Christmas for kids in Covent Garden
It’s the Christmas conundrum. How do you combine a shopping trip with activities that will keep the little ones happy for hours on end?
The solution is somewhere that’s eminently accessible, full of top places for present shopping and all shot through with a healthy dose of nostalgic Christmas cheer.
This is where Covent Garden comes in. With this year’s theme of ‘A Very Merry Christmas’ the whole area is awash in celebrations, from a giant Christmas tree and reindeer petting, interactive workshops plus children’s stories told by candlelight.
Keep the little ones warm with some cuddly blankets from the dressing area and then sit with them in the flickering candlelight of the Market Building North Hall. Here, professional storytellers will read heart-warming tales that will surprise and delight in equal measure.
For those kids who want to get more involved, craft experts are on-hand to help them fashion their own glittery tree decorations, together with build-your-own-puppet workshops. It’s like Santa’s workshop, in fact, but utilising kiddie power rather than elves.
Add in a backdrop of stunning lighting and the sound of choir singers echoing around the Piazza and you have the sort of day that will be written about in countless blogs or exercise books that night; your little ones’ hot little fingers still sticky with glitter and glue as they record their thoughts of a memorable day out.
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See below for details of activities for Kids:
Reindeer Petting
Monday 9th November
East Piazza
2.00pm – 6.00pm
Meet Santa’s elves, plus feed and pet his real live reindeer. A truly memorable Christmas experience.
Children’s Stories by Candlelight
Saturday 21st November
North Hall
11.00am – 1.00pm
Olivia Armstrong, whose magical monologues have previously been heard in places such as London’s Horniman Museum, the British Museum and The Museum of London, will enchant the kids with magical Christmas stories.
Children’s Workshops
Saturday 28th November
North Hall
11.00am – 1.00pm
Scissors, glitter and paper at the ready for the first in a series of four Christmas Workshops especially for kids. They’ll learn how to make their own Christmas decorations including snowflakes and bunting, to hang on their Christmas tree at home.
Reindeer Petting
Saturday 28th November
East Piazza
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Meet Santa’s elves, plus feed and pet his real live reindeer. A truly memorable Christmas experience.
Children’s stories by Candlelight
Sunday 29th November
North Hall
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Chloe Davies, who starred in Sir Peter Hall’s ‘Amadeus’ at The Old Vic and played the voice of the main character for ‘Castle Farm’, a children’s cartoon series which will be out next year on Channel 5, tells tall Christmassy tales that will leave the little ones spellbound.
Reindeer Petting
Saturday 5th December
East Piazza
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Meet Santa’s elves, plus feed and pet his real live reindeer. A truly memorable Christmas experience.
Children’s Workshops
Saturday 5th Decmber
North Hall
11.00pm – 1.00pm
Gingerbread & cookie making
Children’s stories by Candlelight
Sunday 6th December
North Hall
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Stories told by Margaret Bateson Hill
Children’s Workshops
Saturday 12th December
North Hall
11.00 – 1.00pm
Puppet making
Reindeer Petting
Saturday 12th December
East Piazza
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Meet Santa’s elves, plus feed and pet his real live reindeer. A truly memorable Christmas experience.
Children’s stories by Candlelight
Sunday 13th December
North Hall
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Stories told by Josh Guillemin
Kids Christmas Play
North Hall
11.00am – 1.00pm
A Christmas theater performance for kids.
Children’s Workshops
Saturday 19th December
North Hall
11.00 – 1.00pm
Christmas decoration making
Children’s Workshops
Sunday 20th December
North Hall
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Costume making
Reindeer Petting
Monday 21st December
East Piazza
12.00pm – 5.00pm
Meet Santa’s elves, plus feed and pet his real live reindeer. A truly memorable Christmas experience.
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