March - April 2011Events and

Activitiesfor Children

Mother’s Day Crafts [Ages 5-15]Saturday 3 April2:30 - 4:00pmCreate cards and gifts in our Mother’s Day arts and crafts workshop.

Horrid Henry vs. Tracy Beaker

Easter Holiday Activities

Giant Tracy Beaker [Ages 5-15]Monday 11 April2:30 - 4:00pm Get creative and paint a GIANT Tracy Beaker!

Horrid Masks [Ages 5-15]Tuesday 12 April2:30 - 4:00pm Create your own horrid mask, and scare all your friends!

New Tracy Beaker Character [Ages 5-15]Wednesday 13 April2:30 - 4:00pm Create a new character to join the gang in the Dumping Ground.

Horrid Henry Comic Strip [Ages 5-15]Thursday 14 April2:30 - 4:00pm Design a Horrid Henry comic strip and create your own mischief.

Film Friday: Tracy Beaker [Ages 5-15]Friday 15 April2:30 - 4:00pm Join us for a back-to-back Tracy Beaker marathon!

Tracy Beaker’s Makeover [Ages 5-15]Saturday 16 April2:30 - 4:00pm Give Tracy Beaker a new look!

Giant Horrid Henry[Ages 5-15]Monday 18 April2:30 - 4:00pm Paint a GIANT picture of Horrid Henry!

Tracy Beaker Story Writing Competition [Ages 5-15]Tuesday 19 April2:30 - 4:00pm Tracy is in trouble and needs an excuse! Can you help?

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Idea Store Bow Special Events

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A New Horrid Character [Ages 5-15]Wednesday 20 April 2:30 - 4:00pm Design a new character to wind up Perfect Peter!

Create your own ‘Dumping Ground’ [Ages 5-15]Thursday 21 April2:30 - 4:00pm Create and decorate your own Dumping Ground.

Film Friday: Horrid Henry [Ages 5-15]Friday 22 April2:30 - 4:00pm Watch Henry being horrid in our back-to-back Horrid Henry marathon!

Horrid Henry vs. Tracy Beaker Finale [Ages 5-15]Saturday 23 April2:30 - 4:00pm Join us for our Easter Holiday finale with craft activities, face painting and much more!

PLUS the winner of our Tracy Beaker story writing competition announced!

Idea Store Bow Special Events

Idea Store Canary Wharf Special Events

Rhymes from Around the World [Ages 0-5]Thursday 3 March1:30 - 2:30pmBang that drum and make a noise! It’s World Book Day…join in with tunes from across the world.

Eggciting! [Ages 4-9]Wednesday 20 April 2:30 - 4:00pmHave an fun-filled Easter and come along to our free egg painting art session.

Spring Open a Book [Ages 4-9]Wednesday 27 April2:30 - 4:00pmPut a spring in your step and explore the amazing world of stories. Listen to stories and rhymes and join in our special spring crafts session.

Art Attack! [Ages 4-12]Every Sunday2:00 - 4:00pmAre you a budding artist? Come along to our free laid back drop-in sessions and try out your skills. All materials are free and the best work may be displayed in the Canary Wharf Mall.

4 For more information about Idea Store Courses and Learning call 020 7364 5665

5For up to date information on events visit www.ideastore.co.uk

Idea Store Chrisp Street Special Events

Homework Help [Ages 9-16]Every Saturday starting Saturday 26 March2:00 - 4:00pmLooking for answers to your homework but don’t know where to start? Then come along to Homework Help and use a variety of resources to help you find what you need.

World Book Day Story & Rhyme Time [Ages 0-5]

Tuesday 2 March 11:00am - 12:30pmJoin us in celebrating the upcoming World Book Day by reading and listening to

your favourite stories!

Short Story Competition [Ages 8-12]Thursday 3 March2:00 - 3:00pmHave fun and make characters come alive in your own short stories or even write a different ending to your favourite reads!

Easter Holiday Fun for All [Families]9 - 22 April2:00 - 3:00pmCome to our Easter craft sessions every day!

Saturday 9 Dancing Chicks and Bunnies

Monday 11 Easter Card Making

Tuesday 12 Easter Decorations

Wednesday 13 Easter Baskets

Thursday 14 Easter Collage

Friday 15 Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday 16 Puppet Making

Monday 18 Easter Card Making

Tuesday 19 Easter Mugs

Wednesday 20 Easter Boxes

Thursday 21 Easter Collage

Friday 22 Easter Egg Hunt

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Idea Store Whitechapel Special EventsCelebrating World Book DayThursday 3 March and for the whole monthWhat’s your favourite book ever...?

On World Book Day we are launching our Favourite Book Competition which will run throughout March. You can vote for the book you love

and we’ll reveal the winning books in a special awards

ceremony on Saturday 26 March at 2:30pm.

Celebrate World Book Day: Fancy Dress! [All Ages]Saturday 5 MarchCome to the Idea Store dressed as your favourite book character! Some of the staff will be dressed up too, so see which characters you can spot on the day! We have a host of events on including:

Design a Bookmark [All Ages]Saturday 5 March11.00am - 12:00pmWhat sort of bookmark would your favourite character like? Come along and put your ideas into action.

Bookmaking and Storytelling [Ages 4+]Saturday 5 March2:15 - 4:15pmMake your very own book then join us for an interactive storytelling session where you can share your very own story with us!

Bright Young Book Stars Launch Event [Ages 6-11]Wednesday 9 March4:00 - 5:00pmJoin us for the launch of our brand new reading group for children. At Bright Young Book Stars we will read, discuss and enjoy books together as a group. This will be action packed, dynamic and most of all fun!

We want all our book stars to shine!

Northern Lights Fantasy Afternoon [Ages 9+]Saturday 12 March2:15 - 4:15pmIn this fantastic book by Philip Pullman, characters have an animal that represents their soul. We want you to design an animal that represents you!

Awards Ceremony for our Favourite Book Competition [All Ages]Saturday 26 March2:30 - 4:00pmWhat book did you vote for? Come along and see if you voted for the winning entries!

Celebrate Mother’s Day [All Ages]Saturday 2 April12:00 - 2:00pmMega Movies - Freaky Friday (Cert PG)

Don’t Forget Mum! [All Ages]Saturday 2 April2:15 - 4:15pmCome along and create a card to show mum how much you care.

Half - Term activities

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon! [Ages 5+]Session 1 - Design your own rocketMonday 11 April2:15 - 4:15pmGet creative and blast off your imagination!

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon! [Ages 5+]Session 2 - Create your own rocketTuesday 12 April 2:15 - 4:15pmPut your design into action and make your own rocket!

Premiership Club - Up for the Cup! [Ages 8-12]Wednesday 13 and 20 April2:15 - 4:15pmThis is your chance to show how much you know about football and reading! Answer a question, take a penalty - have you got what it takes to win the cup?

Mega Movies: The Princess Bride (Cert PG)Thursday 14 April2:00 - 4:00pm

Spring into Action! [All Ages]Friday 15 April2:15 - 4:15pmParty games, board games and puzzles galore!

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Idea Store Whitechapel Special Events

8 For more information about Idea Store Courses and Learning call 020 7364 5665

Story Time for Children [Ages 3-10]Saturday 16 April2:15 - 3:15pmJoin us for an afternoon of storytelling and fun!

Make an Easter Bunny Mask [All Ages]Monday 18 April2:15 - 4:15pmLet’s go hop-hop-hopping into Easter and create a fantastic Easter bunny mask!

Easter Card Making [All Ages]Tuesday 19 April2:15 - 4:15pmEaster is nearly here, so come along and make an Easter card for your friends and family.

Mega Movies: The Great Easter Egg Hunt (Cert U)Thursday 21 April12:00 - 2:00pm

Easter Egg Hunt [All Ages]Thursday 21 April2:15 - 4:15pmHunting here, hunting there, where o where can those Easter eggs be?Join the hunt and have some fun!

Mega Movies: An Ealing comedy classic - The Ladykillers (Cert U)Saturday 23rd April12:00 - 2:00pm

Vote for your favourite English Footballer [All Ages]Saturday 23rd April2:15 - 4:00pmCome along and vote for your favourite player and paint a picture for our display. Don’t forget to listen out for the winner!

Royal Wedding Afternoon [All Ages]Saturday 30 April2:15 - 4:15pmYou’ve seen the wedding of the year now design a plate that will always remind you of when William and Kate got married.

Idea Store Whitechapel Special Events

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Bethnal Green Library Special EventsDesign a Book Cover [All Ages]Thursday 3 March3:30 - 4:30pmDesign your own fantastic book cover for World Book Day.

Collage of Your Favourite Women [All Ages] Tuesday 8 March3:30 - 4:30pmIt’s International Women’s Day. Help make a giant collage of women that have inspired you.

Painting Session [All ages]Saturday 12 March2:00 - 4:00pmGet messy with paints! Create your own masterpiece.

Design a Felt Bag [Ages 5-10]Saturday 19 March2:00 - 3:30pmAccessorise! Make and design a smart felt bag.

Mother’s Day Card Making [All Ages]Saturday 2 April2:00 - 3:30pmMake a special card for Mothering Sunday.

Face Painting [All Ages]Saturday 9 April2:00 - 4:00pmTiger? Spiderman? Butterfly? Transform yourself!

Easter Bookmark Making [All Ages]Monday 11 April2:00 - 3:30pmMake an eggcellent Easter bookmark.

Parachute Games [All Ages]Thursday 14 April2:00 - 3:30pmCome and have fun with the parachute and other games.

Easter Card Making [All Ages]Saturday 16 April2:00 - 3:30pmMake a card for your family at our Easter craft event.

Easter Egg Hunt [All Ages]Monday 18 April2:00 - 3:00pmTest your navigation skills with our special Easter egg hunt!

10 For more information about Idea Store Courses and Learning call 020 7364 5665

Make Hot Cross Buns [All Ages]Thursday 21 April2:00 - 4:00pmCome and make hot cross buns for Good Friday.

Make Easter Bonnets [All Ages]Saturday 23 April2:00 - 4:00pmMake a fabulous Easter bonnet.

Bethnal Green Library Special Events

Cubitt Town Library Special Events

World Book Day [Ages 0-5]Thursday 3 March 10:00am - 12:00pm

Join the staff in dressing as your favourite book character and enjoy some storytelling and singing to celebrate World Book Day.

Bedtime Storytelling Week [Ages 0-5]Everyday 14 - 19 March4:00 - 5:00pm Curl up with mum or dad and drift off into dreamland with a fantastic story book. See in the library for details.

Mother’s Day [All Ages]Saturday 2 April2:00 - 4:00pmCome and create flowers and a card to give to your mum for Mother’s Day.

Horrid Henry’s Easter Nightmare [All Ages]Saturday 9 - Tuesday 26 AprilDuring the Easter holidays Horrid Henry descends on the library to create mayhem, mess & magic. Join in the fun with painting, writing and driving the librarian crazy. See in the library for details.

Horrid Henry’s Easter Egg Hunt [All Ages]Saturday 23 April11:00am - 12:00pmCome and find as many eggs as you can before Henry does.

11For up to date information on events visit www.ideastore.co.uk

Watney Market Library Special EventsWorld Book Day Buzz [All Ages]Thursday 3 March3:30 - 5:00pmBook Swap: A chance for children to bring in their unwanted books and swap them. Plus: Help us decorate our fantastic Book Tree.

Sum it Up [All Ages]Saturday 12 March2:00 - 3:00pmFun with Maths 4 every 1.

Write a Rap [All Ages]Saturday 19 March2:00 - 3:00pmWrite a rap for National Poetry Day.Colour it, frame it, then take it away!

Dear Mum [All Ages]Saturday 2 April2:00 - 4:00pmMake your mum a lovely card for Mother’s Day. Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Horrible Histories [All Ages]Monday 11 April2:00 - 4:00pmEgyptian mask making craft session.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

More Horrible Histories [All Ages]Thursday 14 April2:00 - 4:00pm‘The Romans’ - puppet making craft session.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

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Watney Market Library Special Events

Easter Crafts [All Ages]Saturday 16 April2:00 - 4:00pmMake Easter cards for family and friends.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Easter Extra [All Ages]Monday 18 April2:00 - 4:00pmCome and make an Easter bonnet.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Will and Kate’s Special Date! [All Ages]Thursday 21 April2:00 - 4:00pmMake a card to send to the Royal couple to celebrate their forthcoming wedding.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Happy Birthday Shakespeare [Ages 5+]Saturday 23 April2:00 - 3:00pmCelebrate the playwright’s birthday - make a Tudor theatre rainbow decoration.Limited tickets available from the library from 12.00pm on the day.

Idea Store Opening TimesMonday-Thursday 9:00am - 9:00 pm

Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm

Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 10:00am - 4:00pm (Bow, Chrisp Street) 11:00am - 5:00pm (Whitechapel) 12:00 noon - 6:00pm (Canary Wharf)

Library Opening TimesMonday 9:00am - 8:00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market) Closed (Local History/Archives)

Tuesday 9:00am - 8:00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town) 9:00am - 5:00pm (Watney Market) 10:00am - 5:00pm (Local History/Archives)

Wednesday Closed 9:00am - 5:00pm (Local History/Archives)

Thursday 9:00am - 8:00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market, Local History/Archives) Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm (Bethnal Green) Closed (Local History/Archives) 9:00am - 5:00pm (Cubitt Town, Watney Market)

Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm (Bethnal Green, Cubitt Town, Watney Market, 9:00am - 5:00pm (Local History/Archives) - fortnightly starting March 5th

Sunday Closed

Dorset Library is temporarily closed for Health and Safety reasons. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. In the interim the Idea Store Mobile Library will be visiting the area.

For more information about any of our events, just ask at the helpdesk, call020 7364 4332 or visit www.ideastore.co.uk

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