October half term — spooky story fun!
10am–12pm, October half term
Southville Centre, Beauley Road
Two hours of games, stories and sharing.
← Back to Story Club
Holiday workshops
2 hours of story creation filled with play and creativity.
Book a place
Play
We will build story worlds through games and immersive story telling.
Choose
We will choose how to finish our stories. Happily, sadly, with a cliffhanger? Written, drawn or spoken?
Share
We will enjoy each others' stories together.
Past adventures
Workshop 1: We're going to space!
10am–12pm, 29th July
BS3 Community (Southville Centre, Beauley Road)
Get your space suit, we're blasting off! What will we see? Is astronaut food tasty? Do aliens exist?!
Workshop 2: Is it a nice monster?
2pm–4pm, 25th August
BS3 Community (Chessell Centre, Chessell Street)
Let's pack our adventurer bags and go on safari — monster safari! Is it true all monsters are scary? Have you ever seen a monster? If we find one, what shall we do?
Workshop 3: Behind the magic door...
10am–12pm, 3rd September
BS3 Community (Southville Centre, Beauley Road)
Opening doors, boxes, windows and brains to find magical stories in everyday life.
Books to get you in the mood for the story adventure!
Books we thought about as we planned the workshops. Recommended by grown-up readers, small-readers and educators.
I Can Catch a Monster
A gender defying monster hunt that turns out to be a lesson in caring for all things.
We're Going to Find the Monster!
Puts big adventure into a loving family home.
Look Up!
Deals with disappointment, annoying big brothers and dreaming big.
The Way Back Home
About friendship and about silly problem solving.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Has had us all checking cupboards for years.
Coraline
One for the older kids — a beautiful and spooky book about ordinary kid problems.