{"id":5621,"date":"2020-08-14T10:29:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T10:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/?p=5621"},"modified":"2023-06-13T07:59:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:59:33","slug":"family-activities-for-geofest-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/2020\/08\/family-activities-for-geofest-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Activities for GeoFest in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

With some restrictions easing a few of our partners are starting to offer family activities again. Please check before going as some need booking and there may be late changes due to guidance.<\/p>\n

At Bewdley Museum<\/a><\/strong> they are running their summer craft activities, but in a slightly different way. They cost \u00a35 and need to be pre-booked<\/p>\n

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Worcester Cathedral<\/strong><\/a> have online family activities.\u00a0 Enjoy learning about the Cathedral at home through downloadable video\u2019s and crafting ideas. Or print off and bring them along and have fun exploring this great historic building. Activities will be added to this page during the month.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPlay Tudor Games\u201d –\u00a0Have fun learning how to play some Tudor Games with help from Lady Matilda Grey, lady-in-waiting to Jane Seymour<\/p>\n

\u201cPrince Arthur Family Tree\u201d –\u00a0Learn about the boy who would have been king. Henry VIII\u2019s big brother \u2013 Prince Arthur who is buried at Worcester Cathedral<\/p>\n

\u201cChantry Chapel History Hunt\u201d –\u00a0Can you find all the clues in Prince Arthurs Chantry Chapel. The Chapel tells us about the life of the boy who would have been king<\/p>\n

\u201cSix Wives of Henry VIII\u201d –\u00a0Investigate interesting and unusual facts about the six wives of Henry VIII \u2013 explained to you by Lady Matilda Grey, Lady-in-Waiting to Jane Seymour.<\/p>\n

\u201cManuscript Writing\u201d –\u00a0Have fun learning to write like a monk, or Harry Potter! Make calligraphy, and if you have access to a goose or similar feather you could even have a go at making your own quill.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrayer Stones\u201d –\u00a0Design your own prayer stone using symbols from the Cathedral. It can be used to aid contemplation, prayer or mindfulness.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0www.worcestercathedral.co.uk\/learning\/family-activities<\/a> for details<\/p>\n

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Hartlebury Castle<\/strong> has VJ Day events<\/a> on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August.\u00a0Discover more about VJ Day and nurses during World War II in fascinating displays. Enjoy seeing Classic World War II vehicles in the Carriage Circle and relax in the grounds listening to 1940s music as you sip a drink from Schoonersbar, have a picninc and test your luck on our Covid friendly tombola. Please be aware that for your safety this is a small scale event, and your arrival must be prebooked.<\/p>\n

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Then on Bank Holiday Monday they have a swahsbuckling pirate event<\/a>!\u00a0Dress up as you favourite pirate and enjoy Swashbuckling Fun at Hartlebury Castle!\u00a0Join Captain Sharkbreath and his First Mate, Ruby Cutlass for a\u00a0Swashbuckle Session\u00a0as you learn how to talk like a pirate, learn about the cannon drill and listen to pirate tales. However, beware the pirate curse and keep yer distance, less you wants to catch the black spot! Swashbuckle Sessions at 11.30 am, 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm & 3.00 pm.<\/p>\n

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Lapworth Museum<\/a> is continuing their family activity days on Wednesdays. Next Wednesday (19th), they’re focusing on the magnificent Meganeura, a giant dragonfly-like arthropod (above) from the Carboniferous period! Create your own Meganeura with crafts and activity resources shared throughout the day by joining the event on their Facebook page<\/a>. Check out the page for their past events and resources too<\/p>\n

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If you’re planning on going to the Wyre Forest, other woodland, or just staying at home, Forestry England have Highway Rat worksheets<\/a> to colour in and ideas for things to do.<\/p>\n

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Here on our Geopark website<\/strong> we have several activity sheets for families<\/p>\n

Ammonites<\/a><\/p>\n

Dinosaur colouring sheets<\/a><\/p>\n

Volcanoes<\/a><\/p>\n

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With some restrictions easing a few of our partners are starting to offer family activities again. Please check before going as some need booking and there may be late changes due to guidance.<\/p>\n

At Bewdley Museum they are running their summer craft activities, but in a slightly different way. They cost \u00a35 and need to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5621"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5632,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5621\/revisions\/5632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geopark.org.uk\/pub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}