Primary Times - the definitive what’s on and where to go family guide of activities and events for children of primary school age. Things to do with your kids during the school holidays including arts and craft activities, music and theatre for children, parties, competitions, days out, and family attractions along with term time drama schools, dance classes, after school clubs and sports activities. Things to do at a place near you!
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Elmer Story Time and activities
27th-27th May 2027
Time: 10:30-15:00
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs, PE11 1EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library/whats-on
We're continuing our Elmer celebrations with a special story time followed by crafts and activities. This is a free drop in event.
Early Talkers
22nd-8th November 2025
Time: 10:00
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Join us for an Early Talkers session for 0-5 year olds, led by Early Years Alliance. This session will support children to become confident communicators through songs, rhymes, exploring and sharing books. Free.
Window Wanderland Workshop
27th-27th November 2025
Time: 3.30pm to 5.00pm
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 5HL
Website: Events & Activities | Horncastle Library | Better Libraries
Window Wanderland Workshop. Help create the Horncastle Library Community Window Display. No need to book.
Lego Play
29th-29th November 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
In the Gallery - Waddington All Saints Academy
1st-12th December 2025
Time: 09:00
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
A Journey Through Time exhibition by Waddington All Saints Academy.
Messy Mornings
1st-29th December 2025
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Boston Library
Address: County Hall, Bank Street entrance, Boston PE21 6DY
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/Lincolnshire/boston-library
Enjoy messy play with your toddler, without the mess in your home! Crafty fun for under 5s and their families. Every Monday.
Story & Rhyme Time
2nd-23rd December 2025
Time: 10.30am - 11.30am
Venue: Boston Library
Address: County Hall, Bank Street entrance, Boston PE21 6DY
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/Lincolnshire/boston-library
Come along and join in with our Christmas themed songs. rhymes and stories. Every Tuesday & Thursday. For toddlers and their families.
Christmas Crafts
6th-20th December 2025
Time: 10am-12pm
Venue: Boston Library
Address: County Hall, Bank Street entrance, Boston PE21 6DY
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/Lincolnshire/boston-library
Drop in every Saturday in December to make Christmas themed crafts. For children aged 4+.
Family Games Club
6th-27th December 2025
Time: 10am-2pm
Venue: Boston Library
Address: County Hall, Bank Street entrance, Boston PE21 6DY
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/Lincolnshire/boston-library
Drop in every Saturday and chose from a great selection of family friendly board games.
Games Morning
6th December 2025
Time: 10.00am - 12noon
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, LN9 5HL
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/horncastle-library
Discover more than books and computers at your library. Loads of board games available.. come with the family or challenge a friend!
Lego Play
6th-27th December 2025
Time: 9.00am-3.30pm
Venue: Boston Library
Address: County Hall, Bank Street entrance, Boston PE21 6DY
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/Lincolnshire/boston-library
Come along every Saturday and get creative with everyone's favourite brick. We even have a set of large bricks for little hands!
Lego Play
6th-6th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Wartime Christmas Crafts
6th-6th December 2025
Time: 10:30am to 3:30pm
Venue: International Bomber Command Centre [IBCC]
Address: Canwick Avenue, Lincoln, LN4 2HQ
Website: www.internationalbcc.co.uk
Come along to join us for some FREE festive fun for all the family this Christmas at the IBCC. Find out how children and adults in WW2 made sure that the Christmas season was still one to be celebrated,...
Wonderful wreaths
6th-6th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12noon
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Come and make a fabulously festive Christmas wreath! There's no booking required and it's free to do.
Horncastle Christmas Market
7th-7th December 2025
Time: 11.00am to 2.00pm
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, Lincs, LN9 5HL
Website: Events & Activities | Horncastle Library | Better Libraries
Special opening for Horncastle Christmas Market. Drop in for a free Christmas Children's Activity and refreshments.
Garden Week
8th-8th December 2025
Time: 10.00 - 11.30
Venue: Stamford Library
Address: High Street, Stamford, PE9 1BB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/stamford-library/whats-on
Make a mini-garden and a pebble pet
Garden Week
8th-8th December 2025
Time: 11.00-12.30
Venue: Grantham Library
Address: Isaac Newton Centre, Grantham NG31 6EE
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/grantham-library/whats-on
Make a fairy garden or elf house
Christmas Children's Activity
13th-13th December 2025
Time: 10.30am-12pm
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
Join us and make Christmas decorations! Watch out for Santa and his little helper who may pop in for a surprise visit!
Early Talkers
13th-13th December 2025
Time: 10.00-10.45
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Join us for an Early Talkers session for 0-5 year olds, led by Early Years Alliance. This session will support children to become confident communicators through songs, rhymes, exploring and sharing books. No...
Lego Play
13th-13th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Pretty paperchains
13th-13th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12noon
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
We're making Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman paperchains today - it's free to do so just pop in.
Meet the author
19th December-19th November 2025
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 1EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Meet children's author Bethany Walker who will be in the library reading some of her stories and other activities.
Toddler Time
19th-19th December 2025
Time: 10:00-11.00
Venue: Hartsholme Country Park
Address: Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EY
Website: https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/hartsholme-country-park/hartsholme-country-park-events-1
Join Rangers for a fun and exciting range of themed events for children, centred around popular childrens books. £4.00 per child. For further details call Park Rangers at Hartsholme Country Park on...
Christmas Crafts
20th-20th December 2025
Time: 10.00-13.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Festive crafts for children of all ages. No booking required. Free.
Cute Christmas cards
20th-20th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12noon
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Make a beautiful Christmas card for someone special. It's free to do and there's no booking required.
Lego Play
20th-20th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Christmas Crafts Boultham Park
22nd-22nd December 2025
Time: 10.00-11.30
Venue: Boultham Park
Address: Boultham Park, Rookery Lane, Lincoln, LN6 7PH
Website: https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/hartsholme-country-park/hartsholme-country-park-events-1
Make decorations out of all sorts of materials in time for the big day! £4.00 per child booking is essential. For further details call 01522 873735 or email hartsholmecp@lincoln.gov.uk or find us on...
Christmas Crafts Hartsholme Country Park
22nd-22nd December 2025
Time: 13.00-14.30
Venue: Hartsholme Country Park
Address: Hartsholme Country Park, Skellingthorpe Road, Lincoln, LN6 0EY
Website: https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/hartsholme-country-park/hartsholme-country-park-events-1
Make decorations out of all sorts of materials in time for the big day!. £4.00 per child booking is essential. For further details call 01522 873735 or email hartsholmecp@lincoln.gov.uk or find us on...
Crafts, Games & Lego
22nd December-3rd January 2026
Time: 10.00-15.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Pop along to the library for crafts, games and lego. No booking required. Free.
Christmas Card Craft
23rd-23rd December 2025
Time: 10.00-13.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Festive craft for children of all ages. No booking required. Free.
Playdough Playdate
23rd-23rd December 2025
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
Toddlers create with playdough, boosting creativity and fine motor development.
Lego Play
27th-27th December 2025
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Imagination Gaming Festive Holiday Health Activities
29th-29th December 2025
Time: 10.00-14.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Have oodles of fun, learning and playing some of the smartest, fast moving and amusing board games across the world! A healthy lunch will be provided during the sessions. Free spaces available for all...
Crafts, Games & Lego
30th-30th December 2025
Time: 10:00
Venue: 0.625
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Pop along to the library for crafts, games and lego. No booking required. Free.
Lego Play
30th-30th December 2025
Time: 9.30am-12pm
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
A place for children to use their imagination and build their own world using LEGO.
Melted Snowman Craft
30th-30th December 2025
Time: 10.00-13.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Winter craft for children of all ages. No booking required. Free.
Crafts, Games & Lego
2nd-2nd January 2026
Time: 10:00
Venue: 0.625
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Pop along to the library for crafts, games and lego. No booking required. Free.
Imagination Gaming Festive Holiday Health Activities
2nd-2nd January 2026
Time: 10.00-14.00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Have oodles of fun, learning and playing some of the smartest, fast moving and amusing board games across the world! A healthy lunch will be provided during the sessions. Free spaces available for all...
New Year Children's Activity
2nd-2nd January 2026
Time: 10.30am-11.30am
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
Blast off into the New Year and celebrate National Science Fiction Day with us!
Lego Play
3rd-3rd January 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Lego Play
10th-10th January 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Lego Play
17th-17th January 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Lego Play
24th-24th January 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Lego Play
31st-31st January 2026
Time: 10:00am-12:30pm
Venue: Spalding Library
Address: Victoria Street, Spalding, Lincs PE11 !EA
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/spalding-library
Love Lego? Then you'll love our Lego Play where you can let your imagination run riot with our bricks - see what you can build! This is a free drop in.
Crafty Saturdays
-6th December 2025
Time: 10:00
Venue: Lincoln Central Library,
Address: Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
A weekly craft for children of all ages.
Lego Club
Time: 4.00 - 5.00pm
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, LN9 5HL
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/horncastle-library
SATURDAY Love Lego? Join us for Lego Club, design amaing creations with weekly themes and show off your creative side. Free to join! Suitable for ages 5+
Lego Club
Time: 10.00-11.30
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
A place for children to use their imagination and build their own world using LEGO.
Lego Coding Club
Time: 16:00
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Build stories from your imagination and then bring them to life by learning to code with LEGO!
Messy Morning
Time: 10:30
Venue: Lincoln Central Library
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Enjoy the creativity of messy play with your child without the mess in your home! For babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Playdough Playdate
Time: 10.00 - 11.00am
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, LN9 5HL
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/horncastle-library
MONDAYS Come for a fun-filled creative playdate with playdough! Suitable for age 2-5 year olds
Rhyme and StoryTime
Time: 10:30
Venue: Lincoln Central Library,
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Join us for Rhyme Time, sing songs, recite rhymes & create crafts. For babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Rhyme Time
Time: 11.15-11.45
Venue: Gainsborough Library
Address: Gainsborough Library, Cobden Street, Gainsborough Lincs, DN21 2NB
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/gainsborough-library
Join us for Rhyme Time, sing songs, recite rhymes . For babies, toddlers and pre-schooler.
Sensory Play
Time: 10:30
Address: Lincoln Central Library, Free School Lane, Lincoln, LN2 1EZ
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/lincoln-central-library
Come and join our sensory play session for babies and pre-walkers.
Story & Rhyme Time
Time: 10.30 - 11.00am
Venue: Horncastle Library
Address: Wharf Road, Horncastle, LN9 5HL
Website: https://www.better.org.uk/library/lincolnshire/horncastle-library
MONDAYS A fun-filled session for pre-school children, listening to stories & singing rhymes