Events and Activitiesfor Children

January-February 2011

National Storytelling Week Launch [All Ages]Saturday 29 January2:00 - 4:00pmJoin us for some fun storytelling to kick off National Storytelling Week!

National Storytelling Week [Ages 0-5]Monday 31 January - Saturday 5 February10:30 - 11:00amJoin us in the children’s area for all your favourite stories, as part of National Storytelling Week.

National Storytelling Week [Ages 5+]Monday 31 January - Saturday 5 February4:00 - 4:30pm Join us after school for some great stories.

Chinese New Year Arts and Craft Workshop [Ages 5-15]Saturday 12 February2:30 - 4:00pmCelebrate Chinese New Year at our Arts and Craft workshop.

Jacqueline Wilson Week: Double Act [Ages 5-15]Monday 21 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Paint GIANT pictures of Ruby and Garnet, the Double Act twins!

Jacqueline Wilson Week: Cliffhanger [Ages 5-15]Tuesday 22 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Write your own cliff-hanger and enter our story writing competition for great prizes!

Jacqueline Wilson Week: The Illustrated Mum [Ages 5-15]Wednesday 23 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Create your very own tattoo t-shirt and look like Dolphin’s Mum.

Britannica Family Event [Families]Wednesday 23 February 2:00 - 4:00pmUse our free online resources and learn together as a family. This session includes an introduction to Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as quizzes and homework help. Come along and have fun while you learn!

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Idea Store Bow Special Events

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Jacqueline Wilson Week: Secrets [Ages 5-15]Thursday 24 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Make your very own diary and keep all of your secrets hidden.

Jacqueline Wilson Week: Tracy Beaker [Ages 5-15]Friday 25 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Come along and watch our back-to-back DVD Tracy Beaker marathon!

Jacqueline Wilson Fun Day [Ages 5-15]Saturday 26 February 2:30 - 4:00pm Join us for face painting, arts & crafts and much more!

PLUS the winner of the Cliffhanger story competition announced!

Idea Store Bow Special Events

Idea Store Canary Wharf Special Events

National Storytelling WeekLet your imagination fly in our special story sessions

Saturday 29 January 2:30 - 3:30pm [Ages 0-7]Tuesday 1 February 10:30 - 11:30am [Ages 0-4]Wednesday 2 February 10:30 - 11:30am [Ages 0-4]Saturday 5 February 2:30 - 3:30pm [Ages 0-7]

Draw a Dragon [Ages 4-12]Monday 21 February2:30 - 4:00pmHave a great time helping us make a new wall mural with a dragon theme and listen to some fiery stories.

Peppa Pig Fun Time [Ages 0-5]Wednesday 23 February10:30 - 11:30amOink Oink! Come along and listen to Peppa pig stories and join in our colouring session (Lots of pink!).

Free Beginners IT Course [Families]16 January - 20 March (Every Sunday for ten weeks 1:00 - 2:00pm) Join our free course and learn the very basics of computing including how to use a computer, how to save and print, surf the internet and much more!

Limited spaces available. Please enrol early to avoid disappointment!

National Storytelling Week [All ages]Monday 29 January - Friday 3 February 4:00 - 4:30pm everydayCelebrate storytelling week with us by reading and listening to some of your favourite books!

Chinese Year of the Rabbit [Families]Thursday 3 February 4:00 - 5:00pmCelebrate the year of the rabbit and make Chinese New Year Lanterns!

Idea Store Chrisp Street Special Events

Idea Store Canary Wharf Special Events

Saturday Story Time [Ages 0-7]Saturday 26 February 2:30 - 3:30pmCome and pick out your favourite reads and share them with us in our story time session.

Sunday Art Sessions [Ages 4-14]Every Sunday2:00 - 4:00pmBored with nothing to do? Why not get creative in our laid back Sunday art group? Materials free.

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Idea Store Chrisp Street Special Events

International Language Day The Importance of Mother Tongue [All Ages]Sunday 20 February 11:00am - 1:00pmA seminar discussion for school children and parents exploring the importance of Mother Tongue.

Guest speakers will be present to facilitate the discussion.

Half Term Activities:

Britannica Family Event [Families]Monday 21 February andFriday 25 February 2:00 - 4:00pmUse our free online resources and learn together as a family. This session includes an introduction to Encyclopaedia Britannica as well quizzes and homework help. Come along and have fun while you learn!

Horrid Henry’s World [Ages 5-9]Tuesday 22 February -Thursday 24 February 2:00 - 3:00pmCome along and test your Horrid Henry knowledge with fun quizzes, poster competition and more!

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Idea Store Whitechapel Special Events

Create a Superhero Calendar! [Ages 5+]Saturday 8 January2:15 - 4:15pmPow! Start the year by custom making your very own calendar. Boom! Use your artistic super powers and create your own super hero!

Winnie the Pooh Day [All ages]Saturday 15 January11:00am - 4:00pmJoin us to celebrate the birthday of author A.A. Milne who was born on 18 January 1882

Teddy Bears Picnic and Honey Pot Hunt11:00am - 12.00pmBring your favourite Teddy and help find Pooh’s favourite treat!

Winnie the Pooh - Pooh’s Heffalump Movie12:00 - 2:00pm

Make a Hundred Acre Wood Mobile2:15 - 4:15pmCome and make a fantastic mobile using all your favourite characters!

Tell Me a Story [Ages 5+]Saturday 29 January2:15 - 4:15pmCalling all budding storytellers! Celebrate the start of National Storytelling Week by writing and sharing your own story in the Idea Store!

Make a Chinese Lantern [All ages]Saturday 5 February2:15 - 4:15pmCelebrate Chinese New Year by making a colourful lantern to hang in the store or at home.

Be my Valentine! [Ages 5-11]Saturday 12 February2:15 - 4:15pmMake a handmade card to show that special someone you really care!

Make a Puppet Theatre (Session 1) [Ages 5+]Monday 21 February2:15 - 4:15pmMake your very own puppet theatre to take home!

Make a Puppet Theatre (Session 2) [Ages 5+]Tuesday 22 February2:15 - 4:15pmDecorate your theatre and put on a performance for the whole family!

Britannica Family Event [Families]Tuesday 22 February2:00 - 4:00pmUse our free online resources and learn together as a family. This session includes an introduction to Encyclopaedia Britannica as well as quizzes and homework help. Come along and have fun while you learn!

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Idea Store Whitechapel Special Events

Half-Term Fun Seriously Silly Sock Puppets [All ages]Wednesday 23 February2:15 - 4:15pmYellow ones, red ones, stripy ones too! Which one will you choose to do?

Fearsome Ferocious Animal Masks [All ages]Thursday 24 February2:15 - 4:15pmGrrr! Lions and tigers and bears oh my! Make an animal mask and frighten your friends.

Games Afternoon[All ages]Friday 25 February2:15 - 4:15pmCelebrate the last day of Half-Term with fun and games! Musical Statues, Duck Duck Goose and all your favourites! Prizes for the winners!

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New Year Resolution Scroll [All ages]Saturday 8 January2:00 - 3:00pmCome and design your own scroll with your New Year resolutions.

Games Afternoon [Ages 5-10] Saturday 15 January2:00 - 4:00pmBored or Board? Come along and play some board games.

Craft Event [All ages]Saturday 22 January2:00 - 3:00pmGet crafty, come and create your own masterpiece.

Storytelling Afternoon [Ages 0-10]Saturday 29 January2:00 - 3:00pmNational Storytelling Week, come and listen to a story.

Storytelling Afternoon [Ages 0-10] Saturday 5 February2:00 - 3:00pmNational Storytelling Week, come and listen to a story.

Valentine Cards [All ages] Saturday 12 February2:00 - 3:00pmDesign your Valentine card for friends and family.

Bethnal Green Library Special Events

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Cubitt Town Library Special Events

Bethnal Green Library Special EventsMask Making [All ages]Thursday 24 February2:00 - 4:00pmCome and make a fairytale character mask.

Homework Help [All ages]Friday 25 February2:00 - 4:00pmCome and get help with any homework you have before you return to school.

Make a Snowflake [All ages]Saturday 26 February2:00 - 3:00pmCome and make a snowflake decoration.

Make a Bookmark [All ages]Saturday 19 February2:00 - 3:00pmMake a bookmark for your library books.

Face Painting [All ages]Monday 21 February2:00 - 4:00pmCome and get your face painted as your favourite character.

Bookmark Making [All ages]Tuesday 22 February2:00 - 3:00pmCome and decorate a bookmark.

National Storytelling Week [Ages 6-11]Monday 31 - Friday 4 February4:00 - 4:30pm (except Wednesday)In conjunction with Holocaust Memorial Day we will be reading ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ everyday.

Discover Your Chinese Animal [All ages]Saturday 5 February2:00 - 4:00pmAs part of the Chinese New Year celebrations come and create an animal mask of your Chinese sign.

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Cubitt Town Library Special EventsCreate your own Valentine’s Card [All ages]Saturday 12 February2.00 - 4:00pmCreate a card for someone special.

There’s a Gruffalo in the library!

Half Term Activities

Create a Gruffalo Mural [All ages]Saturday 19 February 2:00 - 4:00pmHelp us create the Gruffalo story as a mural.

Gruffalo Biscuits [All ages]Monday 21 February2:00 - 4:00pmDesign your own Gruffalo biscuits, then gobble them up!

Gruffalo Story Book [All ages]Thursday 24 February2:00 - 4:00pmTell us what the Gruffalo would see if you wrote the book!

Gruffalo Mask Making [All ages]Saturday 26 February2:00 - 4:00pmThere’s no such thing as a Gruffalo, or is there? Make a mask to scare your mum and dad!

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Watney Market Library Special EventsScratch it and See! [All ages]Saturday 8 January2:00 - 4:00pmMake your own scratch-art calendar to see you through the year.

Tickets available at the Library from 12pm on the day.

NEW Saturday Sunshiners Under 5s GroupSaturday 22 January10:30 - 11:30amCome along to our new weekly Under 5s Rhyme and Story Time for all Under 5s and their parents/carers.

Chinese New Year Funtime [All ages]Saturday 29 January

Chinese Drum Craft Session2:00 - 3:00pm Tickets available at the Library from 12pm on the day

Chinese New Year Party 3:00 - 4:00pm Music and fun for everyone.

No tickets required

Booked Up [All ages]Saturday 5 February2:00 - 3:00pmCelebrate National Storytelling Week by making your own storybook.

Loved Up at the Library [All ages]Saturday 12 February2:00 - 3:00pmMake a Valentine Card for someone you love.

Tickets available at the Library from 12pm on the day

Roald Dahl Day at the Library [All ages]Monday 21 February10:00am - 4:00pmCome to the library for a day of Roald Dahl fun. Quizzes, puzzles and a treasure hunt.

Film Fun with the ‘BFG’10:00 - 11:00am2.00 - 3.00pmHelp to make a Big Friendly Giant. Craft Session.

Tickets available at the Library from 12pm on the day

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Watney Market Library Special Events

Comic Capers [All ages]Tuesday 22 February2:00 - 3:00pmMake your own Superhero comic and poster.

Computerwise [Ages 5+]Thursday 24 February2:00 - 4:00pmHave fun finding facts, staying safe online and getting the most from the internet in this fun-packed information session with Britannica Online.

Family Film Fun [All ages]Friday 25 February2:00 - 3:30pmCome and watch a great family film.

Family Fun DaySaturday 26 FebruaryAll day crafts and fun plus music, puzzles and competitions for everyone.

Saturday Sunshiners [Under 5s]10.30-11.30amRhyme and story time for all Under 5s and their parents/carers.

Family Film Fun [All ages]11.30am - 1.00pmCome and enjoy a film for all the family.

Come and Get Crafty [All ages]2.00 - 3.30pmFamily craft session.

Idea Store Opening TimesMonday-Thursday 9.00am - 9.00 pm

Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm (Bow, Chrisp Street) 11.00am - 5.00pm (Whitechapel) 12.00 noon - 6.00pm (Canary Wharf)

Library Opening TimesMonday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Tuesday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town) 9.00am - 5.00pm (Watney Market)

Wednesday Closed

Thursday 9.00am - 8.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market,) Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm (Bethnal Green) 9.00am - 5.00pm (Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Sunday Closed

Local History Library and Archives is temporarily closed for building works until mid January 2011.

Dorset Library is temporarily closed for Health and Safety reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. In the interim the Idea Store Mobile Library will be visiting the area.

For more information about any of our events, just ask at the helpdesk, call020 7364 4332 or visit www.ideastore.co.uk

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