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As the evenings draw in and the temptation to slump in front of a tablet, PC or old fashioned television screen grows proportionately, we look at ways to encourage children to get back to the real joys of autumn and winter.

Our feature on traditional autumn games (P.20) shows how much family fun can be had with just a bowl of water and some apples.

As ever, there’s a wealth of things to see and do over Halloween and Bonfire Night, listed in our Roundabout section (P.11). And, with a mixture of dread and delight, we notice that Christmas is just over the horizon, so we’ve set off in search of the best Winter Wonderlands and Santas in the West (P.6).

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The Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, lays on a feast of fun with its annual pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, this autumn.

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he summer holidays may have just ended but, behind the scenes, the Everyman has already turned its attention to preparing for its annual pantomime, “Oh yes it has!”

This year the theatre presents a perennial favourite, ‘Sleeping Beauty’. Back to cause more mayhem is Tweedy the clown, fresh from a season touring with Giffords Circus. And starring as Sleeping Beauty herself is Eleanor Brown, making her Everyman Theatre debut.

Alongside Tweedy and Eleanor will be many familiar faces, including William Elliott as the Dame, Kelli Maybank as Prince Charming, and Wendy Abrahams as the Good Fairy.

Geoffrey Rowe, chief executive of the Everyman says, “Eleanor was picked from over 25 hopeful young actresses for the part. She

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an enchanting story full of handsome knights and princes, an evil witch to defeat and a beautiful and sleepy princess to save. Add to that a dash of swashbuckling, some slapstick, a sing-a-long and a marathon sleepover – and you’re certain to have a really great time.

‘Sleeping Beauty’ opens on Fri 28 Nov and runs until Sun 11 Jan 2015. Tickets start from £9 for schools (with a family ticket starting from £52). Don’t be caught napping, book now either via the phone or online.

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At weekends, those not adventurous enough to take to the ice can explore the craft stalls, selling everything from Christmas hampers and wreaths to warming hot chocolate – and a great place to pick up some Christmas gifts.

t’s that time of year again, when nights are drawing in, temperatures are dropping and Christmas is on its way. Primary Times has the pick of local events to get you and your family into a thoroughly festive mood, from Winter Wonderlands to Santa’s Grottos, traditional Christmas markets, ice skating and much more. So dive in, enjoy, and don’t forget to tell Santa what you want for Christmas.

SAT 22 NOV & SAT 6, 13 DEC Christmas At The Brewery The Brewery, Henrietta St, Cheltenham, GL50 4FA. 01242 574378. www.thebrewerycheltenham.co.uk. 22 Nov 4pm-8pm, 6 and 13 Dec 12 noon-4pm. All events free • 22 Nov sees the Brewery’s Christmas lights switch on featuring local musicians, performers and dancers, plus an appearance from Father Christmas himself. Then, on Sat 6 and Sat 13 Dec, the chance to meet Father Christmas alongside his real life reindeer.

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880220. www.forestry. gov.uk/westonbirt. Every Fri, Sat and Sun 5pm-8.30pm. Adults £10/ concs £8/children £5 • A spectacular, mile long illuminated trail through Westonbirt’s vast range of trees and winding paths. Also featuring stilt walkers, the Christmas Fairy, giant reindeer, Father Christmas, carol singing and festive refreshments.

SAT 29-SUN 30 NOV, SAT 6-SUN 7 DEC, SAT 13-SUN 14 DEC & WED 17-WED 24 DEC Christmas At Prinknash Prinknash Bird and Deer Park, Cranham nr Gloucester, GL4 8EX. 01452 812727. www.thebirdpark. com. 3pm-6pm. £9/£9.50 on the door • Illuminate your imagination at Prinknash Bird and Deer Park. Meet the park’s three resident reindeer, Rudolph, Comet and Prancer or see the Nativity in the Wendy House. The park is transformed into a winter wonderland thanks to hundreds of LED lighting and miles of twinkling lights. Receive a gift from Santa and enjoy free face painting with the Christmas Fairy.

SAT 29 NOV-WED 24 DEC The Perfect Christmas Tree Clearwell Caves, The Rocks, Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8JR. 01594 832535. www.clearwellcaves.com.

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MON 1-WED 24 DEC Breakfast And Tea With Father Christmas Wyevale Garden Centre Group (various locations, please see the website for your nearest centre).

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FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SHOWS ★ GLOUCESTER, CHELTENHAM, STROUD & BEYOND 5 Jan, 2pm & 7pm, £10-£39.50 • Britain’s Got Talent winners Ashleigh and Pudsey star in this year’s family pantomime. Also starring CBeebies star Ben Faulks and popular panto dame Eric Potts.

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‎ THE BACON THEATRE Dean Close School, Shelbourne Road, Cheltenham GL51 6HE. 01242 258002, www.bacontheatre.co.uk The Nutcracker Sat 8 Nov, 7.30pm, adults £18.50/children £13 • The highly acclaimed Vienna Festival Ballet returns with Tchaikovsky’s exquisite classical ballet. This is one of the world’s best-loved ballets and centres around Clara and her nutcracker doll, which magically transforms into a princely soldier.

Their adventures see the Prince and Clara combat the Mouse King and join the Sugar Plum Fairy on a wonderful trip to a kingdom made entirely of sweets.

LabLive: Schools’ Christmas Science Lecture Mon 17 Nov, 10.30am, free for KS3 pupils in Gloucestershire • Cheltenham Festivals present the Gloucestershire Schools’ Christmas Science Lecture. Supported by The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire. Booking form available from www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/education/take-part.

EVERYMAN THEATRE Regent Street, Cheltenham GL50 1HQ. 01242 572573, www.everymantheatre.org.uk Sleeping Beauty Fri 28 Nov-Sun 11 Jan, various times, £13-£21 • The classic fairy tale features the hilarious antics of Tweedy the Clown. See Feature P4.

Match Fri 5-Wed 24 Dec, various times, £7.50 • Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Little Match Girl’, this is a heart-warming, magical and life affirming tale for all the family. Experience beautifully inventive storytelling, puppetry, song and live music with a signed performance on Mon 22 Dec at 1.45pm.

THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE 47-53 Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7HG. 01242 522852 www. cheltplayhouse.org.uk/ Children of Eden Wed 3-Sat 6 Dec, 7.45pm/matinee 2.30pm (Sat only), £10/£12 • Jacob’s Well Productions introduce another heart-warming show. From the epic beginnings of the Creation to the destructive finale of the Great Flood, beauty and wonder run side by side with loss and heartache. Relationships are made and strained as all come to understand what it means to be connected as family.

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COLSTON HALL Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR. 0844 887 1500, www.colstonhall. org Peter and the Wolf and The Snowman Sat 13 Dec, 6pm, £13.44£26.88 (incl booking fee) • A double bill of well-loved festive stories accompanied by a live orchestra and narrated by Sanjeev Bhaskar.

Vienna Festival Ballet performs The Nutcracker at The Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham, Sat 8 Nov

loved Christmas stories of all time, A Christmas Carol tells of the ultimate journey of discovery for Ebenezer Scrooge, notorious miser and Christmas-hater. Visited by three ghosts, Scrooge is taken through his past, present and future in search of the true meaning of Christmas: is it too late for him, or does the festive season hold the key to his redemption? Io Theatre Company brings its trademark mix of live music and dynamic physical theatre.

ROSES THEATRE The Roses, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5NX. 01684 295074, www.rosestheatre.org The Story Giant Wed 29 Oct, 2.30pm. £6.25-£7.50 • Explore folklore, myth and fairytale from around the world and meet ghosts, talking skulls, monsters and dragons in an adventure to find the last story on earth. Adapted from the book by Liverpool poet, Brian Patten. Suitable for 7+.

Beauty and the Beast Sat 29 NovSat 3 Jan, various times. £10-£23 • Complete with a host of “it’s behind you’s” and “Oh yes he did, Oh no he didn’ts”, this pantomime about falling in love with the most unlikely of beasts is a perfect Christmas family treat.

FURTHER AFIELD THE BREWERY THEATRE 291 North Street, Southville, Bristol BS3 1JP. 0117 902 0344, www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com An Elephant in the Garden Tue 4-Sat 15 Nov, 2.15pm (Sat only)/7.30pm (no show Sun), £8/£10 • Simon Reade’s new adaptation

of Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling children’s novel, set in 1945 Dresden, Germany, tells the story of Lizzie and her elephant Marlene.

Santa’s Little Trolls Wed 10 DecSun 4 Jan, 11am/2pm/4pm, £8/£9 • A magical extravaganza from Pickled Image in which the Trolls of Winter, who bring the snow, want some of the credit for it.

THE BRISTOL OLD VIC King Street, Bristol BS1 4ED. 0117 987 7877, www.bristololdvic.org.uk War Game Tue 11 Nov-Sat 22 Nov, various times, £7.50-£12 • Inspired

by Michael Foreman’s novella for young readers, this production tells the story of the opening months of World War I through the eyes of a village football team which signs up and is despatched, before playing in the famous Christmas Day match with the enemy in No Man’s Land.

Swallows and Amazons Thu 27 Nov-Sat 17 Jan, various times, £5-£30 • Back by popular demand, this family musical is a story of an idyllic era of endless summer evenings and the beauty of youthful imagination. Follow Captain John and his able crew as they set sail to Wildcat Island on an exotic adventure to encounter savages, capture pirates and defeat mortal enemies.

THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME St. Augustine’s Parade, BS1 4UZ. 0844 871 3012, www.atgtickets.com/ bristol Sister Act Tue 28 Oct–Sat 1 Nov, 7.30pm, 2.30pm (Wed & Sat) £14.40£28.40 • When a criminal boss puts her on his “hit list”, lounge singer Dolores disguises herself as a nun and takes refuge in a nunnery. While evading the unwelcome attentions of the underworld, Dolores also performs miracles with the nuns’ choir.

Dick Whittington Sat 6 Dec-Sun

THE EGG Theatre Royal, Sawclose, Bath BA1 1ET. 01225 448844, www.theatreroyal.org.uk The Assembly of Animals Sat 1-Sun 2 Nov, 11am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4pm (ages 3+), 5.30pm (ages 7+), £7.50 (adult)/£6.50 (child/student) • Puppetry, magic and scientificdemonstration combine in this new performance by Tim Spooner.

Mucky Pup Fri 7- Sun 9 Nov, various times, £7.50 (adult)/£6.50 (child/ student) • A funny and touching story about a tidy boy, a scruffy dog and a very special friendship.

Suitable for 5+.

Rumpelstiltskin Thu 27 Nov–Sun 4 Jan, various times, £17 (adult)/£12 (children and students) • A musical show for the family. This modern production retells the Grimm Brothers’ classic tale with plenty of magic, mischief and menace. Ages 8+.

THEATRE ROYAL Sawclose, Bath, BA1 1ET. 01225 823409. www.theatreroyal.org.uk.

Cinderella Thu 11 Dec-Sun 11 Jan, various times, £8-£29 • Classic fairy tale starring Tracy Beaker’s Dani Harmer as Cinderella. Treated as a servant by her wicked (not to mention ugly) stepsisters, Cinderella needs all the magic her fairy godmother can muster, along with help from her best friend, Buttons, if she is to meet her Prince Charming and find true love before the clock strikes midnight.

THE TOBACCO FACTORY Raleigh Rd, Avon, Bristol, BS3 1TF. 0117 902 0060. www.tobaccofactory.com 101 Dalmations Wed 26 Nov-Sun 11 Jan, various times, £8/£11/£15/£19 • Mr and Mrs Dearly love dogs, especially their two dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita. Cruella De Vil loves fur and doesn’t have much time for anything living. When Pongo and Perdita’s 15 new-born dalmatian puppies go missing it doesn’t take a genius to work out who has kidnapped them.

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OCTOBER UNTIL SAT 1 NOV FRIGHTMARE AT OVER FARM Over Farm Market, Over, Gloucester, GL2 8DB. 01452 521014. www.overfarmmarket. co.uk. 7pm-11pm. Tickets £15£21, check website for details • Returning for the 13th year running, Frightmare Halloween Festival serves up an array of scare attractions, bloody characters and children’s activities. A toned down version of the attractions will open at 6pm for the younger audience or those of a nervous disposition.

UNTIL SAT 8 NOV WOW! NATURAL HISTORY EXHIBITION Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1HP. 01452 396131. www.venues.gloucester.gov. uk. Standard admission applies • Discover the museum’s more quirky aspects and inhabitants.

With fascinating animal facts,

GL54 5AX. 01242 673542, www.prescottshooting.com, last Saturday of every month, from £20 • ‘Have A Go Days’ for archery, air rifle and clay pigeon shooting. Perfect for beginners or seasoned pros, it promises to be a day out to remember.

Children must be 10+ years.

Decoy dog demonstrations at Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, until Sat 28 Feb

hands-on activities and lots to see from an elephant skull to a pickled shark.

UNTIL SUN 16 NOV BRITISH WIDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Nature in Art Museum, Wallsworth Hall, Sandhurst Ln, Sandhurst, Gloucester, GL2 9PA. 01452 731422. www.nature-in-art.org. uk. 10am-5pm. Normal admission prices apply • See some stunning shots of British flora and fauna when Nature in Art exhibits the winners of the 2014 British Wildlife Photography Awards this autumn.

UNTIL WED 19 NOV AUTUMN COLOUR AT BATSFORD ARBORETUM Batsford Arboretum, Batsford, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9AB, 01386 701441. arboretum@ batsfordfoundation.co.uk. www. batsarb.co.uk. 10am-5pm, £7 (adults)/£6 (concs)/£3 (children ages 4-15)/£17 (family) • Home to one of the largest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country, the 56 acre arboretum is a treat not to be missed from midOctober to mid-November when the trees put on a show-stopping

display of reds, golds and yellows.

Explore the many meandering paths and streams before enjoying afternoon tea at the Garden Terrace café.

SATS UNTIL SAT 29 NOV ROMAN COIN DISPLAY AND IDENTIFICATION Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth, Cheltenham, GL54 3LJ. 01242 890256. www. nationaltrust.org/chedworthroman-villa. 10.30am-3pm. Free with standard admission • Have you ever found an old coin and wondered what it is? Could it be Victorian or even Roman? Take it along to the villa and get it identified by a volunteer archaeologist.

UNTIL WED 24 DEC AMPHIBIANS Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, 01453 891223, www.wwt. org.uk. 2.15pm (also at 12.30pm Sat and Sun). Free with general admission • Visit Toad Hall, where amphibian expert Jay Redbond gives an insight into the world of these semi water-dwelling creatures and their habitats.

Hold frogs, toads and newts from his collection.

UNTIL WED 24 DEC GUIDED WALK Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT, 01453 891223, www.wwt.org. uk, 10.30am, general admission applies • Join the volunteers as they walk round the centre, explaining its avian inhabitants.

The walk usually lasts an hour but visitors are free to wander at any time should something catch their eye.

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UNTIL SAT 27 DEC ARCHERY, AIR RIFLE AND CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING Prescott Shooting, Pinnock Wood Farm, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,

UNTIL SAT 17 JAN WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE GREAT WAR, GLOUCESTER? Gloucester City Museum, 103 Westgate, St. Gloucester GL1 2PG. 01452 503050, www. gloucestermuseums.co.uk.

10am-5pm (closed Mon). £3 (adults)/£2 (concs)/free (under 5s) • Most people are familiar with life in the trenches and the battlefields of the First World War, but what was it like for those on the homefront? This exhibition explores Gloucester during the Great War and examines the sacrifices, duties, jobs and social changes that the war brought about for those left behind.

UNTIL SAT 28 FEB DECOY DOG DEMONSTRATIONS Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. 01453 891900. www.wwt. org.uk/slimbridge_centre. 2pm.

Standard admission applies • How do you catch a duck with a dog? Watch Slimbridge’s very own canine assisting with conservation work as birds are caught and ringed in the decoy nets. Book at the admission desk.

FRI 24 OCT-SUN 2 NOV HALLOWEEN FUN FARM TRAIL Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Rd, Bentham, Cheltenham, GL51 4UA. 01452 863359. www.primrosevale. com, 10am-4pm, £4.50 per person • Celebrate Halloween this half term with a spooky farm trail. There’s a small prize for all who take part plus hundreds of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for sale alongside a range of seasonal produce.

SAT 25 OCT DISCOVERING BATS DAY John Moore Museum, 41 Church St, Tewkesbury, GL20 5SN. 01684 297174. www.johnmooremuseum.org. Hour long sessions starting at 10.30am,11.45am, 2.30pm and 3.45pm. Adults £4/ concs £3.50/children £3 • Why do bats hang upside down? How do they see in the dark? These questions and many more will be answered by bat expert David Endacott as he pays a visit to the museum alongside a selection of live, rescued British bats. Pick up » AUTUMN HALF TERM 2014

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free information about how you can help bats and make your own origami bat in the craft area.

SAT 25-SUN 26 OCT DRAGON FESTIVAL Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean, Camp Hill, Soudley, Cinderford, Glos, GL14 2UB. 01594 822170. www.deanheritagecentre.com. 10.30am-5pm • Join the Dragon Procession on an adventure round the splendid Dean Heritage site. Enjoy traditional and original Dragon tales, meet witches and wizards and make your very own Dragon to take home.

SAT 25 OCT-SUN 2 NOV HALLOWEEN AT GLOUCESTER WATERWAYS MUSEUM Gloucester Waterways Museum, Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2EH. 01452 318200. www.canalrivertrust.org. uk/gloucester-waterways-museum.

10.30am-4.30pm. All activities included in standard admission price • The Museum’s education team have let their imaginations run wild to plan a spooky (but not too scary) Halloween trail around the museum. Crafty children of all ages will enjoy making witches’ hats, frogs, bat mobiles and scary spiders in the craft room. On Thu 30 Oct there’s a fancy dress competition for the best-dressed Halloween character in the museum at 12 noon and 3pm.

SAT 25 OCT-SUN 2 NOV PUMPKIN TRAIL Slimbridge Wetlands Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. 01453 891900. www.wwt.org. uk/slimbridge_centre. 9.30am5pm. Standard admission applies • A whole gang of scary pumpkins have invaded the wetlands and it’s up to you and your family to rescue them! See some wonderful wildlife along the way as you search for the missing pumpkins and receive a treat when you return to the centre.

Back at the centre make an eggbox bat and handle an amphibian at one of the special handling sessions.

SAT 25-SUN 2 NOV HALLOWEEN TRAIL AND HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES Chedworth Roman Villa, Yanworth, Cheltenham, GL50 3LJ. 01242 890256. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ chedworth-roman-villa. 10.30am4pm. £2 per trail • Did you know that Romans celebrated Halloween, too? Find out about their traditions and autumn festivals with a special Halloween trail.

SAT 25 OCT-SUN 2 NOV 3D SCARY CREATURE TRAIL Dick Whittington Farm Park, Little London, Longhope, Glos, GL17 0PH. 01452 831000. www.dickwhittington.org, £6.50 admission • Enjoy a family Halloween experience with a difference and see how scary these 3D creatures get!

SAT 25 OCT-SUN 2 NOV HALLOWEEN AT COTSWOLD FARM PARK Cotswold Farm Park, Bemborough Farm, Kineton, Cheltenham, Glos, ®

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GL54 5UG. 01451 850307. www. cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk. 10.30am5pm. All activities included in standard admission price • Lots of spooky goings on over the half term holiday, including bat making, face painting and a Witch Hat Hunt around the farm park.

SAT 25-SUN 2 NOV HOLLYWOOD BOWL HALF TERM PRE-OPENING The Brewery, Henrietta St, Cheltenham, GL50 4FA. 01242 574378. www.thebrewerycheltenham.co.uk. 10am-4pm. Prices TBA • To celebrate the grand opening of this new attraction, the Brewery hosts an inflatable bowling lane with fun for all the family. Customers will also get the opportunity to win prizes and meet Bumper, Hollywood Bowl’s mascot mouse. Plus, from 12-4pm on Fri 31 Oct, there will be free spooky face painting and mask making.

MON 27 OCT FIVE VALLEYS FIREWORK DISPLAY Marling School Field, Stroud, GL5 4HE. 01453 762251. 6pm-9.30pm, bonfire at 6.20pm, fireworks start at 8pm. £6/£3 (adv.), £7/£4 (door) • This year’s display features more fireworks than ever, all synchronised to music.

MON 27-FRI 31 OCT HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SH. 01452 338933. www.gloucesterquays.co.uk. 12 noon-4pm. Free • Dare you journey on the Quayside Trick or Treat trail?

Pick up stamps on your spooktacular map, enjoy free freaky face painting, scary snake balloon modelling and ghoulish arts and crafts.

TUE 28 OCT BIG DRAW: TRADITIONS OF OUR WORLD Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. 01285 655611. www.coriniummuseum.org. 10.30am-11.30am. £1.50 per child • Family drop-in session celebrating the role of cats in our Halloween traditions. Make a stretchy cat and draw a spooky face!

MON 27-WED 29 OCT THE BIG DRAW AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL Gloucester Cathedral, 12 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LX. 01452 528095. www.gloucestercathedral. org.uk. 10.30am-3.30pm. Free admission • Head to Gloucester Cathedral for a creative day of family fun and a chance for both big and little visitors to sketch their favourite part of the cathedral.

MON 27-THU 30 OCT BIG DRAW: COMMEMORATING OUR WORLD Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. 01285 655611. www.coriniummuseum.org. 10.30am-11.30am. £1.50 per child • Join the museum team making remembrance poppies and contributing drawings to a large World War I banner on which to hang them.

ROUNDABOUT Gloucester Junior Rugby Camp, Thu 30-Fri 31 Oct

MON 27-FRI 31 OCT AUTUMN ART ATTACK Learning Centre, Westonbirt Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire GL8 8QS. 01666 880220. www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt. 01666 880220.

10.30am – 4pm. Standard admission applies. • Let the arboretum spark your creativity and find inspiration in its famous colourful collection.

01249 705020, www.chippenham. gov.uk/museum, 1pm (Tue), 9am (Wed & Thu), free for children aged 5 -12 • Ever wanted to make a Dalek or a robot to terrify your family? If so, get along to these workshops, which let your imagination run wild.

Create a Sci-Fi monster, or a time machine with every button you’ll ever need. Sessions last one hour and a timed ticket system operates.

TUE 28 OCT (ALSO TUE 11 & TUE 25 NOV & TUE 9 DEC) MUSEUM TOTS Gloucester City Museum, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester, GL1 1HP. 01452 396131. www.gloucester.gov.uk/ citymuseum. 10.30am-12.30pm. adults £3/children under 5 free • Tot-friendly animal themed activities give you a chance to paint, stick, create, try out some new toys, and listen to a storytime, as well as meet with other parents and children.

This season’s theme is Beatrix Potter.

THU 30 AND FRI 31 OCT GLOUCESTER JUNIOR RUGBY CAMP Pate’s Grammar School, Princess Elizabeth Way, Cheltenham, GL50 0HG. 01452 872286. www. gloucesterrugby.co.uk. 8.30am3.30pm. £60 per child • Dig out the boots and tighten the studs as Gloucester Rugby’s Junior Camps return this October Half-Term.

Transform your skill level and dramatically improve your game with tailored advice. The camps core skill sessions will focus on handling, decision-making, contact, running, analysis and team building. Suitable for boys and girls aged 8-13.

WED 29 OCT POT-O-SAURUS CLAY DINOSAUR WORKSHOP Prema Arts Centre, South St, Uley, Nr Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5SS. 01453 860703. www.prema. org.uk. 10am-2pm. £20 • Get stuck in to the prehistoric mud of the past as ceramic artist Karen Hilliard presents a day of dino-clay. Perfect for younger potters with heaps of squishy goodness, tips on building and shaping and some colourful slips to decorate Rex. Ages 6-10.

WED 29 OCT BIG DRAW: OUR WORLD IN A BAG Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. 01285 655611. www.coriniummuseum.org. 10.30am-12 noon. £7 per child • Be inspired by the museum’s collections and the world around you to draw your own unique design on a useful drawstring bag. Using special crayons and pastels, create a special design that will be fixed in place.

TUE 28-THU 30 OCT SCRAPPY SCI-FI WORKSHOPS Chippenham Museum, 10 Market Place, Chippenham, SN15 3HF.

THU 30-FRI 31 OCT BAT NIGHT AT HALLOWEEN The Bird And Deer Park, Prinknash, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8EX. 01452 812727. www.thebirdpark. com. 3-6pm, £8 (adv)/£8.50 (door) • Enter the night-time world of birds and look out for ducks, deer and bats with Paul Thomas from the Bat Conservation Trust, as you explore the enchanting illuminations, spooky lighting and fun activities. Dare to ‘trick or treat’ the not so Wicked Witch in the Wendy House and keep warm by the small bonfire. Make a batthemed pumpkin for a chance to win prizes.

THU 30-FRI 31 OCT CREEPY CREATURES HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR Robinswood Hill Country Park, Reservoir Rd, Gloucester, GL4 6SX. 01452 383333. 11am-3pm.

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01285 750206. www.hatheropcastle.co.uk. 10am-4pm. Free • A traditional Christmas Fayre set in the ancient building and grounds of Hatherop Castle School. Enjoy over 60 stalls selling a variety of gifts, a Christmas raffle and the school’s senior chapel choir. Also lots of activities for children and even a crèche so parents can shop in peace.

SAT 15-SUN 16 NOV BISCUIT DECORATING Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm park, nr Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos, GL54 5UG. 01451 850307. www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk.

10am-4pm. Included in standard admission costs • Test your icing skills by decorating your own festive biscuit to take home, or give as a gift – the perfect activity for budding bakers of all ages.

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FRI 31 OCT FAMILY FILM FRIDAY Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. 01285 655611. www. coriniummuseum.org. 11am. £5 (adults)/£2.50 (children) • Join Corinium museum for a special family screening of ‘Postman Pat: The Movie’.

NOVEMBER SAT 1 NOV GLOUCESTER ZOMBIE WALK Café Rene, 31 Southgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1TP. 01452 309340.

3pm. Free • Hosted by the staff of Café Rene, join hundreds of Halloween fans for an undead stroll through Gloucester’s city centre.

Children and four legged friends are very welcome as long as everyone dresses up.

SAT 1 AND SUN 2 NOV ORCHARD STREET MARKET Gloucester Quays, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SH. 01452 338933. www.gloucesterquays.co.uk. 10am7.30pm (Sat), 11am-5pm (Sun). Free entry • Street market with a reputation for delicious, locally sourced food and drink, artisan arts and crafts, jewellery, homewear, plants and seasonal goods.

SAT 8 NOV FIREWORKS AT CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, GL50 4SH. 01242 513014. Gates open 5pm, display starts 7pm. Ticket prices TBA • This Round Table display is among the largest in the South West, attracting a crowd in excess of 10,000 people.

In addition to a spectacular firework display there will be a fun fair, street performers and a range of food and drink.

SAT 15 NOV CHRISTMAS AT THE CASTLE Hatherop Castle School, Cirencester, Gloucester, GL7 3NB. ®

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SUN 16 NOV BARKING UP THE RIGHT TREE AT WESTONBIRT Great Oak Hall, The National Arboretum, Westonbirt, Tetbury, GL8 8QS. 01666 880220. www. forestry.gov.uk. 11am-1pm. Included in admission price • Discover the wonderfully varied colours and textures of tree bark, and find out about some of the uses to which this remarkable substance is put on a guided walk with a knowledgeable volunteer.

THU 20-SUN 23 NOV GLOUCESTER QUAYS VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS MARKET Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Shopping Centre, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SF. 01452 338933. www.gloucesterquays.co.uk, free • The atmosphere of a Dickensian festive feast returns to Gloucester Quays. Browse 150 stalls selling handmade gifts, food, drink, homeware, clothing, jewellery and much more. Enjoy live music from brass bands and an old time barrel organ, try some Victorian games or the real ale tavern. Children can enjoy the traditional carousel and art and craft activities.

SAT 22 NOV CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON The Brewery, Henrietta St, Cheltenham, GL50 4FA. 01242 574378. www. thebrewerycheltenham.co.uk.

4pm-8pm, free • Join Santa and guests at the Brewery’s annual Christmas lights switch on event.

Featuring local musicians, singers and dancers and hosted by Breeze FM. Santa turns the lights on at approximately 6pm.

FRI 28 NOV-SUN 21 DEC ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS AT WESTONBIRT ARBORETUM Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QS. 01666 880220. www.forestry.gov.uk/ westonbirt. Every Fri, Sat and Sun 5pm-8.30pm, £10 (adults)/£8 (concs)/£5 (children) • A spectacular, mile long illuminated trail through Westonbirt’s vast range of

ROUNDABOUT trees and winding paths. Also featuring stilt walkers, the Christmas Fairy, giant reindeer, Father Christmas, carol singing and festive refreshments.

SAT 29 NOV MUSEUM DETECTIVES CLUB Gloucester City Museum and Art Gallery, Brunswick Rd, Gloucester, GL1 1HP. 01452 503050. www. gloucester.gov.uk/freetime/museums. 10.30am-12pm (5-7 year olds), 1pm-2.30pm (8-11 year olds). £5 per child • A brand new club which takes place once a month. Each session is packed full of activities, stories crafts and trails. The children get to see and handle items from the museum’s collection including dinosaur bones and natural history specimens.

SAT 29 NOV THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE Prema Arts Centre, South St, Uley, Nr Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5SS. 01453 860703. www.prema. org.uk. 2pm-4pm. £30 • Kick start the festive season with this fun workshop with artist Rachel Opher. You will be given all the biscuity pieces you need and be furnished with tips on how best to assemble and decorate your house with icing and sweets in this fun, festive workshop for all the family.

SAT 29-SUN 30 NOV, SAT 6-SUN 7 DEC, SAT 13-SUN 14 DEC PRINKNASH CHRISTMAS The Bird and Deer Park, Prinknash, Cranham, Gloucester, GL4 8EX. 01452 812727. www.thebirdpark. com. 3pm-6pm. All tickets £9.50 • A Christmas spectacular as the park transforms into a winter wonderland. Prinknash has its own resident reindeer and there will also be a nativity scene, face painting, a Christmas fairy and Santa himself.

FRI 5-MON 22 DEC CHRISTMAS FAIR. COTSWOLD CRAFTS Corinium Museum, Park St, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 2BX. 01285 655611. www.coriniummuseum.org. 10am-4pm. Free admission to the Hare Gallery • In the run up to Christmas, there’s a wonderful selection of crafts in the Hare gallery by local artists and craftspeople. Find inspirational gifts for everyone.

Late night opening on Thu 11 Dec, 6-9pm.

DECEMBER SAT 6 DEC MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION Tithe Barn, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8LU. 01242 525920. www.cleevetithebarn.org. uk. 10am-5pm. Adults £4/concs £3.30/children £3/family £9 • Plenty to see and do including steam and diesel layouts; model road vehicles; a modelling display and the chance to drive Thomas the Tank Engine.

SAT 6 DEC CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Woodchester Mansion, Nympsfield, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3TS. 01453 861541. www.woodchestermansion.org.uk. 11am-2pm. £6.50 (adults)/under 14s free • Meet Santa during one of the mansion’s open days.

SAT 6 AND SAT 13 DEC PUPPET OPEN DAYS Bayshill Unitarian Church Hall, Royal Well Lane, Cheltenham, Glos, GL50 3ET. 01242 255820.

9.30am-5pm. Adults £2/child £1/ workshops £3 (incl materials) • Festive fun with puppet and toy theatre shows, Christmas tree and puppet making workshops, mince pies and a range of refreshments.

All proceeds in aid of Children in Need.

SAT 6-SUN 7 DEC, SAT 13-SUN 14 & SAT 20-SUN 21 DEC TEA WITH SANTA WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre, Slimbridge, Gloucester, GL2 7BT. 01453 891900. www.wwt.org.uk.

9.30am-5pm, £7.95 (adult)/£19.95 (child) • Visit Santa in his grotto, write and send a letter to the North Pole at the centre’s post office, decorate a yummy gingerbread man, toast marshmallows around the fire and enjoy Christmas storytelling.

Price includes afternoon tea, visit to the grotto with gift and the full day of other experiences brought to life by Santa’s helpers and elves.

MON 8 DEC TEWKESBURY SCHOOL CAROL SERVICE Tewkesbury Abbey, Church St, Tewkesbury, Glos, GL20 5RZ. 01684 850959. www.tewkesburyabbey. org.uk. 7pm, free • Tewkesbury’s annual school carol service, set in the ancient 12th century abbey.

FRI 12-SUN 14 DEC GLOUCESTER QUAYS FESTIVE FAYRE Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Shopping Centre, St Ann Way, Gloucester, GL1 5SF. 01452 338933. www.gloucesterquays.co.uk, free • Purchase unique Yuletide gifts and tasty treats for your Christmas dinner from the vast array of stalls.

Enjoy seasonal entertainment from bands, street performers and choirs, meet real-life reindeer and see the beautiful trees as you soak up the festive atmosphere around the historic Docks.

TUE 23 DEC CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL Gloucester Cathedral, College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LX. 01452 528095. www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk.

6pm. Free • Traditional Christmas carol service in the spe ctacular setting of the Cathedral.

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d r a o b n Pi Birdland’s Halloween flights Visitors can let their imagination fly away with them during a special Halloweenthemed Myths and Legends event at Birdland, Bourtonon-the-Water, during the October Half Term Holidays.

From Ancient Egypt to Alfred Hitchcock, birds have always held a spooky fascination. Discover why owls are considered to be so wise and where the legend of the phoenix came from in a series of fun talks. Go face to face with the Undertaker Bird (pictured) and find out which bird’s call the Romans believed meant imminent death.

There will be quiz trails to follow, close encounter sessions and feeding displays throughout the holidays.

Discover over 500 exotic and rare birds from around the world, from vibrant pink flamingos, unusual birds of prey, colourful parrots and laughing kookaburras to giant cassowary, snowy owls and pelicans displayed in over 50 aviaries and themed waterside habitats.

Half Term activities take place from Sat 25 Oct–Sun 2 Nov. Birdland is open daily from 10am.

Ffi: Birdland W: www.birdland.co.uk

Discovering dragons Dragon Festival, Halloween Weekend, Sat 25-Sun 26 Oct, Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean

Ffi: Dragon Festival W: www.deanheritagecentre.com

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Gloucestershire-based 11 Plus Tutoring Academy, which has recently been shortlisted as a finalist for the Private Tutoring Company of the Year 2014, is running group tuition for the Gloucestershire CEM 11 Plus Exam 2015.

Class sizes are small and courses run Wednesdays (4pm and 6pm) and Saturday mornings at The National Star College, Ullenwood, near Leckhampton Hill.

Although the course is hard work, it is also fun and is great preparation for Year 6.The course covers content and skills for the CEM 11 Plus Exam. Parents are guided through the process and online homework is sent on a weekly basis to test pupils’ understanding.

Parents comment: “My son really enjoys the tuition. He likes the format and the other pupils. He spends most of Sunday eagerly awaiting his online homework, and has had several attempts at beating his earlier times.”

“My daughter enjoys the sessions.

It is helpful to have the homework emailed on a Monday morning. It fits in with school homework, later in the week.”

Ffi: 11 Plus Tutoring Academy T: Kathryn on 01242 221271 W: www.11plustutoringacademy.co.uk

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Have you ever met a dragon? A real one, real as dragons get? Then get along to meet some on the Dragon Walkabout at Dean Heritage Centre, with its beautiful baby European dragons, all newly hatched from the centre’s favourite dragon sanctuary in the Welsh Marches.

Take part in the Dragon Procession for full-on, hands-on fun. The gorgeous red and gold beastie will take kids or adults on a splendid adventure around the beautiful Dean Heritage Centre site. There’s plenty of fun for the wee ones too, hot on the dragon’s heels with colourful dragon flags and lots of noise!

Take a seat and let your imagination loose as storytellers weave their words.

Dragon Tales both traditional and original hail from all quarters of the globe, designed to enchant and enthral kids and adults alike.

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Join in the Christmas magic at Wyevale Garden Centres this December. Enjoy a delicious, freshlyprepared breakfast or tea and meet Father Christmas and his team of elves who are preparing for the big day!

Each little guest, accompanied by a grown-up, will have an individual chat with Santa. But the fun doesn’t stop there – with Santa’s help, his special guests choose their very own present and receive a Christmas tree cookie to decorate.

The programme of events runs from Mon 1 Dec to Wed 24 Dec throughout this nationwide group of centres but dates may vary at each centre.

Gloucestershire has seven members of the garden centre group, Brockworth Garden Centre, Cheltenham (Blooms) Garden Centre, Gloucester (Blooms) Garden Centre, Lechlade Garden Centre, Nailsworth Garden Centre, Thornbury (Wyevale) Garden Centre, and Westonbirt Plant Centre and Shop.

Ffi and to book: Wyevale Garden Centres W: www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk/ events

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A Roman half term This is the time of year when the “hypocausts” would have been in full use at Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire, heating up the rooms and bathhouses for the family and their guests.

There are at least three different Roman under-floor heating systems on show at the Villa.

As the days draw shorter, the villa is planning special events to keep you entertained: Roman themed Halloween trails and activities throughout the school break feature two different trails, one for the little ones and one for the older children.

There will be special crafty activities, Roman coin displays, and Quintus, the Roman surgeon will tell you about the gruesome facts of Roman medicine.

Saturdays in November host special day long workshops which feature tablet weaving, mosaic making, needle felting and Christmas wreath making.

Ffi: Chedworth Roman Villa T and bookings: 01242 890256 W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth

Close encounters Cattle Country in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, is a great day out come rain or shine for children and adults too. Best known for its indoor and outdoor play equipment, Cattle Country has a whole range of things to do and many animals to see.

Two huge barns house giant slides and loads of soft play equipment. Outdoor activities include what’s believed to be Britain’s biggest jumping pillow, the climbing net, a huge adventure castle, trampolines, rides on mini tractors, a willow maze, mini golf, ice rink and a boating lake to name just a few.

The mini train takes visitors through the park to the Animal Encounters area where children can get up close to the many animals including new born Gloucester Old Spot pigs. A restaurant provides full on site catering and a gift shop offers a wide range of souvenirs for all ages and pockets.

Ffi: Cattle Country T: 01453 810510 W: www.cattlecountry.co.uk

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• The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury has a “giant”normous treat for youngsters and their families this October half term. On Wednesday 21 October, 2.30pm, Shanty Theatre Company performs The Story Giant, a thrilling family fairytale for those aged 7+ in which the giant must find the last story on earth to complete the collection he’s been gathering for centuries.

Adapted from the book by legendary Liverpool poet Brian Patten, The Story Giant also involves ghosts, monsters, thieves, tricksters, dragons and homing chickens, making it the perfect pre-Halloween entertainment.

If cinema is more your thing, enter the magical world of the Boxtrolls (Mon 27-Tues 28 October, 2.30pm), nocturnal creatures who come out at night and transform human rubbish into exquisite automations and ingenious inventions. Featuring the familiar and expressive voices of Ben Kingsley, Nick Frost, and Elle Fanning to name but a few, Boxtrolls is a visually stunning, inventive, and laugh out loud extravaganza that’ll please both children and adults.

Finally, don’t forget this year’s magical family pantomime Beauty And The Beast, which is already selling fast! Beauty And The Beast runs between Saturday 29 November and Saturday 3 January, with special family discounts available on most showings.

“Be our guest this Christmas,” says the theatre, “and make it one to remember!”

Ffi: The Roses Theatre Box Office T: 01684 295074 W: www.rosestheatre.org

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Celebrating the foster family • This autumn the Five Rivers Fostering Service joins the Fostering Network’s campaign ‘Sons & Daughters: Celebrating the foster family’ to highlight the phenomenal contribution the birth children of foster carers make to fostering.

Fostering involves the whole family. Sons and daughters of foster carers can find it difficult to deal with the added responsibility of being part of a foster family and sharing their parents’ attention. However many sons and daughters of foster carers enjoy being part of a foster family and thrive on becoming good role models.

“I have loved being a big brother,” says Ben, aged 13. “I enjoy teaching fostered children how to build blocks, throw a ball and play hide and seek. Saying goodbye is hard but there is always another ‘hello’ around the corner.”

Fostering relies on the support, patience and co-operation of everyone in the household. It presents challenges but with those challenges come many rewards. Does your family have space in their hearts and home to foster? Do you have a spare furnished bedroom? Are you over the age of 21 and able to communicate effectively in English? As one of Five Rivers’ fabulous foster carers, you will benefit from generous foster carer allowances, paid holiday entitlement, extensive training and support.

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Families from across the county send their children to King’s, which offers academic excellence, small class sizes and outstanding pastoral care. The school’s unique ‘Keystones’ approach identifies and develops individual talents and personal qualities.

From Monday to Friday a varied academic and extra-curricular programme includes music, drama and art, with a vibrant culture of endeavour and scholarship, which has flourished since the foundation of the school in 1541. The school’s 12 dedicated bus services enable access countywide.

Discover what’s waiting for your child on the school’s next open morning, Saturday 18 October,10am–12pm.

Ffi: The Kings School The Registrar T: 01452 337337 E: registrar@thekingsschool.co.uk W: www.thekingsschool.co.uk

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• Taurus Crafts runs a series of creative, hands-on workshops every day throughout the autumn school holiday, Sat 25 Oct-Sun 2 Nov. With a diverse range of fun activities to choose from, there is something for everyone.

“We like to encourage all the family to get involved,” says Tony Haverly, events manager at Taurus Crafts. “Having the equipment, craft supplies and some guidance from the workshop leaders on hand gives parents a chance to get involved too.”

Upcoming holiday activities include Pumpkin Carving, Pottery, Funny Wigs, Skeleton Puppets, Stone Carving and Jewellery.

After the holiday, if your kids still feel creative, Taurus Crafts hosts weekly craft and art sessions run by designer-maker Jenny Pickering or Puppetfolk.

They can choose from two sessions: • We Love Art Creative art course for the young designer: design and make a variety of 3D crafts, including monster cushions, felt key-rings, bedroom door signs and recycled sculpture! £30 for six weeks, 3:45 pm-5:15 pm. Suitable for 7-12 yrs • Little Tigers Get creative with your little one. Share time together making a variety crafts, including bedroom bunting, beautiful mobiles, little boats and hobby horses. £30 for six weeks. 11am-12:30 pm. Suitable for 2-6 yrs And how about something for the adults? Enjoy relaxing afternoons creating a variety of easy-to-make recycled crafts such as decoupage mirrors, recycled scarves, vintage headbands, mini kitchen blackboard and more! £40 for six weeks. 1-3pm.

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Real autumn fun Apple bobbing

Telephone whispers

In the days before television children had lots of enjoyable games to fill those darkening evenings. Jayne Randall rediscovers some traditional seasonal activities for kids.

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he autumn and winter months are packed with celebrations, starting out with Halloween and Bonfire Night, which conjure up an array of wonderful childhood memories for most of us. Parents will want to offer the same experiences to their own children, so why not teach them a few great ideas, recreating those family moments you enjoyed while growing up? The great joy of traditional games is they cost very little but can bring endless family fun. And, as most professionals point out, encouraging children away from the mobile phone or television has huge benefits for Penny for the Guy skills such as team building and communication.

APPLE BOBBING

Fill a large bucket or bowl with water and float a handful of apples on the surface. Children should keep their hands securely behind their back as they try to catch an apple with their teeth.

The winner is the child who catches an apple in the shortest time. If you prefer, you can use individual bowls of water with apples for each player. The game is a fun way to encourage co-ordination and balance skills. Have towels and hot chocolate ready for children who get thoroughly soaked in the process!

MEMORY GAME

A great game to play with several children at a party or gathering, the memory game is simple to organise. There are two versions.

In the first, lay out a variety of autumn or holiday-related objects such as leaves, fruit or decorations. Some infamous Halloween treats you could use include toffee apples, cinder and treacle toffee, cookies and cakes decorated with jelly spiders and scary gums. Give the children 30 seconds to look at the items and then remove the tray from sight.

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They have to write down as many items as they can remember from the tray.

The second version is similar but instead of asking children to write down items, you secretly remove one item from the tray and the children have to work out which item has gone. Decide on the theme and repeat the game as many times as you like. The game helps children’s memory and improves concentration.

TELEPHONE WHISPERS

This is a fun game to play at a fireworks display, in the often interminable wait before the festivities start. Children and adults sit or stand close together in a line or circle. The first child starts by whispering a sentence or a phrase to the person next to them. This goes round the group until the last child has to say it out loud. You can end up with some hilarious results.

Some parents frown on this activity because children have been known to misuse the money they raise. But, properly supervised, building a guy for bonfire night is a great seasonal way for children to exercise their creativity and even raise money for a local community project or charity. Simply stuff some old clothes with straw or newspapers, using an old hat and stuffed stocking for the head and fruit or rags for facial features.

Approach the organisation for which you are raising money and ask them for branding materials (stickers, buckets etc) for your collection. Finally, if parents have misgivings about throwing the guy on the fire, why not re-use him as a garden scarecrow?

LOCAL EVENTS

Lots of local attractions offer fun, educational children’s games over the winter months. The Slimbridge Wetland Centre in Gloucestershire has everything from Pumpkin Trails at Halloween to Decoy Dog demonstrations in October.

National Trust properties including Lacock Abbey, Newark Park and Dyrham Park have activities such as wild bird feeds, photography, and trick or treat trails. For plenty more game ideas, check out some of the activities they offer and find out how traditional games can be an exciting and educative diversion from the ubiquitous screen.

Slimbridge Wetland Centre W: www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/whats-on The National Trust W: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/ whats-on/find-an-event PRIMARY TIMES

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Hello Kids!

Thank you so much for the lovely pictures you send me.

Pressure of space means I can’t publish them all but please keep trying if you weren’t successful this time.

Next issue we will all be in the run up to the biggest holiday of the year, so I would like you to send me pictures about getting ready for Christmas.

Please send them to: Arty Barty, BN&Media, Temple Way, Bristol, BS99 7HD, or email high resolution jpegs to my editor, mike.gartside@ venue.co.uk. Don’t forget to put your name, age, full home postal address and school on the back: deadline Monday 10 November.

Arty Barty Last issue you sent me pictures of ‘My favourite thing about autumn’. Well done to the winners who receive an exciting book from the editor’s collection.

Sophie Mansbridge, 7, Helen Alveston Prima St. ry School, Bristol I love this beautifully tho out picture of autumn leaught so precisely and geome ves, cally ordered. Of course trileaves are in big, messy , real so Sophie has created piles, a vis “joke” by making them ual regular. Her self-portraitso fun and the colours are is bea tifully balanced, too. u-

WINNER! WINNER!

Have fun!

Amber Smith, 5, Birdwell Primary School, Long Ashton What a truly scary picture! The witch is ragged, with a wobbly smile, while the pumpkin looks as if something terrible has just happened. Well done, Amber.

Arty NB. PARENTS AND GUARDIANS: Please read our entry conditions at www. primarytimes.net/avon/ home-intro/tcs

8, Mary Nyirenda, Ageior Harnham CofE Jun School, Salisbury y In this busy picture, Mar is about to light her own ully utif bea firework on a starry autumn night. (don’t do this in real life, children! Leave it to the is a grown ups). Beside her s, friend making candy flos waits while her dog, poppy, is It . loyally behind her of vividly imagined and full atmosphere.

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Agony Aunt

Bristol-based author Charlotte Olson devised the ‘Suzie’ series in response to her own experiences with her son, who has Asperger’s.

It is designed to give simple, uncluttered accounts of new situations that a child with this condition will encounter, and to prepare them for circumstances that commonly cause anxiety.

Suzie herself is a wonderful character whose stories aim to help young children deal with many of life’s fundamental functions including using the big toilet, flying on an aeroplane and going to a funeral. ‘Suzie’s Dressing Up Day’ , for example, offers simply-drawn, unthreatening images, easily understood by its target readers.

Suzie becomes different people including a princess and a builder. The text has a wonderful rhyming flow, easy to share with any child. And for those with Asperger’s it should ease the shock of the new. (MG/CR)

You may have an awful auntie but she’ll never be in the same league of awfulness as Stella Saxby’s awful Aunt Alberta. Comedian David Walliams is back with this marvellous children’s story, aimed at a rather older readership than his recent ‘The Slightly Annoying Elephant’.

Our heroine, Stella wakes up one morning realising all is not well.

Her Auntie Alberta has moved in to look after her following an injury.

Stella has never liked her much – she always bullied her daddy as he grew up - but with no one else around she’s going to have make the best of it.

But Auntie Alberta is up to something very naughty indeed.

You’ll gasp as Alberta’s wickedness dawns on you, you’ll root for Stella as she strives to save herself, with the help of Soot, the young chimney sweep, and Gibbon the ancient butler. And you’ll cheer when you find out that Stella has a spooky secret of her own. Walliams clearly embraces the Roald Dahl tradition of nasty characters in children’s fiction, and those aged 6 plus are sure to be enthralled and appalled in equal measure by this latest baddie. (CR)

Suzie’s Dressing Up Day Charlotte Olson, £5.99, The Choir Press, www.suziebooks.co.uk

Awful Auntie David Walliams, Harper Collins, £12.99, www. harpercollins.co.uk

Cassandra Regan and Mike Gartside review the new releases.

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Spooky Bake & Play.

Perfect for the little horrors.

27–31 October at your local Wyevale garden centre

This half term, kids aged 3-8 can make a glorious mess and bake all sorts of cookie horrors with lots of ghoulish games too, for only £4.95 per little monster. Meanwhile, you can take advantage of the great deals on fireworks for Bonfire night. Book online now for the Spooky Bake & Play, and you can also get ahead for Christmas by booking the kids in to meet Father Christmas in his grotto or join him for Breakfast or Tea in the restaurant. He’s got a very busy diary.

Book online now at thegardencentregroup.co.uk/events or find us at: Blooms Gloucester | Lechlade | Nailsworth As this is a cookie making event, product shown is not indicative of what your children will make.

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