CHILDREN'S EVENTS

Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Co. Meath, provides regular events & activities for children including Kids theatre, art, dance, music and drama events. Regular activities include a youth theatre, ballet class, parent & toddler group, and speech & drama class. Regular childrens summer camps, workshops and free learning and participation events are also programmed each season.

Magical Toadstool Summer Camp

From: 20th August 2019
To: 22nd August 2019
Age 6 – 10 Years - Join Trisha from Creative Genie to design, build and sculpt a magical toadstool house with flickering fairy light, fairy furniture, and your very own forest fairy. Discover new painting and crafting skills with special effects that can be applied to a host of future craft projects. Each child will take away their own special creations and a range of new skills from moulding and weaving to paint effects and much more. Places are limited to ensure each child gets plenty of help and instruction. Children under 6 are welcome with an adult to help. Old clothes, a drink, and small snack are advisable, all materials provided.

Adult and Child Fairy House Workshop

From: 24th August 2019
To: 24th August 2019
Why not do something special before the school run starts again? How about a day of creative fun, an end of summer treat for you and your child to enjoy together? Join Trisha from Creative Genie to make a real stone fairy house with miniature furniture inside and have an experience you'll both treasure as much as your creations! The finished houses can be placed outdoors, sparking your child's imagination to construct an accompanying fairy garden, offering hours of creative play. This one-off parent and child workshop will give you both the chance to learn new skills and create special memories.

Creative Genie 6-Week Craft Classes

From: 13th September 2019
To: 13th September 2019
Age 6 - 10 Years - Our children's craft classes continue with prop maker, crafter and artist Trisha from Creative Genie! Children will learn a broad range of creative skills, producing artwork from seasonal to general crafts over a 6-week period.

Claymation - Creating Characters, Telling Stories

From: 28th September 2019
To: 28th September 2019
Amazing animation company Paper Panther lead an experience in animation production that includes brainstorming, storyboarding, character and background design, and animating under the camera. Participants will create their own short film which will be edited by the team and available to view online.

Freaky Fashion – Halloween Costume Workshop

From: 19th October 2019
To: 19th October 2019
Make a Halloween costume with a difference! Craftswoman and prop maker Trisha of Creative Genie leads a fun workshop on how to design and make your very own unique costume that will definitely stand out from the crowd.

Creepy Crafts Halloween Camp

From: 29th October 2019
To: 29th October 2019
Join Trisha from Creative Genie to create some spooky crafts to add that scare factor to your Halloween displays. Learn lots of new skills over three days of crafting fun, painting, sculpting, weaving and more

Festive Fun – Children’s Craft Workshop

From: 23rd November 2019
To: 30th November 2019
Handmade Christmas gifts and cards are always the most precious! This special one-hour crafting session allows children to create unique gifts and cards for their loved ones. Craftswoman and prop maker Trisha from Creative Genie will teach the children how to turn materials into precious gifts and make beautifully personalised cards.

Baby’s First Xmas

From: 27th November 2019
To: 27th November 2019
Baby’s First Xmas is a gentle magical wonderland of gorgeous harmony singing, little lights and enticing textures. Created for babies under one-year-old by Anna Newell and David Goodall, whose work for Early Years audiences has been seen on five continents, this Christmas show promises to delight and entrance the very tiniest of audience members. Each baby can bring one adult guest with them and, to make this a very special experience, audience capacity is very limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

ALADDIN – THE PANTO

From: 19th December 2019
To: 5th January 2020
Follow the antics of Aladdin as he makes his journey from the ‘diamond in the rough’ to the prince he longs to be in this hilarious new pantomime from St. Mary’s Musical Society.