This image: LazyTown comes to St Ives for two matinee shows on 17 August
Here’s a few family activity ideas to keep everyone entertained in August
6 August Spider Craft
Do your little ones love creepy-crawlies? Take them along to the Botanic Gardens on 6 August, when Spider Craft will be taking place from 11am-3pm. At the workshop, kids will be making friendly craft spiders to take home, as well as going on a minibeast hunt in the gardens, where they’ll be rummaging in leaf litter and peeking under rocks to see what spiders and other wildlife they can find.
The event is free of charge, and you can drop in at any time to join the fun.
9/11 August Summer holiday fun at Cambridge Cookery School
Cambridge Cookery School are hosting two sessions geared towards inspiring younger chefs this month. First up, on 9 August, kids aged eight to 12 years old can join in with Garden Tea Party lesson, in which they’ll learn how to make yummy treats including a Pain Bagnat – a layered sandwich which is a French picnic classic. Mini raspberry cupcakes and home-made iced gems are also on the menu at the class, which takes place 10am-12.30pm.
Next up, on 11 August, Breakfast Bonanza will give kids the confidence to take charge of the family’s summer breakfast. They’ll be baking up a storm of cinnamon rolls, super healthy Swedish rye and blueberry porridge, scrambled eggs, banana pancakes and more.
Attendees will receive recipe packs and plenty of treats to take home. Runs 10am-12.30pm. Both classes cost £48.25.
www.cambridgecookeryschool.com
10-21 August The 3 Little Pigs
Described as ‘witty, clever and incredibly catchy’ by Broadway World, The 3 Little Pigs is a thoroughly modern take on a classic. Filled with humour and songs, it comes from the award-winning writers of the international smash hits Mary Poppins and Honk!, and offers a lovely theatre experience for ages three and up. It tells the story of three superstar pigs: exercise obsessed Cha, bookworm Bao and Siu, who’s “green” to the core.
Their tale begins in a big pig sty, where they all live together until mum encourages them to leave their cramped home, make their way in the world and build a house for themselves. But, when trying to scout out the perfect spot, they quickly realise that they all have very different ideas about their ideal living arrangements – and then there’s the matter of the Big Bad Wolf, who’s been sniffing around the building site. A fair bit of huffing, puffing, hostage-taking and many twists and turns later – can the pigs unite to defeat their foe?
Find out at Cambridge Arts Theatre from 10-21 August and tickets are £15.50. Check the website for times.
17 August LazyTown
If the words “Go, go, go, get up LazyTown” make sense to you, then you’re either a child or a teenager (and beyond) who’s grown up on the incredibly popular, enduring TV hit that originated in Iceland.
LazyTown has been on our screens for over a decade now (on several channels from morning till night) and now the unique mix of actors, rubbery-costumed puppetry characters and CGI animation comes to Burgess Hall in St Ives on 17 August at 1.30pm and 3.30pm.
Catch Sportacus, Robbie Rotten, Stephanie and Ziggy in a new 2016 show. It’s an interactive, energetic treat, packed with singing, dancing, acrobatics, music and fun!
Songs such as No One’s Lazy in LazyTown, Bing Bang, and Never Say Never will feature.
Tickets are £11 children, £13 adults and £44 for family tickets.
