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28th Jun 2007 to 26th Dec 2008
Storytimes and rhyme times
Story and rhyme times for children
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30th Jun 2007 to 31st Dec 2008
Tours of the Mill
Explore the fully restored, working watermill
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1st Oct 2007 to 31st Dec 2008
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Enjoy a tour of the Discovery Centre
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6th Jan to 21st Dec 2008
Here to Handle at Temple Newsam
Get closer to the past by handling objects from the collection
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13th Sep to 14th Dec 2008
Eating Creepy Crawlies
See live creepy crawlies and some prepared for dinner!
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29th Oct to 29th Nov 2008
African Drum Song and Dance Family Workshops
Tribal songs and dances from Gambia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe
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5th to 24th Nov 2008
Crime and Punishment guided tours
Discover the hidden side of Leeds Town Hall
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15th Nov 2008 to 3rd Jan 2009
Saturday Matinée
Each week the Hyde Park Picture House brings you the best in new and classic family cinema
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30th Nov 2008
Family Fun Day @ Armley Mills
Have a go at carding, spinning & weaving
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25th Jan 2009
Dirty Beasts - Galliard Ensemble
Roald Dahl's tale is illuminated to wicked proportions by Martin Butler’s musical adaptation
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Fun and learning go hand in hand in Leeds, and each of the city’s attractions offers something guaranteed to inspire and entertain young minds. The Royal Armouries is a great place for kids for all sorts of reasons, whether it's watching knights in full armour jousting in the tiltyard or just gawping at falconry displays. It's always worth looking out for their workshops too.
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Fun and learning go hand in hand in Leeds, and each of the city’s attractions offers something guaranteed to inspire and entertain young minds. The Royal Armouries is a great place for kids for all sorts of reasons, whether it's watching knights in full armour jousting in the tiltyard or just gawping at falconry displays. It's always worth looking out for their workshops too.
Hands on fun is also available at the Thackray Museum with their range of giant interactive models designed to show those curious minds how our bodies work.
Kids can experience the outdoors and learn about nature in Leeds’ many parks. Roundhay Park is the largest, but there are plenty more across the city with facilities such as play areas and skateboarding ramps. The organic Meanwood Valley Urban Farm offers the chance to meet sheep, pigs, donkeys and fluffy newly hatched chicks.
Tropical World, beside the aforementioned Roundhay Park, ticks a lot of boxes as far as stimulation-starved children are concerned. Here they can take in all sorts of unusual and exotic wildlife, from birds to lizards to butterflies, and all within a self-contained tropical atmosphere for extra authenticity. The adjoining Canal Gardens in themselves, are a great spot to visit — even if only to recover from the equatorial temperatures of Tropical World!
At Harewood House, you’ll find an adventure playground, a fascinating Victorian museum, and a bird garden replete with penguins, as well as Yorkshire’s very own planetarium.
The Temple Newsam estate features vast expanses of grass to run around in and a rare breeds farm to visit, whilst there’s picnic plots a-plenty at Kirkstall Abbey and a diary of workshops at the Abbey House Museum.
There’s even a whole museum especially for children — the hands-on Eureka! Centre, in nearby Halifax.
If you want to enjoy an evening of culture, many events welcome children too, such as productions at West Yorkshire Playhouse and the City Varieties Music Hall. There’s music with the Leeds International Concert Season’s special family concerts and young people even have their own special week of cinema with the annual Leeds Young People’s Film Festival.
Teenagers can find events that interest them through www.breeze.org, and sign up for a free Breeze card to get leisure discounts.
That should keep them occupied — and there's more than a good chance you'll enjoy yourself just as much as they do!
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