Kids Shows & Workshops...

Don’t miss highlights in this year’s jam-packed kids’ programme include… Emmy Award winning Farmer Jason with his lively music show, back by popular demand on Saturday.  Make an Entrance!! (to the children’s area) with Jane on Thursday and Friday.  A finger-fiddling Origami Puppet Workshop followed by Hinged Theatre’s show Vasalisa and the Peacock (created especially for Larmer Tree!) on Saturday, plus Sticky Fingers Drop-In Sessions from Thursday to Sunday!  And making a stop in their fabulous red car on Sunday afternoon will be Ratty, Mole and Mr Toad!

Shows 

If you want a break from making and doing, let us entertain you with some wonderful puppetry, stories, theatre and songs for all the family including: 

3-Piece Sweet presented by Small Pond Theatre
Farmer Jason with Jason Ringenberg
Hot Hippo with State of Play
Jack and the Beanstalk with State of Play
Ratty, Mole and Mr Toad presented by Fried Gold Theatre & Jilted Pig
The Two Giants with State of Play
Uncle Tacko’s Flea Circus presented by Prom Prom Productions
Vasalisa and the Peacock presented by Hinged Theatre

Get Stuck In!

There will also be special one off workshops and activities taking place at various times for everyone to join in with, so what are you waiting for? Get Stuck In workshops for 2012 are:

Golden Oldie Songs with Sam Burns
Kids’ Drumming with Inta Africa
Make an Entrance!! with Jane Snook
Origami Puppet Workshop with Hinged Theatre
Pitta Bread Workshop with Pizza Tabun

Under 5s

Although a number of other sessions are open to under 5s there are a selection of activities especially for the bouncing babies and tearaway toddlers in the Larmer Tree crowd including:

Baby Music with Kathryn Crosby
Baby Yoga with Kathryn Crosby 
Mini African Movers with Z Movements
Playsongs with Nickie & Gill
Sticky Fingers Drop-In Sessions with Sticky Fingers

Childrens’ Hands On

Let your imagination run free and learn a new craft to take away with you in sessions running on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

Bead-A-Rama with Marion Gilbert
Boxing Clever with Julianne Mitchell
Customising Crazy with Jennie Hiett
Felted Balls with Gitta Cooper
Make a Windmill with Vanessa Kenneth
Pixie People & Fairy Folk with Georgie & Xenia
Potty Portraits! with Fran Quinlan

You’ll also find a handy Baby Changing Tent on the Larmer Lawns. And for those who’ve saved a couple of pennies you can have your face painted or your hair braided here too!

For more child and family-friendly activities please see our pages about Spoken Word, Woodland Crafts, Carnival Workshops, Circus, the YouthZone for 11-17 year olds, and host of things just for adults on our other What Else pages.

For a full timetable of events, don’t forget to buy your programme. They can be bought from Info at the festival.