There’s lots to do in Manchester at half term …
Half term is here and ready to be enjoyed, so if you are wondering what to do in Manchester over the following week, read on for Better Tuition’s pick of fun, family activities.
Fab Lab Manchester is offering FREE activity sessions for 11-14 year olds during the half term holidays.
Young people can choose to make a Rocket Powered Car or an Ultra-light Propellor Plane in two hour sessions. The sessions are funded by the Manufacturing Institute and aim to engender an innovative approach to problem solving using high-tech kit. Although free, places are limited, so speedy booking is essential. Book your free place now.
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| Date | Morning Activity 10.00 – 12.00 | Afternoon Activity 2.00 – 4.00 |
| Tuesday 18th February | Rocket powered cars | Propellor plane |
| Wednesday 19th February | Rocket powered cars | Propellor plane |
| Wednesday 26th February | Rocket powered cars | Propellor plane |
The National Football Museum is running an off-beat event on Monday, 17th February. Digi-Knit invites families with children aged 7+ to join artist Sam Meech and knitting blackbelt Iris Cooper in a remarkable digital knitting project. The activity follows a process from drawing a pixel design, to getting hands-on with a hacked electronic knitting machine. You’ll be able to take home your pixel artwork design as well as seeing it translated into knitting as part of the final scarf! Digi-Knit is part of the National Football Museum’s ‘Out of Play’ programme of art, technology and learning.
Steam, Sweat and Sewers may sound like a quirky-but-wrong spa day but in fact it is MOSI‘s half-term programme of family fun. Ranging from Pablo Fanque’s Circus of Dreams to Goo in the Loo (I’m not sure I want to think too much about that one), there’s an activity for everyone at MOSI this half term and they are all free with the exception of the Victorian Fairground.
Abbotsfield Park Miniature Railway is one of Urmston’s hidden gems. The miniature railway runs all the way around the part all day every Sunday for just 40p a ride.
On Sunday, 23rd February, the Lowry Theatre is staging Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Why does the moon pulls the tides? Why does the camel have a hump? Why does the whale no longer eat men (or women, or little boys and girls)? And just why is an elephant’s nose so long? Fun, exciting, and packed with songs, The Just So Stories has all the answers.
Finally, the Manchester Evening News has found Ten Free Half Term Activities which are certainly worth a try.
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