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Half Term Family Workshops & Tours

Updated: May 27, 2021


Paul Feeley: Space Stands Still

Creative Family Event



During London Gallery Weekend, Waddington Custot's littlest visitors are invited to step into the world of artist, Paul Freeley, to imagine their own abstract compositions, play with shape and colour and to build a mini sculpture to take home.


Friday 4th June, 2-5pm (45 minute sessions) at Waddington Custot, 11 Cork Street, London W1S 3LT Email: rsvp@waddingtoncustot.com


Cutty Sark


All Aboard! Family Bubble Tours



Discover the secrets of the ship at a Family Friendly Bubble Tour of the Cutty Sark. How did Captain Woodget use rats to wake the sailors when it was time for breakfast? Why are ship’s biscuits perhaps not as yummy as they might sound? How did a sailor, deemed ‘lost at sea’, find his way back on board Cutty Sark? Join a family tour this May half-term to hear the lesser known stories of Cutty Sark. Cutty Sark Characters also running during half-term and weekends in May.

1, 3, 4 June

All ages, £5.


ZSL London Zoo


The Very Hungry Caterpillar -



Celebrate this wiggly hero with Storytelling in the caterpillar hub (by the caterpillar himself), bug-tastic crafts, caterpillar inspired challenges and a journey though a supersized fruits assault course! Create wildlife seed bombs for your garden plus a 'Munch' through giant food trail. Stroll through the real-life Butterfly Paradise and discover more about other amazing bugs too in the brand NEW Tiny Giants world.


29 May–16 July

Included in entry price



Online Workshops



The perfect workshops for the cartoon mad.


Learn how to design your own cartoon characters and then draw them in a one-page comic strip story. Great for beginners, and fun for those with a little more experience. Ages 8+

1 June 11am–12.30pm, £12


If you’re new to the world of Japanese comics, or if you love manga and anime characters and would like to create your own, here’s where you’ll learn how to draw faces, expressions, bodies and clothing. Perfect for the Manga mad.

2 June 11am–12.30pm, £12


The longest-running weekly comic in the world. Learn how to draw some favourites and then design your own Beano front cover.

2,4 June 1.30pm–3pm, £12


Japanese comics are drawn in many different styles, Create your own character, and then feature them in a page of manga artwork.

4 June 11am–12.30pm, £12


Julia Colls 14 May 2021

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