Family Activities 2016

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1 & THE OATES COLLECTIONS Family Activities 2016 Selborne. Alton. Hampshire

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3 Introduction Gilbert White s House and The Oates Collection is a fantastic place for families to visit whatever the season. From the strange collection of Georgian cooking utensils in the kitchen and the penguins of the Oates Galleries to the sunflowers and pumpkins in the gardens, there is always plenty to explore. The House and Field Studies Centre have an exciting programme of family activities and events running throughout the year. Summer Term including half-term holidays Summer Holidays Autumn Term including half-term holidays Christmas Period

4 Summer Term Nature The House Sat 28 May 5 Adults, Children Free Gain a better understand the natural world and what local and national organisations, such as the RSPB, South Downs National Park and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, are doing to preserve it. Exciting activities for all ages. No booking required. Nature Suncatchers Wild at The House Tue 31 May 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Create a beautiful piece of art work to hang in your window using flowers and leaves. Drop in activity, no booking required. Pin Hole Photography Wildflower & The FSC Wed 01 June 10am-12 noon & 1pm-3pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Following our popular Antarctic Explorer photography session, we will be taking pictures using pin hole cameras outside and developing them in our own dark room. Suitable for ages 5+ due to use of chemicals in development. All materials included. Advance booking required. Unusual Plant The House Sat 18 - Sun 19 June 6 Adults, Children Free 30 exhibitors displaying unusual plants, seeds, garden furniture and exciting activities for all ages including our very own Gardeners Question Time. No booking required. Fathers Day The FSC Sat 18 - Sun 19 June 6pm - 9am 15 Child, One Adult Free. Bring your dad along to an exciting evening of activities at The Gilbert White Field Studies Centre. All materials, refreshments and breakfast included. Advance booking required. Brilliant Butterflies National Insect The FSC Sat 25 June 10am-12 noon & 1pm-3pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Explore our wildflower meadow and find out about the butterflies that live there. Find out how to attract butterflies to your garden and make your own butterfly feeder and butterfly house to take home. Advance booking required.

5 Summer Holidays The Great Butterfly The House Fri 15 July - 7 Aug Free with valid museum ticket. Grab an identification sheet and join in this National butterfly counting event. All ages welcome.drop in activity, no booking required. Gilbert s Geocaching Trail & Scavenger The House Thu 21 July - 4-Sep Free with valid museum ticket. Running throughout the holidays, families can try their hand at geocaching and scanvenger hunts in our gardens and park land. GPS devices can be hired from reception. Free with valid museum ticket. All ages welcome.drop in activity, no booking required. Bird Mobiles Wild at The House Tue 26 July 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Make your own beautiful bird mobile to take home, insprired by the birds you can see in Gilbert s gardens.drop in activity, no booking required. Wild Art The FSC Wed 27 July & Child, One Adult Free. Natural clay, twig paint brushes, tree bark rubbings, natural paints and much more. What could go wrong? All materials included, advance booking required. Bright Butterflies & Buzzy Bees Wild at The House Tue 02 Aug 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Let your creativity take flight in this drop in craft activity, inspired by the flying inhabitants of Gilberts Gardens. All ages welcome. Drop in activity, no booking required. Bushcraft The FSC Wed 03 Aug & Child, One Adult Free. Join us for some exciting buschcraft activities at the FSc and in the woodland. Booking required. Suitable for ages 5+. All materials included. Advance booking required.

6 Summer Holidays cont. Bird Mobiles Wild at The House Tue 09 Aug 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Make your own beautiful bird mobile to take home, insprired by the birds you can see in Gilbert s gardens.drop in activity, no booking required. Amazing Plant The FSC Wed 10 Aug 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Find out about amazing properties of plants, try your hand at grass rope making in the meadow and plant artwork. Suitable for ages 5+ due to use of dyes. All materials included, advance booking required. Gilberts The House Sat 13 Aug - Sun 14 Aug 8 Adults, 3 Child. Gilbert s Games is a family event allowing children to take part in 18th Century games in our fantastic gardens. No booking required. Bright Butterflies & Buzzy Bees Wild at The House Tue 16 Aug 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Let your creativity take flight in this drop in craft activity, inspired by the flying inhabitants of Gilberts Gardens Free with valid museum ticket. All ages welcome. Drop in activity, no booking required. Pond Dipping The FSC Wed 17 Aug 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Grab a net and an idenficiation sheet and get ready to explore the wildlife in our Garden Pond. All Materials included, advance booking required. Bird Mobiles Wild at The House Tue 23 Aug 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Make your own beautiful bird mobile to take home, insprired by the birds you can see in Gilbert s gardens. Drop in activity, no booking required.

7 All About The FSC Wed 24 Aug 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Find out about the bats that live in this area with The Bat Conservation Trust, take part in some Bat crafts and build a bat box for your garden. All Materials included, advance booking required. Family Friendly Bat The FSC Wed 24 Aug 7.30pm-9.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Join us for a family friendly evening bat walk around the grounds with bat detectors and hot chocolate to heat you up afterwards. Led by Nik Knight of the Hampshire Bat Group. All ages welcome. Advance booking required. Bright Butterflies & Buzzy Bees Wild at The House Tue 30 Aug 11am-4pm Free with valid museum ticket. Let your creativity take flight in this drop in craft activity, inspired by the flying inhabitatns of Gilberts Gardens. All ages welcome. Drop in activity, no booking required. Build a bird The FSC Wed 31 Aug 10am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Build and decorate your own bird box to put up in your garden. Suitable for age 5+ All materials included. Woodworking tools will be used. Advance booking required.

8 Autumn term Heritage Open The House Thu 08 - Sun 11 Sept Please see our website for details The Big Draw - Autumn in The House Fri 30 Sept - Mon 31 Oct Free with valid museum ticket. Gilbert White was inspired by his surroundings all his life. Now is your chance to record the changing season, drawing what you see in our parklands and in the museum, as part of this national drawing event. All ages welcome. Materials can be borrowed from reception. Drop in activity, no booking required. An Owls Life National Biology The FSC Sat 08 Oct & Child, One Adult Free Find out what it is like to be an Owl: what they eat,what makes them so special, how they hunt and what species there are to be found locally. Then have a go at dissecting an owl pellet to see what our local owls have been eating. All materials included, advance booking required. Take Home Timothy! Wild at The House Tues 25 Oct Free with valid museum ticket. Make a model of Timothy the tortoise, Gilbert White s Favourite Pet, to take home and find out about the astonishing Tortoise s shannangins. All ages welcome. Drop in activity, no booking required. Nature Drawing The FSC Wed 26 Oct 10-am-12.30pm & 1pm-3.30pm 6 Child, One Adult Free. Work with a local artist to create your own drawings using our taxidermy collections and the wildlife around us. All Materials included, advance booking required. Autumn - Winter Sleepover Museums at The FSC Sat 29 Oct -Sun 30 Oct 6pm-9am 15 Child, One Adult Free Our now annual Museums at Night Sleepover in our 16th century barn. Please see our website for details on activities. All materials, refreshments and breakfast included. Advance booking required.

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11 Christmas Period Christmas Family The FSC Sun 27 Nov 11am-4pm 6 Child, One Adult Free Come along to the FSC to create your own beautifical christmas decorations to decorate your home with. All Materials included, advance booking required. Mulled Wine The House Sat 3-4 Dec Free Entry Festive Celebrations with Gilbert s very own Mulled Wine recipe, Wassailing and performances by local musicians. Mulled Wine Weekend sees Gilbert White s residence turned into a festive Georgian house, draped in Christmas décor with costumed interpreters wondering the halls. No booking required Christmas The FSC Sun 18 Dec 10am-11am & 1pm-2pm 3 Child, One Adult Free With Christmas fast approaching, come along to make a christmas lantern and enjoy some traditional christmas storytelling. All materials and refreshements included. Advance booking required.

12 2016 Standard Museum Opening Times 1 January-14 February Friday-Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm 16 February-24 March Tuesday-Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm 25 March-30 October Tuesday-Sunday 10.30am-5.00pm 1 November-23 December Tuesday-Sunday 10.30am-4.30pm Christmas Eve Thursday 10.30am-3.00pm Also every Bank Holiday and Mondays throughout July and August Standard Museum Admission Charges Adults 9.50 Concessions 8.50 Under Under 5 Free Family Ticket (2A + 3C) Garden Only Ticket 7.50 Pre-booked group of House Gilbert White s House, Selborne, Alton. Hampshire. GU34 FSC The Gilbert White Field Studies Center, Selborne, Alton, Hampshire. GU34 3BN For more information, or to book one of our activities contact us... t e. fsc@gilberwhiteshouse.org.uk REGISTERED CHARITY NO