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Dadtastic Day, Millennium Square

June 16, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Sunday 16 June 2019 from 11am – 3pm

Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH.

The event is organised by Leeds Dads, in partnership with Child-Friendly Leeds, Leeds City Museum, Leeds Inspired and LCCT (Leeds Christian Community Trust). The day is for babies, toddlers and children up to 11 years old and offers a great opportunity for parents, carers and grandparents to interact with their children.

Anyone wishing to attend this FREE event should pre-book and register at www.dadstastic.eventbrite.co.uk.

The day’s activities will include music, dance, science, storytelling, arts and crafts, and sport. Children can learn to dance with Phoenix Dance, upcycle vinyl and turn old records into art, jump and shout at the BoomChikkaBoom baby rave, and meet their favourite fairy tale story characters. There will also be fun outdoors with Pop-Up Sport and inclusive sports such as Wheelchair Tennis and Boccia on Millennium Square and Leeds Mobile Library will be running story sessions and creating giant bubbles. Artistic youngsters can create crazy carnival headpieces, get into a play fight with Lego dad-bots or learn how to create hair fashion with Leeds’ White Rose Beauty College. For children into tech, learn how to build ‘Squishy Circuits’, send and receive secret messages and explore Litcraft and Sphero tech.

Some sessions are bookable on the day (loose clothing and trainers should be worn):

Raise and Shine’s Family Story Time Singalong Session ‘A Musical Day with Dad’
Phoenix Dance – Movement, Balance and Taking Space classes

Other sessions are drop-in and do not need to be booked. These are:

Breeze Stop Motion – use scrap to make digital animations
Leeds West Indian Collective/Valentina’s Collective – create crazy carnival headpieces
Zulu King Monk – upcycle vinyl and turn records into art
Iz Wiz Robotics – program and fight with Lego dad-bots!
Scraptastic – invent musical instruments using scrap
Lit Craft and Leeds Libraries – send secret messages using a BBC Micro:bit
Cyclops Pedal Power – use play dough to bring squishy circuits to life!
Gaming Manatee – create your own board game
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board – face painting
Leeds Children’s Theatre – meet your favourite fairy tale characters
BoomChikkaBoom – enjoy the baby rave with balloons, dancing, shakers and pom poms
Leeds Pop-Up Sport and Active Leeds – fun and engaging activity session to get your heart pumping and your face smiling. Please wear loose clothing and trainers.
Mr Bubbles – make giant bubbles float over Leeds Civic Hall
Leeds Mobile Library – storytime and giant games
Leeds Museum Family Trail – find out more about dads in the Life on Earth Gallery – from the sensational seahorse to the perfect penguin.

Details

Date:
June 16, 2019
Time:
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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