Let their little minds run wild. 40 mins of imaginary play set to live music.
Come and immerse yourselves in an interactive, magical, musical story time.
Professional actors and musicians will run a 40 minute session that will get everybody's imaginations exploding.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Some of your all time favourite stories come to life as read and accompanied by our professional actor and musician
• Musical games and play acting
• Lots of movement and activity
• Parent and group participation as well as encouraged group play for your little ones
• Laughter and silliness from start to finish
SUITABLE FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS
The dynamic and structure of this class is aimed at children aged 2-5 years.
However, younger siblings are welcome to join in the fun.
Whilst they may not be able to participate in all the activities, younger ones will certainly be fascinated by the animation and energy of this session.
About MiniJam:
Semi Formal Classes
Fun and modern early-years education through music.
MiniJam is as much about the coffees and natter before/after class as it is about the interactive music and sensory experience for the babies and children.
We have pooled some of London’s top session musicians to create funky versions of nursery rhymes to jam along to.
We have also teamed up with psychologist Dr Gabby Bray DPsych, CPsychol, B.A.(Hons) (Oxon) in order to structure our termly programme to best benefit your little one.
Informal Fun Events:
🎸 GIGS - You can chat, you can feed, you can change nappies, you can leave half way through. No judgment or protocol here - just really varied music to listen to whilst your little one takes in new genres of from gypsy jazz to soul classics.
🎷 HOUSE PARTY - Featuring Ibiza style sax player. House music for grown ups, sensory play for babies. High levels of funsies for all!
📚 MAGICAL MUSICAL STORYTIME - Set their imaginations free with our interactive musical games and story telling as performed by professional actors and musicians.
Join Little Supernovas for a retelling of the traditional story of The Rat & The Zodiac for the Chinese New Year.
It is the Emperor's birthday and he wishes to know how to tell the time and so he declares a race with animals from across the country.
Who shall win the race and have a year named after them?
Our Storytimes incorporate British Sign Language (BSL) by our Storyteller with a British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Qualification.
About the venue:
One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.
The beautiful Grade II-listed venue presents a wide range of quality shows, from pre- and post-West End Drama to record-breaking musicals, opera, dance and family entertainment.
The theatre is also a popular filming location, having been used for film and TV including Finding Neverland, Bugsy Malone, Killing Eve and Ted Lasso.
Free. Drop-in (no need to book). Suitable for all ages. On the last Sunday of every month* plus special dates.
Explore the British Library with our creative offer, designed with families.
The Family Station, located on the Upper Ground Floor, includes creative resources full of ideas to explore, make and play in the Library.
Start your family adventure here, then go off to discover our building and learn all about the Library.
What is the Family Station?
• It is completely drop-in, so arrive anytime between 11.00 and 15.00 and stay for as long as you like. You’re welcome to arrive, leave, and come back whenever suits you best.
• While our Learning Assistants will be onsite, Family Station is completely family-led and informal. Meaning you can play, read and explore as a family, and help yourself to our various creative resources.
• There will be fun sensory items out to play with, a pop-up reading corner with braille and tactile editions and art materials to experiment, draw and build
• You can also borrow specially designed trails to explore the wider Library through your senses and enjoy playful interactions with our building and collection
• The Family Station is fully accessible and suitable for children with SEND
Family Station: Explore and Play, is open on the last Sunday* of every month, every day for one week during select school holidays and on special dates to coincide with Library-wide events.
Words jump off the page, images come alive and music fills the silence as we bring an entire book to life in a day.
Come and be part of the story!
Hear from incredible storytellers and settle in for gripping live performances at this drop-in event.
About the Southbank Centre:
We are the Southbank Centre
The largest arts centre in the UK, we’ve been the beating heart of London’s cultural life since 1951.
We put on thousands of events every year.
We work with the worlds most exciting artists, from household names to fresh new talent, giving them space to showcase their best work, for you.
We offer a gateway to new experiences.
We run a packed programme of events and workshops designed to encourage people of all backgrounds to engage with the arts and discover their own creative side.
We fuel creativity.
We offer space for artists to experiment and try new things, and give opportunities for emerging talent to further their skills with expert guidance.
We take the arts further.
We look beyond the capital, helping smaller arts venues and organisations across the country to host world-class exhibitions and performances.
Join Little Supernovas as they tell the fable of a race between a tortoise and a hare.
The hare is very confident that they are the fastest, but who will go the distance and win the race?
Our Storytimes incorporate British Sign Language (BSL) by our Storyteller with a British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Qualification.
About the venue:
One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.
The beautiful Grade II-listed venue presents a wide range of quality shows, from pre- and post-West End Drama to record-breaking musicals, opera, dance and family entertainment.
The theatre is also a popular filming location, having been used for film and TV including Finding Neverland, Bugsy Malone, Killing Eve and Ted Lasso.
Let their little minds run wild.
40 mins of imaginary play set to live music.
Come and immerse yourselves in an interactive, magical, musical story time.
Professional actors and musicians will run a 40 minute session that will get everybody's imaginations exploding.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Some of your all time favourite stories come to life as read and accompanied by our professional actor and musician
• Musical games and play acting
• Lots of movement and activity
• Parent and group participation as well as encouraged group play for your little ones
• Laughter and silliness from start to finish
Suitable for toddlers and preschoolers.
The dynamic and structure of this class is aimed at children aged 2-5 years. However, younger siblings are welcome to join in the fun.
Whilst they may not be able to participate in all the activities, younger ones will certainly be fascinated by the animation and energy of this session.
About MiniJam:
Semi Formal Classes
Fun and modern early-years education through music.
MiniJam is as much about the coffees and natter before/after class as it is about the interactive music and sensory experience for the babies and children.
We have pooled some of London’s top session musicians to create funky versions of nursery rhymes to jam along to.
We have also teamed up with psychologist Dr Gabby Bray DPsych, CPsychol, B.A.(Hons) (Oxon) in order to structure our termly programme to best benefit your little one.
Informal Fun Events:
🎸 GIGS - You can chat, you can feed, you can change nappies, you can leave half way through. No judgment or protocol here - just really varied music to listen to whilst your little one takes in new genres of from gypsy jazz to soul classics.
🎷 HOUSE PARTY - Featuring Ibiza style sax player. House music for grown ups, sensory play for babies. High levels of funsies for all!
📚 MAGICAL MUSICAL STORYTIME - Set their imaginations free with our interactive musical games and story telling as performed by professional actors and musicians.
Let their little minds run wild. 40 mins of imaginary play set to live music.
Come and immerse yourselves in an interactive, magical, musical story time.
Professional actors and musicians will run a 40 minute session that will get everybody's imaginations exploding.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Some of your all time favourite stories come to life as read and accompanied by our professional actor and musician
• Musical games and play acting
• Lots of movement and activity
• Parent and group participation as well as encouraged group play for your little ones
• Laughter and silliness from start to finish
SUITABLE FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS
The dynamic and structure of this class is aimed at children aged 2-5 years.
However, younger siblings are welcome to join in the fun.
Whilst they may not be able to participate in all the activities, younger ones will certainly be fascinated by the animation and energy of this session.
About MiniJam:
Semi Formal Classes
Fun and modern early-years education through music.
MiniJam is as much about the coffees and natter before/after class as it is about the interactive music and sensory experience for the babies and children.
We have pooled some of London’s top session musicians to create funky versions of nursery rhymes to jam along to.
We have also teamed up with psychologist Dr Gabby Bray DPsych, CPsychol, B.A.(Hons) (Oxon) in order to structure our termly programme to best benefit your little one.
Informal Fun Events:
🎸 GIGS - You can chat, you can feed, you can change nappies, you can leave half way through. No judgment or protocol here - just really varied music to listen to whilst your little one takes in new genres of from gypsy jazz to soul classics.
🎷 HOUSE PARTY - Featuring Ibiza style sax player. House music for grown ups, sensory play for babies. High levels of funsies for all!
📚 MAGICAL MUSICAL STORYTIME - Set their imaginations free with our interactive musical games and story telling as performed by professional actors and musicians.
Join Little Supernovas at Richmond Theatre and venture into the sea to find magical wish-granting fish!
The fisherman and his wife have many things they would like to wish for and their wishes keep getting bigger and bigger - will all their wishes be granted?
Our Storytimes incorporate British Sign Language (BSL) by our Storyteller with a British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Qualification.
About the venue:
One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.
The beautiful Grade II-listed venue presents a wide range of quality shows, from pre- and post-West End Drama to record-breaking musicals, opera, dance and family entertainment.
The theatre is also a popular filming location, having been used for film and TV including Finding Neverland, Bugsy Malone, Killing Eve and Ted Lasso.
Let their little minds run wild. 40 mins of imaginary play set to live music.
Come and immerse yourselves in an interactive, magical, musical story time.
Professional actors and musicians will run a 40 minute session that will get everybody's imaginations exploding.
WHAT TO EXPECT
• Some of your all time favourite stories come to life as read and accompanied by our professional actor and musician
• Musical games and play acting
• Lots of movement and activity
• Parent and group participation as well as encouraged group play for your little ones
• Laughter and silliness from start to finish
SUITABLE FOR TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS
The dynamic and structure of this class is aimed at children aged 2-5 years.
However, younger siblings are welcome to join in the fun.
Whilst they may not be able to participate in all the activities, younger ones will certainly be fascinated by the animation and energy of this session.
About MiniJam:
Semi Formal Classes
Fun and modern early-years education through music.
MiniJam is as much about the coffees and natter before/after class as it is about the interactive music and sensory experience for the babies and children.
We have pooled some of London’s top session musicians to create funky versions of nursery rhymes to jam along to.
We have also teamed up with psychologist Dr Gabby Bray DPsych, CPsychol, B.A.(Hons) (Oxon) in order to structure our termly programme to best benefit your little one.
Informal Fun Events:
🎸 GIGS - You can chat, you can feed, you can change nappies, you can leave half way through. No judgment or protocol here - just really varied music to listen to whilst your little one takes in new genres of from gypsy jazz to soul classics.
🎷 HOUSE PARTY - Featuring Ibiza style sax player. House music for grown ups, sensory play for babies. High levels of funsies for all!
📚 MAGICAL MUSICAL STORYTIME - Set their imaginations free with our interactive musical games and story telling as performed by professional actors and musicians.
Join Little Supernovas for Little Bunny Foo Foo, based on the original nursery rhyme! Bunny Foo Foo is pestering a population of field mice and bopping them on their heads.
What will happen when the Good Fairy comes down?
Our Storytimes incorporate British Sign Language (BSL) by our Storyteller with a British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Qualification.
About the venue:
One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.
The beautiful Grade II-listed venue presents a wide range of quality shows, from pre- and post-West End Drama to record-breaking musicals, opera, dance and family entertainment.
The theatre is also a popular filming location, having been used for film and TV including Finding Neverland, Bugsy Malone, Killing Eve and Ted Lasso.
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