Wakefield District Heritage Portal

All activities are FREE unless stated otherwise.

Please note that family activities are designed for children and parents/carers to join in together.

Therefore all children must be accompanied by parents/carers.

Wakefield Museum. Call 0845 6018353 to book.

Venue:	Date:	Times:	Reservation?	Age:	Free Event Details:
Wakefield Museum	Sept - Dec	During Opening Hours	NO		A Day in The Life of a Roman Quiz Have a go at our free quiz based on the museum exhibitions.
Wakefield Museum	Tuesday 23rd Oct	11.00 or 2.00	Reservation Needed		Face to Face with a Roman Soldier Meet Roman centurion Maximus to learn about life in the Roman Army. Dress up in Roman armour and practice an army drill.
Wakefield Museum	Fri 26th Oct Sat 27th Oct	11.00 or 2.00	Reservation Needed		Meet a Roman Cook Learn about Roman food and cooking with food historian Sally Grainger. You will also make a Roman sauce based on original Roman recipes.
Wakefield Museum	Fri 13th April	10.30 - 12.00 or 1.30 - 3.00	Reservation Needed		Wiggly Worms Worms in wood, worms in dirt, worms in apples! Worms are everywhere!! Join us on a worm hunt and then make some wigglys yourself.

Wakefield Art Gallery. Call 0845 6018353 to book.

Venue:	Date:	Times:	Reservation?	Age:	Free Event Details:
Wakefield Art Gallery	Sat 13th Oct	11.00 - 3.00	NO		Big Draw – Shapes, Sequences & Symmetry Explore shape making, get in sequence and experiment with symmetry in this drop in drawing workshop.
Wakefield Art Gallery	Thu 25th Oct	10.30 - 12.00 or 1.30 - 3.00	Reservation Needed		Shape Safari Come on a safari around Wakefield Art Gallery and use the shapes we find to make some shapely artworks.
Wakefield Art Gallery	Tue 6th Nov Tue 4th Dec	11.00-11.45	Reservation Needed		Tiny Tuesdays Explore the gallery’s treasure box to find out about the art on display, then get messy with a hands on art activity. Each month your child will have the chance to explore themes such as colour, shape and texture through painting, printing and drawing.
Wakefield Art Gallery	Sat 10th Nov	10.30-3.30	Reservation Needed Workshop is free but requires a £15 deposit that will be returned upon arrival to the workshop.		Art Workshop for Adults Vessels & Bowls with Hanne Westergaard Working in stoneware clay this workshop will demonstrate how to make vessels and bowls using hand build techniques. The final piece will be fired.
Wakefield Art Gallery	Sat 15th Dec	3.00 - 4.30	Reservation Needed		Lanterns & Lights: Seasonal Workshop & Walk Make some seasonal crafts and take a short walk into Wakefield to look at the Christmas lights. Followed by mince pies and mulled wine.

Sandal Castle. Call 01977 723 640 Mon – Fri 9.30-12.30 to book.

Venue:	Date:	Times:	Reservation?	Age:	Free Event Details:
Sandal Castle	Mon 22nd Oct	10.30 - 12.00 or 1.30 - 3.00	Reservation Needed		Roundheads & Cavaliers Discover who the roundheads & cavaliers were, make a costume and prepare for battle…

Pontefract Museum. Call 01977 723640 Mon – Fri 9.30-12.30 to book.

Venue:	Date:	Times:	Reservation?	Age:	Free Event Details:
Pontefract Museum	Oct - Dec	During Opening Hours	NO		Flash Photography Quiz Have a go at our free quiz based on the museum exhibitions.
Pontefract Museum	Tue 23rd Oct	10.30 - 12.00 or 1.30 - 3.00	Reservation Needed		History Mystery Toys Bring your parents, grandparents, uncle, aunts or anyone a few years older than you to explore toys from the past, present & future.