Feb
15
2014

Brighton Science Festival: Events for Pre-schoolers

This year’s Brighton Science Festival programme is packed full of fun and inspirational events for kids. Flicking through the event guide though, many that sound appealing turn out to be for older kids, which rules it out for us, with a 2 and 5 year old. So we’ve compiled this mini-guide of activities for those with kids between 2 - 6 years old. While there’s aren’t many, they sound like the perfect introduction to the world of science for developing minds.

Shape Maker Play

Emporium, 88 London Road, Brighton BN1 4JF
Wednesday 19 February, 11.00am - 4.00pm

FREE. Recommended age 3+.

Discover the fantastical world of Miller Goodman toys at the Emporium. Bring your creativity and play with their open-ended toys. Have a cuppa and a slice of cake or get down with the kids and have a go yourself.

Miller Goodman are Zoe Miller and David Goodman; designers who live and work in Brighton. Please visit their blog to find out more. Or watch this short video of Shape Maker at work.

Peace Paper Workshop

Phoenix Gallery, 10 - 14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB
Thursday 20 February, 10.00am - 4.00pm

FREE. Drop-in. All ages.

Turn your old clothes to pulp, and then fiction! Join American artists / activists Drew Matott and Margaret Mahan to create paper from old clothes, learn about the technology of papermaking and the history of the Peace Paper Project – which started out making paper from wartime flags and uniforms.

Now I’m sure there’ll be a few eyebrows raised from the little ones when they realise how paper is made……

Okido Science Workshops

The MacLaren Room (next to the Vélo Café), The Level, Union Road, Brighton BN2
Friday 21 February, 11.00am - 4.00pm

Tickets: £2 on the door. Recommended age 3+.

Fantastic workshops fusing art, craft and science. Construct a variety of delights, including trees, skeletons, organs and hairy greeting cards. From one of Britain’s liveliest science magazines for kids, OKIDO. And when the little one’s concentration threshold wains, weather permitting, let them take advantage of the fantastic children’s play area opened September last year at The Level.

Marine Discovery Day

The Booth Museum, 194 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 5AA
Friday 21 February, 10.30am - 3.30pm

10:30am-12:30pm (all ages). 1:30pm-3:30pm (all ages). FREE.

What have you found on the beach? Bring your fossils, fish or flotsam to show our experts. Professor Pobble and his team will be talking about the geology of our coast and answering your questions about our Sussex coastline, and the creatures that make their home there.

Sundae Club at Komedia

Komedia, 44 - 47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UN
Sunday 23 February, 10.30am - 2.30pm

Tickets: £8.50/£6.50 (£25 family ticket). Recommended age 2-8. Under 2s go free.

Sundae Club returns with four fantastic hours of creative fun for children and families. Featuring films, live theatre, crafty workshops, games, activities and a live band. In association with Hijack.

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About the Author: Claire Jones-Hughes

Founder and co-editor of BrightonMums.com, Claire has been blogging since 2009. She has posted on a variety of sites including The Argus, The Huffington Post and The Guardian's Comment Is Free. Known as The Contented Mummy on social media, she is dedicated to honest, unsponsored blogging so that parents can benefit from shared experience. Can also be found at www.fitfaband40.co.uk - sharing her journey to health & wellness.