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International Jousting Tournament
-21st April 2025
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Address: Wakefield
Venue: National Coal Mine Museum
Website: www.ncm.org.uk
11th and Fri 18th April
Inspiring Animation
National Coal Mine Museum
www.ncm.org.uk
1.30-3pm
Join artists Lenny and Whale to explore animation techniques. Design characters using paper-based drawing and collage approaches. Bring your works of art to life using animation apps.
£7 per family pair. Pre-bookable. We recommend this workshop for family pairs (one adult and one child) sharing an iPad. Suited to ages 6-12
11 April
Easter Scavenger Hunt
10.30am-11.30am
Meet outside The Hub
Spring is here! Join us in our Pit Wood for our seasonal scavenger hunt where we'll be looking out for blossoming flowers, budding leaves and tweeting birds – there may be a chocolate treat at the end!
Great for under 5's, older siblings welcome.
11 and Fri 18th April
Decoupage and Electronics
Create a nature-inspired decoupage design on a glass jar whilst learning the fundamentals of electrical components to wire your own circuit to illuminate the darkness.
9th, Thurs 10th April,
Lego Robotics – Rescue Mission
11am-12.30pm and 2pm-3.30pm
Design and program a robot to navigate a collapsed mine and rescue trapped Lego miners using IzWiz Robotics, all while overcoming obstacles and debris.