This spell of wet and windy weather calls for some indoor activities with the kids. Fortunately the West Cork Literary Festival has some great things on and tomorrow sounds like a great (indoor) fun afternoon. Book tickets for the Viking Doodle with Mark Wickham. Mark Wickham is an illustrator from in Bantry who has had great success with his first book Brian & The Vikings. He will be playing host on Tuesday to a group drawing effort as part of the Literary festival in Bantry. Book your tickets to avoid...
Loughbeg Farm is an open farm located just outside of Schull. It’s a very relaxed affair and is perfect for kids of all ages. It’s fun and educational for children, and interesting for everyone else, especially those ‘growing their own’. 80 raised beds producing potatoes, french beans, onions, kale, leeks, swede turnips, beetroot, squash, broad beans, peas, and tomatoes and cucumbers in the greenhouse. They have pigs, horses, ponies, donkeys, goats, hens, and a pedigree flock of Hampshire Down sheep. Lovely walks around the hill with views of Cape Clear Island, Dunmanus Bay, Sheeps Head Peninsula, Mount Gabriel, Rathtooragh, Lissacaha, Lake. Small farm shop. The farm is open to visitors July and August every day 10am to 6pm. €10 per car. More information on the Loughbeg Farm Facebook page...
It’s great to nurture a love of reading and stories in young children and reading is such a great way to spend time with each other. This years Literary Festival in Bantry has a lot to offer both young and old, but we’ll have a look at some of the workshops on offer to the younger folk here! There’s so much to choose from and more details and booking information can be found on The West Cork Literary Festivals’ website HERE MONDAY 13 & TUESDAY 14 / 10.00 / BANTRY LIBRARY / CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP / FREE AGES: 3-7 / 15 CHILDREN MAX / BOOKING IS REQUIRED – THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE WORKSHOPS FOR TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS A ONE-DAY CRAFTING WORKSHOP WITH YASMEEN ISMAIL: ILLUSTRATOR AND STORYTELLER Yasmeen Ismail will read from her illustrated stories Specs for Rex and Time for Bed Fred! and will also help you to make some arts and crafts. TUESDAY 14 / 10.00 – 13.00 / ST BRENDAN’S SCHOOL HALL / FREE THE BOOK CLINIC COMES TO BANTRY Welcome to the Book Clinic Have you finished a series and are you not sure what to read next? Just can’t find a book that interests you? Then the Children’s Books Ireland Book Clinic is the place to go! Young readers of all ages are invited to drop in and meet the Book Doctor – no appointment needed, and no nasty jabs or tablets, we promise. After a chat about your favourite books, comics or things to do, the doctor will make a diagnosis and write a prescription for your next reads. The Book Doctor has lots of ideas and there’s...
We are coming to the end of the 2104 – 2015 session…and it’s been a great year at the Kindergarten.The children had a wonderful time, creatively participating in so many activities and learning so much. They really enjoyed themselves and each other’s company immensely at this very special pre-school – as have we! We’ve also had some great fundraising efforts from all the families, which were both successful and great fun for all involved. Because of the great success of this last year, the 2015 – 2016 session is going to bring a few positive changes with it. The first (and very important change for a lot of parents) is an extended service with longer opening hours and the second change will be a change in the staff. Extended Opening Hours The Kindergarten will be open from Monday – Friday from 9am until 2pm. The ECCE session will run from 9am until 12pm with options for parents to pick up at 12, 1pm or 2pm. Pricing The hourly cost of the service will remain the same at €5 per hour Staff Lucy will be taking a bit of a sabbatical for the year and the wonderful Colette will be assuming the role of lead teacher at the Kindergarten. Lucy will continue to work in the Playschool on a part- time basis and will continue to play an important role in the running of the Kindergarten. There are a small number of places left for both ECCE & non-ECCE children, so if you are interested in enrolling your child for the 2015-2016 session at the pre-school, please contact us as soon...
Schools are already on their Summer break and the 2 Rivers Kindergarten will be closing it’s doors for the Summer break soon as well. We are going to try and post some of the more interesting family events and fun happenings around West Cork that you can partake in with your children over the summer break. The Mad Pride family day is happening again in Skibbereen as part of the Skibbereen arts festival. This year Mad Pride Ireland’s Free Family Fun Day takes place in the Skibbereen Town Park on Sunday 26th July from 1pm to 5pm. there will be a host of musicians, circus performers, puppeteers, arts and crafts facilitators, balloon modellers, face painters and our artisan food producers. So if you want a fun day out why not come down to the park and get involved in all the fun and activity. See the Mad Pride Ireland website for more details...
