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Use your detective skills to piece together the clues and crack the secret code. The code will reveal the features of the animal character, which you'll then create and design. This event combines your investigative abilities with your creative talents! Suitable for children aged 4+. No need to book. This is a drop in session. This event is part of the Barnet Summer Read. Sign-up at the event and join Barnet Book Detectives!

Fire up your imagination and experiment with different materials and techniques such as  printmaking, felt making , and collage to create exciting artwork.  The same session runs on three dates. You are welcome to attend one or more. Thursday 3 July Thursday 7 August Thursday 4 September

Take part in this relaxing Japanese art form of paper folding to make animals, flowers and more. This event is for people aged 60+ and their carers only.  Booking required for all over 60s and carers attending.  This event is part of our Loving Life project, a community health project for older adults in 2025. We particularly welcome those living with dementia and their carers. Loving Life is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.  

An extra special Rhyme Time where dads are invited to join in the fun and sing along with their little ones. No booking required. Places allocated on a first come, first served basis. 

Join Jackie in this creative workshop where you will learn the techniques of using watercolour  to create your very own spring flowers artwork. In this session, one has a moment, to pause, to observe and to capture the beauty within the stillness of nature. The way colours blend and flow create a sense of depth and movement; it embodies so much beauty and expression.  Watercolour can be relatively easy medium to start with, but mastering its techniques and effects requires practice and patience.

Join the Flower Bank in a workshop where you will create a flower arrangement and get to take your design home.  The Flower Bank aim to reduce waste in the flower market by working with retailers, florists and suppliers to turn end of shelf life flowers into beautiful arrangements.

Kick off with a verse starts with some gentle stretching and guided relaxation.  This prepares the body and mind to listen to a poem which gives participants a springboard for talking together.  Then, there is an invitation to write down some of your own thoughts.  Not in polished writing or as a poem, but in your own unique way. Don’t forget to bring a pen and something to write on! Karin De Novellis has a background in teaching and counselling. She is interested in both the spoken and written word and how they can enhance our well-being. 

Kick off with a verse starts with some gentle stretching and guided relaxation.  This prepares the body and mind to listen to a poem which gives participants a springboard for talking together.  Then, there is an invitation to write down some of your own thoughts.  Not in polished writing or as a poem, but in your own unique way. Don’t forget to bring a pen and something to write on! Karin De Novellis has a background in teaching and counselling. She is interested in both the spoken and written word and how they can enhance our well-being. 

Riddles & crafts - Solve the riddles, craft the answers! Ready to use your little grey cells for solving a few riddles?  Then unleash your creativity to give shape to the answers. This event is part of the Barnet Summer Read. Sign-up at the event and join Barnet Book Detectives! Suitable for ages 6+ First come, first served. No booking required but spaces are limited.

The aim is to create an authentic disco experience with music chosen by revellers. The intention is to promote healthy ageing, and the initiative takes inspiration from countries such as Japan and South Korea, whose populations continue to participate in dance and movement activities as they grow older. Dance for Joy holds the potential to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation, to improve fitness, and to improve feelings of subjective wellbeing and happiness.