Find out about local family friendly events in and around South Leeds, including: Leeds City Centre, West Leeds (Bramley & Stanningley, Armley, Pudsey & Tong, Farnley & Wortley), East Leeds (Garforth & Swillington, Temple Newsam, Rothwell, Crossgates, Burmantofts & Richmond Hill), South Leeds (Morley, Beeston, Holbeck, Hunslet Middleton Park, Cottingley & Belle Isle) and surrounding areas.
Saturday Scrap Art Project with CYP Arts. FREE for all children and young people living in Inner West Leeds (Armley, Bramley & Stanningley and Kirkstall). Youth Activity Project (for 8-17 year olds) Saturdays 8th Feb - 21st March 11 - 12.30pm Bramley Community Centre, Waterloo Lane Limited space so book your child’s place now! Info@cyp-arts.co.uk...
Friday 14th to 24th February 2020, 10am to 5pm Nick Jr. characters are brought to life from more than 500,000 toy bricks for interactive fun! PAW Patrol, Abby Hatcher, Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Shimmer and Shine can be found throughout the centre with a trail map. Once all characters have been found, children...
Celebrating the famous books, little ones can enjoy our sensory trays and you can create a Valentines card with little one’s footprints to take away for that someone special or simply to commemorate baby's first valentines. Along with a sing song and some bubbles to boot! FEW Gifts - Art Hub, Garforth, 1 Sycamore Court,...
Saturday February 15th to Sunday February 23rd 2020 Join in for one of the most exciting times in the farming calendar, lambing season! Meet all the new arrivals, bottle feed demonstration along with soft play, tractor trailer rides and sheep and ferret racing! Suitable for all ages. £9.95 per person, £38 family ticket. Call on...
All children who visit the railway in fancy dress between the 15th and 23rd February will travel for half price. In addition to this there will be free craft activities in their heated marquee for all ticket holders. Trains run on a 20-minute schedule between 11am to 3.40pm. Contact 01484 865727 for details. Park Mill...
Join the FREE family friendly Cottingley Winter Wellbeing Festival on Saturday 15th February 2020 from 10am-12noon. They’ll have all sorts of fun activities from crafts and games to massage and henna to help brighten up your winter! Refreshments will be available throughout the morning for free. Open to people in or around Cottingley aged 16+....
15th and 16th February, 10am-4pm Chase & Marshall are attending, there’s a paw patrol disco with party games for the children, lots of prizes to be won. There is a face painter & temporary tattoos available for the children, plus lots of activities for all the family all weekend. No booking required. 0113 282 8828.
Join Britain’s biggest repair café this half term! Bring along your broken household items to be mended as part of the repair revolution. Save on expensive repair costs or if you're just not sure what's wrong with it - everything from electricals, lamps, vacuum cleaners, laptops, toys, sewing repairs! Leeds Kirkgate Market Event Space Saturday...
15th and 16th February, 10am-4pm Chase & Marshall are attending, there’s a paw patrol disco with party games for the children, lots of prizes to be won. There is a face painter & temporary tattoos available for the children, plus lots of activities for all the family all weekend. No booking required. 0113 282 8828.
Sunday 16th February 2020, 10am-12pm Excellent activity suitable for the whole family, hands on building of your own nest boxes to take away with you and give nature a home! Due to a limited number of bird box kits call in advance to book to avoid disappointment on 0113 2040441 (open Saturday 9am-4pm) or email...
Sunday 16 February 2020, 2pm-4pm All the dark drama of black in fashion, and the best of British supernatural stories. A history wardrobe presentation, with spookily beautiful costumes, and readings from Jane Austen, the Bronte's, Mary Shelley, Mrs Radcliffe and The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. £12.50. Booking essential, 01924 324765. Wilton Park, Batley...
Monday 17th to Friday 21st February 2020 Family Fun Swims - popular family sessions with floats and fun. £6 adults/£3.20 children/family ticket £15. Crash Courses - Five daily sessions for tiddlers (aged 3+) and tadpoles to boost their confidence in the water. Cost £25 for the week, Contact 0113 256 0949. Bramley Baths February half term...
Monday 17th & Wednesday 19th February 2020, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm + Thursday 20th February 2020, 10am-12pm Outdoor adventures including den building, woodland scavenger hunts, rock painting and much more. Suitable for children aged 8-13 years, younger siblings welcome. All children must wear waterproof coat and suitable shoes. Hosted by Groundwork NEWY and funded by Leeds...
Monday 17th to Friday 21st February, 10am – 4pm Join us this half term in our outdoor plant department for our kid’s planting event! Children can enjoy planting sunflower seeds with our team to take home and watch the magic grow! £2 per child, includes 5”inch green recycled pot, seeds & information leaflet donated by Fothergills. No...
Learn how to make your own textured slime, choosing from a range of colours and textures. FREE 30-minute slime making workshops. Workshops will run between 10.30am – 1.15pm on Monday 17th February, Tuesday 18th February, Thursday 20th February, Friday 21st February, and Sunday 23rd February. Remember a container to take the slime away with you. Suitable for ages 4+,...
The Tetley – Free Family Activities 17th February – 22nd February Join the free do-it-yourself craft sessions in the Learning Studio that the whole family will enjoy! Experiment with origami, build your own model boat or create a superhero and mask! These free sessions are suitable for all ages and levels of abilities. Drop-in anytime...
Monday 17th & Tuesday 18 February 2020, 10am, 12pm & 2pm See if you have what it takes to become the ultimate Pokémon master in this challenge! Design a new Pokémon in Prof. Pine's Lab, stop Team Rocket by saving the Pokémon Eggs and a Pokémon Masters Relay Race. Ages 4+. 2 hours. £12.50 Adv...
Monday 17th February, 11am to 4pm Quad biking session, open to young people aged 13+ living in Morley North, Morley South, Ardsley, Tingley Robin Hood & Rothwell wards. Activity delivered by Leeds Youth Service. Tickets £10, contact glen.o'malley@leeds.gov.uk. Morley Leisure Centre, Queensway, Morley, Leeds LS27 9JP.
Monday 17th & Tuesday 18 February 2020, 10am, 12pm & 2pm See if you have what it takes to become the ultimate Pokémon master in this challenge! Design a new Pokémon in Prof. Pine's Lab, stop Team Rocket by saving the Pokémon Eggs and a Pokémon Masters Relay Race. Ages 4+. 2 hours. £12.50 Adv...
After a short gallery tour you’ll learn how to make a drawing look 3D, then use brushes, inks and board to make a decorative form (inspired by Edward Allington’s Decorative Forms Over the World series) to take with you, and photograph on your travels. You can also share its journey on social media using #decorativeformsontour. Suitable...
18th February 2020, 10am -4pm Set up camp and spend your day in the woods! Includes a day of outdoor games and bushcraft activities led by experienced leaders. Activities include shelter building, fire lighting, campfire cooking, woodwork and bow and arrows. Suitable for ages 8-13 years. Booking required on 0113 243 0815 Skelton Grange Environment...
Tuesday 18th & Thursday 20th of February, 11am-3pm Head to Thwaite Watermills on the Tuesday for some crafty cookery, bake and decorate your own gingerbread men for children under 5. On Thursday join Thwaite Watermills for a series of weird and wonderful science experiments! 0113 378 2983. Normal admission applies but there is no charge...
This February half term, explore the Discovery Centres huge collection of insects and creepy crawlies. Enjoy critter themed crafts and a tour of the amazing store, containing over 1 million objects! Free Event suitable for all ages.
Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st February 2020, 10am, 12pm & 2pm Help James get rid of the stinky Twits through messy play and making your own smelly potion! Ages 2+. 2 hours. £12.50 Adv / £15 OTD including party food. 0113 257 5750.
18th – 20th February 2020, 12.30 – 3pm This half term celebrate our creative thinkers and innovators at the new “Leeds to Innovation” exhibition at Armley Mills. Get hands on with the collection and build your own innovative creation from Lego. Add a motor, get coding and to make your creation move, make noise and...
Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st February 2020, 10am, 12pm & 2pm Help James get rid of the stinky Twits through messy play and making your own smelly potion! Ages 2+. 2 hours. £12.50 Adv / £15 OTD including party food. 0113 257 5750.
Thursday 20th - Friday 21st February 2020 No prior experience required. Suitable for 5-12yr olds. Enjoy learning how to make your lego models come to life with motors and sensors creating beautiful artwork at the same time. Great introduction to block programming, problem solving and computational thinking skills. Lego building, coding and art in one!...
Tuesday 18th & Thursday 20th of February, 11am-3pm Head to Thwaite Watermills on the Tuesday for some crafty cookery, bake and decorate your own gingerbread men for children under 5. On Thursday join Thwaite Watermills for a series of weird and wonderful science experiments! 0113 378 2983. Normal admission applies but there is no charge...
Thursday 20th - Friday 21st February 2020 No prior experience required. Suitable for 5-12yr olds. Enjoy learning how to make your lego models come to life with motors and sensors creating beautiful artwork at the same time. Great introduction to block programming, problem solving and computational thinking skills. Lego building, coding and art in one!...
Friday 21st February, 10am - 3pm Come and join the Groundwork NEWY team for a day of den building and nature walks in either Rothwell or Bramley. Get outside and shake off those Winter blues. Sessions are 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm with a free lunch. Contact 07824343693 to book. Bramley Falls Park,...
Wednesday 19th – Friday 21st February 2020, 10am, 12pm & 2pm Help James get rid of the stinky Twits through messy play and making your own smelly potion! Ages 2+. 2 hours. £12.50 Adv / £15 OTD including party food. 0113 257 5750.
Friday 21st February 2020, 10.30 to 11.30am Join Julia Donaldson’s ‘Snail and the Whale’ inspired holiday class. A fun, messy and sensory art session for children aged 6 months to 7 years. Mix of messy, sensory, painting and crafty activities plus a snack and drink! Booking required, 07786 994331.
Saturday Scrap Art Project with CYP Arts. FREE for all children and young people living in Inner West Leeds (Armley, Bramley & Stanningley and Kirkstall). Youth Activity Project (for 8-17 year olds) Saturdays 8th Feb - 21st March 11 - 12.30pm Bramley Community Centre, Waterloo Lane Limited space so book your child’s place now! Info@cyp-arts.co.uk...
Saturday 22nd February 2020 Playful Sculpture Walk, 12.45pm & 2.30pm Wrap up warm and get your family outside this February. Their artist will take you on a playful and interactive walk to wake up minds and make discoveries. £3. Suitable for all ages. Free family art workshops, 1pm & 3pm Then why not stop by...
Tuesday 18th - Saturday 22nd February 2020, 2pm Watch a classic film in one of the UK’s smallest cinemas. The Art Deco Palace Picture House will be screening family favourites and vintage classics every day during the holidays. Grab a family ticket for just £9 which includes entry into the museum and the Leeds to...
Friends Of Middleton Park brings you another great programme of FREE family friendly activities for February half term. Everyone is welcome. All free, no booking required. Children are free to come and go, but all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Saturday 15th February, 10am-12noon - Leeds Young Archaeologists Club. To find out...
Last Saturday of the month, 9.30am-12.30pm Monthly craft and food market last Saturday of the month at Watsonian Pavillion on Cross Flatts Park. Organised / supported by Better Action for Families (BAFF), Health4All and Leeds City Council. Contact Sid 07944 461545, Lynn 07515 851631 or Alia 07514 781215 or email BAFFAlia@hotmail.com for info. Starts Saturday...
Saturday Scrap Art Project with CYP Arts. FREE for all children and young people living in Inner West Leeds (Armley, Bramley & Stanningley and Kirkstall). Youth Activity Project (for 8-17 year olds) Saturdays 8th Feb - 21st March 11 - 12.30pm Bramley Community Centre, Waterloo Lane Limited space so book your child’s place now! Info@cyp-arts.co.uk...
Fortnightly Saturdays, 11am-12.30pm Dads/male carers/lone parents/new to the area? Bring your little ‘uns. Come and be part of the fun. Free hot butty and a chat with other dads and carers. Fun indoor and outdoor activities for kids throughout the year. Arts & crafts, soft play, bush craft, baking, free fun days out. Refreshments provided...
