Are you looking for something to do with the children this half term? There’s lots to do in Andover.
Doodle Room – The Natural World
Come and add your drawings to the walls of Andover Museum's exhibition space.
Step into a world of creativity and wonder! This year, Doodle Room invites you to explore the beauty of the natural world through art and imagination. Inspired by nature’s colours, textures, and patterns, help us to transform the space into a vibrant canvas where every doodle tells a story.
For children and grown-ups alike, whether you’re a budding artist or just love to get creative, this is your chance to celebrate nature while making your mark in our shared doodle room. All materials are provided, just bring your imagination!
Dates: Friday 9 January - Sunday 1 March
Time: 10am to 4pm
Location: Museum of the Iron Age
Admission: Free
Doodle Room Brick Building Challenge!
Can you help us recreate the natural world in 3D Lego creations?
We'll be adding another dimension to our Doodle Room: The Natural World this February half term, with a communal Lego build!
Dates throughout half term
Time: 10am to 4pm
Location: Museum of the Iron Age
Admission: Free
More information: Doodle Room Brick Building Challenge! | Hampshire Cultural Trust
Family Craft Workshop
Get ready to blast off into a world of colour and creativity this half term with Chapel Arts Studios! We’ll be making a whole new universe of planets, stars, rockets and more… We might even find some alien life!
Dates: Monday 16 February and Friday 20 February
Time: 11am to 3pm
Location: the old O2 Unit next to Andover Library, Chantry Centre
Cost: Free
More information: Half Term Blast Off! Family Craft Workshop
Fairy Daffodil and the Bees – Storytelling and Craft Workshop
A magical spring adventure! Children (ages 4+) and their parents will enjoy interactive storytelling from Amanda Kane-Smith of Merry-Go-Round Storytelling and hands-on crafts inspired by nature, fairies, and bees.
Games and refreshments included.
Date: Monday 16 February
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
Location: Harmony Woods
Cost: £10 per child with adult, £2 per additional sibling
More information: Fairy Daffodil and the Bees – Storytelling & Craft Workshop — Andover Trees United
Family interactive storytelling with StoryTribe
Join StoryTribe for an hour of interactive storytelling including a sustainable craft activity. A family theatre performance that allows your imaginations to roam free and your ideas to be weaved, to create the Greatest Story Never Told all about being green and saving our planet! We will try to stay on theme..... but only our collective imagination on the day knows where this adventure will go!
Suitable for ages 5-11.
Date: Monday 16 February
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Location: Andover Library
Cost: Free, but booking is required
More information and to book: StoryTribe: Green & Thrifty Special
Andover Craft Club: Animal Masks
Craft Club is back, this time as part of the History by Design event in collaboration with Curtis Museum, Willis Museum and Aldershot Military Museum. Take part in any 4 activities and earn a prize whilst learning all about arts and crafts through the ages!
You'll be learning from the Ancient Britons whose designs often featured animals that they would have seen every day.
Date: Wednesday 18 February
Time: 11am to 3pm
Location: Museum of the Iron Age
Cost: £2 per child with free admission to the workshop space at Andover Museum
More information: Andover Craft Club: Animal Masks | Hampshire Cultural Trust
Children’s Crafts and Games
Join Andover Library during their Green and Thrifty fortnight for some children’s crafts and games. Make four different crafts out of recycled items and have fun playing games too!
Date: Thursday 19 February
Time: 10am to 11am
Location: Andover Library
Cost: £2 per child
More information and to book: Childrens Crafts and Games - Andover Library
Planting drop-in with the Leckford Estate
Plant a seedling with staff from the Leckford Estate. Drop-in activity.
Date: Friday 20 February
Time: 10am to noon
Location: Andover Library
Cost: Free