KIDS WHAT’S ON
DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK TIME FOR NATURE CHALLENGE Until March 2022 Celebrating DNPA’s 70th anniversary, Time for Nature encourages people to discover, enjoy and protect landscapes. Download an activity sheet or pick one up at a DNPA visitor centre, and choose your activities. For more information go to www.dartmoor. gov.uk. MOOR OTTERS ARTS TRAIL Summer 2021 ‘Otter spotters’ can find 81 sculptures of otters with cubs by following trails in Okehampton, Lydford & Tavistock; Ashburton, Buckfastleigh & Princetown; Bovey Tracey, Haytor, Moretonhampstead & Chagford; the Yelverton area; Plymouth’s Mayflower Trail. For more information visit www.dartmoor.gov.uk/moorotters or join the Moor Otters Facebook group.
LEAF OPEN FARM SUNDAY 27 June Visit a farm and find out the story behind our food and how farming affects our everyday lives. Activities can range from machinery displays, tractor and trailer rides, to demonstrations, nature walks and much more! Visit www.farmsunday. org to find a farm to visit. There will also be a LEAF Online Farm Sunday on 26 September, and a Facebook live farm tour on the first Sunday of every month.
RHS ROSEMOOR HALF-TERM FAMILY FUN
29 May to 13 June ‘Get Up and Grow’ is a chance for families to have fun together outside exploring the gardens, finding wonderful flowers and spotting the abundance of wildlife. Solve the clues on the brand-new family trail and discover the importance for our gardens of a whole array of pollinators, not just bees and butterflies, but night-time moths, beetles and other insects. On completion each family will receive a goody bag including activity sheets, seeds to grow at home as well as a booklet to help you garden for wildlife. THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE Sunday 20 June, 5pm See ‘Music & Art’ for details SUMMER HOLIDAYS FAMILY FUN 3 July to 5 September Bring your family along for a full day out including a garden trail and sculptures to discover the wonderland at Rosemoor, inspired by the original works of Lewis Carroll and re-imagined by Chris Riddell. Activities vary daily so please visit website for details. www.rhs.org.uk/rosemoor
Park, Plymouth. Suitable for: under 8s and their big people! (children under 1 free). Runtime: approx. 45 minutes + time after the show for children to meet the characters. For details see stiltskin.org.uk
STERTS THE LITTLE MERMAID 2,3,4 June 7pm & 5 June, 2pm This classic Disney story takes you to a magical kingdom under the sea and contains all of the songs from the Academy Award® winning animated feature film as well as three new songs from the Broadway show, brought to you by our talented Sterts Youth Juniors. SHREK THE MUSICAL 15 -17, 30-31 July, 7.30pm ‘Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…’ And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. ALICE IN WONDERLAND 27 July, 5pm See ‘Music & Art’ for details LITTLE RED AND THE BIG BAD WOLF 5 August, 2pm
ALICE IN WONDERLAND 24 July, 6pm See ‘Music & Art’ for details
SOAPBOX THEATRE COBWEB’S MAGICAL GARDEN 10 to 26 June Come and find out who lives at the bottom of the garden - an outdoor theatre show at Soapbox Theatre, Devonport
Little Red sets off through the forest to visit Grandma but the journey won’t be easy. The three pigs are building their homes, Goldilocks is on the run from some bears and to top it all, the Big Bad Wolf is out on the hunt for dinner! Filled with live music, puppetry and audience interaction. (www.sterts.co.uk or 01579 362382 Mon-Fri 10am - 1pm)
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