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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum family craft activities – summer 2011

Arty Automobiles Monday 25 Jul Get creative and design an automobile. Funky Felting Tuesday 26 Jul Transform into funky colourful creations. Landscape Weave Wednesday 27 Jul Design your very own landscape using fabric and textiles. Fantasy Tree Thursday 28 Jul Let your imagination run wild and grow into a beautiful tree. Collage Bird Monday 1 Aug Turn pieces of paper into a beautiful bird. Kite Making Tuesday 2 Aug Make your own kite to soar in the skies. Design an Airplane Wednesday 3 Aug Get creative and design your own little airplane. Bizarre Bird Thursday 4 Aug Create a bird like no other ever seen before. Airy Fairies Friday 5 Aug Make magical fairy creatures. Snappy Fish Monday 8 Aug Make a happy snappy fish to enjoy. Fish Mosaic Tuesday 9 Aug Create a colourful aquatically themed mosaic. Create a Crab Wednesday 10 Aug Create a creature of the summer sea; the crab. Tackle a Turtle Thursday 11 Aug Turn your hand to creating a fun turtle. Pond Dipping Friday 12 Aug Traditional fun for the whole family to enjoy. Planet Creations Monday 15 Aug Get creative making a planet of your choice; maybe Saturn, Earth or why not invent your very own planet. Make a Space Cat Tuesday 16 Aug Create a fun and funky space cat. Space Mobile Wednesday 17 Aug Make a fun and exciting space mobile. Alien Spaceship Thursday 18 Aug Let your imagination soar to space while making an alien spaceship. Lunar Launch Pad Friday 19 Aug Build your own lunar launch pad. Photo Wheel Monday 22 Aug Design a photo wheel for all those fun memories. Musical Instruments Tuesday 23 Aug Create your own fun musical instrument. Brilliant Badges Wednesday 24 Aug Make your own celebratory badge to wear or give away to family or friends. Party Hat Design Thursday 25 Aug Design your very own party hat to wear. Bunting Friday 26 Aug Make your own bunting to decorate with.

Enjoy some quality time with your children at Helmshore Mills Textile Museum by treating them to an hour and a half of crafty fun in the museum. All activities run from 10:30 to12:00 charges apply - booking essential.

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Holcombe Road, Helmshore, Rossendale Lancs. Tel. 01706 226459 [email protected] www.lancashire.gov.uk/museums Rossendale Museum family craft activities – summer 2011

Summer wall hanging Monday 25 Jul Make a lovely three-tier wall hanging to celebrate summer. Fabulous fabrics Wednesday 27 Jul Be inspired by our Threads Transformed exhibition to create a collage using different fabrics. Beastly bug biscuits Thursday 28 Jul Turn biscuits and cakes into bug inspired delights! Delightful decoupage Tuesday 9 Aug Use decoupage to decorate old jars. Create a vase or pencil holder with a floral or an intergalactic theme. Perfect puppets Wednesday 10 Aug Design and make a hand puppet. Magical masks Thursday 11 Aug Mask making, from ferocious felines or beautiful butterflies to terrific tribal inspired masks. Pretty prints Tuesday 16 Aug Design a pressboard printing block to mono print a greetings card and sheet of gift wrap. Hats and headdresses Wednesday 17 Aug Have a close up look at some of the headwear from the museum’s collection and be inspired to make your own. Musical madness Thursday 18 Aug Make a tribal inspired shaker and play in a percussion workshop – have a go on some African drums! Beastly bug biscuits Tuesday 23 Aug See above Awesome animals Wednesday 24 Aug Animal themed crafts including origami. Pretty prints Thursday 25 Aug See above

Enjoy some quality time with your children in Whitaker Park and then treat them to two hours of crafty fun in the museum. All activities run from 13:30 to15:30 charges apply - booking essential.

Rossendale Museum, Whitaker Park, Road, , Lancashire. Tel. 01706 260785 [email protected]