We’ve had another great day at Warwick Arts Centre family days.

A fabulously fun jam packed day, arriving in the morning Bryn was keen to try out the free craft tables making a mask & the very popular ‘ribbons on a stick’. They provided great entertainment for the whole day & all eyes still in tact.

We then saw our first show of the day the charming & inspiring ‘Boy and his Box’ by Re:Play Theatre I enjoyed watching Bryn constantly twisting his head trying to watch both the actor on the stage & the man doing the live drawing on the projector. Both Bryn & I also had the chance to go on stage & get in the box on stage while behind us the scene was being drawn out, I chose a submarine & Bryn a bike.

Over lunch time we ventured outside where there was music, circus skills, a steampunk flying cycle, a big metal whale and more.

Next was a circus skill workshop where we tried juggling, hula hoops and devil sticks. We all found things to enjoy whether it was Freya derailing Owens juggling by throwing a ball at him, Bryn inventing his own ball balancing tricks or my poor attempts at twirling the devil sticks. Owen excelled at the juggling & hula hooping and with some (lots & lots & lots) practice the Patel-Stephens circus might soon be on the road.

We ended our day watching the fabulous production by Bamboozle Theatre of Jack & the FlumFlum Tree. The story was already a favourite in our house & this production added a new level of enjoyment of the story.

The show was in the studio so the children were able to sit close to the stage & actors. Before the show started the actors (in character) chatted to the children explaining who they are. It was lovely to see how relaxed and engaged Freya was, joining in with the singing, laughing at the puppets completely absorbed in the show. A fantastically fun & thoughtful production.

An entertaining day for the whole family.