuit decoration

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Llanrumney Hub

 

Code Club

afternoon

 

 

Rhyme-time

10:30 – 11:00

The Powerhouse

 

Cardiff Play

14:00 – 16:00

 

 

Lego and games club

11:00 – 12:30

St Mellons Hub

 

Youth Club 11 to 14yrs

18:15 – 21:00

 

 

Ghostbusters monster hunt

All day

Rhiwbina Hub

 

Rhyme-time

10:30 – 11:00

Whitchurch library

 

Spooky storytime with lots of Halloween crafts

14:15

Rhydypennau library

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday October 30

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Weird and Wonderful Witches (5-8 years)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Lanterns in clay (8 years +)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Rainbow Ombre Paintings (5-8 years)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

UV Ghosts and Ghouls in clay (5- 8 years)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Batik – Make your own pictures (8 years +)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Age 7+ Drama Workshops

 

10am – 3pm

Llanover Hall

Let’s Act! Returns for a fun 3 day workshop based on the “Goosebumps” story books – but don’t worry, it’ll be spooky but not too scary.

 

£7.50 per 2 hour session

Let’s Act! Presents course £45.00

To book a place on these sessions call 02920 872030​ 

 

Clay Modelling

2pm-3pm

Grangetown Hub

 

Free circus workshop

2pm-4pm

Star Hub

 

Pumpkin Carving

10am-12pm

Pettigrew Tea Rooms, West Lodge, Bute Park

Pumpkin carving in heated gazebo – fundraising event for ‘Heads Above The Waves.’

RSPB Cymru Giving Nature a Home in Cardiff – Wild Challenge

10am-3.30pm

Howardian Nature Reserve

Fabulous Fungi! How many different shapes, colours and sizes can you spot? Free.

Puzzle club

11:00 – 12:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Lego club

13:00 – 14:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

FREE breakfast club

10:00 – 11:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Slime time with ACE

10:00 – 11:30

Ely and Caerau Hub

Place must be booked in advance

Lego club at the Hub

11:00 – 13:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Sport Cardiff and Cardiff City FC Foundation Session

13:00 – 15:00

Mill Park (off Mill Rd)

 

Play session with Children’s Play Services

14:30 – 16:25

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Halloween film time

15:30

The Dusty Forge

 

Fit, Fed and Read

10.00  -13.00

STAR Hub

 

No Fit State Circus Workshop

14.00 - 16.00

STAR Hub

 

Make your own Halloween craft in our drop-in family event

10:00 – 12:00

Museum of Cardiff

£1 per child

free Halloween family friendly film screening

13:00

Museum of Cardiff

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

Basketball Camp

09.30 – 13.00

Butetown Pavillion

12 – 16 yrs

TBYD Football Tournament

12.00 – 17.00

Butetown Pavillion

 

Girls Basketball

18.00 – 19.00    

Butetown Pavillion

MOVED FROM TUESDAY

Dragons Ladies Basketball

19.00 – 21.00    

Butetown Pavillion

MOVED FROM TUESDAY

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 11:55

North Ely Youth Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:30 – 16:25

Caerau & Ely Hub

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:30 – 16:25

Grangetown Nursery REACH Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:00 – 17:30

Splott Play Centre

 

Table tennis

16:00 – 17:00

Llanrumney Hub

 

Puzzles and games club

11:00 – 12:30

The Powerhouse

 

Family gardening club

16:00 – 17:00

 

 

Spooky craft and create

15:00 – 16:30

St Mellons Hub

 

Ghostbusters monster hunt

All day

Rhiwbina Hub

 

Spooky storytime

14:15 – 14:45

Rhiwbina Hub

 

Halloween crafts

15:30 – 16:30

Treganna Canton Library

 

Girls Basketball with Delve

18.00 – 19.00

Butetown Pavillion

 

 

 

 

Thursday October 31

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Theatrical make up with a Halloween theme (8 years +)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Fantastic Flying Bats 3D (5-8 years)

 

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Broomstick and Bonfire clay (8 years +)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Free circus workshop

12:30-16:30

Grangetown Hub

 

Scary outfits for your Halloween event (8 years +)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Spooky Pottery (5-8 years)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Age 7+ Drama Workshops

10am – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Halloween themed story time and crafts

10:30 – 11:30

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Halloween hunt

12:00 – 14:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Halloween craft

14:00 – 15:00

Fairwater Hub

 

FREE breakfast club

10:00 – 11:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Play session with Children’s Play Services

10:00 – 11:55

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Pumpkin carving, games and pizza with Ely and Caerau PCSO’s

16:00 – 18:30

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Fantastic Gymnastics Boys U7

14.30 – 15.30    

Butetown Pavillion

 

Fantastic Gymnastics Girls

15.30 – 17.00    

Butetown Pavillion

 

Basketball (Men)

18.00 – 21.00    

Butetown Pavillion

 

Scary Poetry Competition Day

14.00 – 16.00

STAR Hub

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 11:55

North Ely Youth Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:30 – 16:25

Caerau & Ely Hub

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 12:30

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:05 – 17:00

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:00 – 17:00

Splott Play Centre

 

Rhyme time and story time

10:15 – 10:45

Llanrumney Hub

 

Rhyme time and story time

14:00 – 14;30

 

 

Film Club

15:00 – 17:00

 

 

Cardiff Play

14:00 – 16:00

The Powerhouse

 

Halloween party

14:00 – 16:00

St Mellons Hub

 

Youth club 14yrs+

18:15 – 21:00

 

 

Ghostbusters monster hunt

All day

Rhiwbina Hub

 

Rhyme-time

10:30 – 11:00

 

 

Marble painting

14:00 – 16:00

 

 

Mask Making and Pebble Painting

10:15 – 12:15

Whitchurch Library

 

Child Zumba

14:00 – 14:30

 

 

Halloween crafts

15:30

Rhydypennau library

 

Flying Start Stay and Play

10.00 – 12.00

Butetown Pavillion

 

Introduction to Chess

12.30 – 14.00

Star Hub

 

 

 

 

Friday November 1

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Glow in the Dark Clay Rockets and Sparklers (8 years +)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Sparkly Firework Fun Multimedia (5-8 years)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Pop up Cards (5 – 8 years)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Mini Willow Lanterns (8 years +)

10am – 12pm

Llanover Hall

 

Pottery Monster Magic (5 – 8 years)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Autumn kites (8 years +)

1pm – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

Age 7+ Drama Workshops

 

10am – 3pm

Llanover Hall

 

 

Creative Writing Workshop           

1pm – 2pm

Grangetown Hub

 

Autumn Wildlife in Bute Park

10.30am – 3.00pm

Bute Park Education Centre

A day of free wildlife themed activities for children and families, from leaf safaris, colour trails and guided walks outside, to unusual wildlife exhibits and art and craft activities inside the centre. A brilliant day to enjoy an autumn adventure! Free.

FREE breakfast club

10:00 – 11:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Halloween themed story time and craft

10:30 – 11:30

Fairwater Hub

 

Craft club at the Hub

11:00 – 13:00

Ely and Caerau Hub

 

Sport Cardiff and Cardiff City Foundation activity

Heol Trelai Playground (off Heal Trelai)

13:00 – 15:00

 

Community Fifa Tournament

12:00

Butetown Pavillion

 

Treasure Hunt Fun

12.00 -15.00

STAR Hub

 

Clay Modelling Workshop

14.00 – 16.00

STAR Hub

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:30 – 16:25

Canton Community Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

10:00 – 13:00

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:05 – 16:00

Llanrumney Play Centre

 

Free drop in session for children and young people aged 5-14 years, run by our Community Play team.

14:00 – 17:00

Splott Play Centre

 

Bonfire Event

17:30 – 21:30

Willows High School

 

Parachute Games

11:00 – 12:00

Llanrumney Hub

 

Play Centre

14:00 – 16:00

 

 

Rhyme-time with Flying Start

10:30 – 11:30

The Powerhouse

 

Story time and rhyme-time

11:00 – 11:30

St Mellons Hub

 

Film club

11:00 – 13:00

 

 

Youth club 14yrs+

18:15 – 21:00

 

 

Creepy crafts and Story time! Black cats and scary spiders!

10:30

Penylan library

 

Rooke rhyme-time

10:00

Rhydypennau library

 

 

Saturday November 2

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

RSPB Cymru Giving Nature a Home in Cardiff Wild Challenge

10am-2pm

Insole Court

Hands on nature based activities for families. Free

Movie club

10:30

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Lego club

11:00 – 12:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Movie club

14:00

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Craft club

14:30 – 15:03

Llandaff North & Gabalfa Hub

 

Lego and games club

13:00 – 15:00

Llanrumney Hub

 

Kids crafts

11:00 – 13:00

The Powerhouse

 

Lego club

14:00 – 16:00

 

 

WISP Judo

10:00 – 12:00

St Mellons Hub

 

Lego club

14:00 – 16:00

Whitchurch library

 

Creation Station- Halloween Crafts and arts

10:00 – 12:00

Llanishen Hub

 

Table Tennis Tournament 10 - 16 Yrs

13.30 – 16.00

Butetown Pavillion

 

 

 

Sunday November 3

 

 

 

 

What

When

Where

Details

Lego club

10:00 – 12:00

Fairwater Hub

 

Puzzle club

10:00 – 12:00

Fairwater Hub

 

Where’s Wally? The Big Museum Hunt

 

Museum of Cardiff

 

St Mellons Gymnastics club

09:00 – 12:30

Llanrumney Hub

 

 

**** Information is correct at time of publication. Please confirm details with venue as changes can occur.