{"id":14184,"date":"2017-12-06T16:06:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/?p=14184"},"modified":"2017-12-06T16:06:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T16:06:08","slug":"december-holiday-activities-in-south-gloucestershire-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/community\/december-holiday-activities-in-south-gloucestershire-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"December holiday activities in South Gloucestershire libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Gloucestershire\u2019s libraries have a fun-filled programme of festive activities for children and families this December. All activities are free and new faces are always very welcome (all children must bring a grown-up with them).<\/p>\n<p>Find your nearest library at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southglos.gov.uk\/libraries\">www.southglos.gov.uk\/libraries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 9 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Lego\u2122 club<br \/>\nStaple Hill Library, 10.30am to 11.30am<br \/>\nWinterbourne Library, 10.30am to 11.30am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 12 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas rhymes and stories<br \/>\nPatchway Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Christmas story time<br \/>\nEmersons Green Library, 2pm to 2.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 13 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stories around the tree<br \/>\nKingswood Library, 5.45pm to 6.45pm<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetime<br \/>\nDownend Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 14 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetime<br \/>\nStaple Hill Library, 10.30am to 11am<br \/>\nYate Library, 10.30am to 11am<br \/>\nEmersons Green Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 15 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetime<br \/>\nThornbury Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Christmas stories and rhymes<br \/>\nCadbury Heath Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 16 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Lego\u2122 club<br \/>\nDownend Library, 11am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 18 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas story time<br \/>\nThornbury Library, 2.15pm to 2.45pm<\/p>\n<p>Stories around the tree<br \/>\nHanham Library, 5.45pm to 6.45pm (limited places available, contact Hanham Library to book your place)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 19 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas crafts<br \/>\nYate Library, 10.30am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetime<br \/>\nWinterbourne Library 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Christmas rhymes and stories<br \/>\nPatchway Library 10.30am to 11am<br \/>\nHanham Library 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Explore Learning: Winter wonderland<br \/>\nEmersons Green Library 10.30am to 11.30am<br \/>\nStaple Hill Library 12.30pm to 1.30pm<br \/>\nHanham Library 2.30pm to 3.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Christmas capers<br \/>\nStaple Hill Library, 2.15pm to 3.45pm<br \/>\nEmersons Green Library, 2pm to 4pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 20 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas rhymes and stories<br \/>\nFilton Library 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Winter wonderland<br \/>\nPatchway Library, 10.30am to 11.30am<\/p>\n<p>Christmas crafts<br \/>\nThornbury Library, 11am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p>Christmas capers<br \/>\nDownend Library, 2.30pm to 3.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Festive fun<br \/>\nKingswood Library, 2.30pm to 3.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 21 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetime<br \/>\nStaple Hill Library, 10.30am to 11am<\/p>\n<p>Winter wonderland<br \/>\nBradley Stoke Library, 10.30am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p>Explore Learning \u2013 \u2018My Night before Christmas\u2019<br \/>\nPatchway Library, 12.30pm to 1.30pm<br \/>\nThornbury Library, 2.30pm to 3.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Festive fun<br \/>\nHanham Library, 2pm to 3pm<\/p>\n<p>Winter wonderland<br \/>\nFilton Library, 2pm to 3.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Stories around the tree (presented by Yate Library Teen Focus Group)<br \/>\nYate Library, 5pm to 6pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 22 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Explore Learning \u2013 \u2018My Night before Christmas\u2019<br \/>\nBradley Stoke Library, 10.30am to 11.30am<\/p>\n<p>Christmas crafts<br \/>\nWinterbourne Library, 10.30am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p>Festive fun<br \/>\nCadbury Heath Library, 11am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 23 December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas Lego\u2122 club<br \/>\nPatchway Library, 11am to 12 midday<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Individual event details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christmas capers<br \/>\nMake a reindeer antler hat, paper plate bunting for the library and a snowy scene. Most suitable for primary school age children.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas crafts<br \/>\nWrite a letter to Father Christmas and make crafts including Santa masks and tree decorations. Most suitable for children aged 3 to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Lego\u2122 clubs<br \/>\nCreative Christmas themed fun. Listen to stories and poems, then make a model to display at the library. Lego\u2122 Clubs are for primary school aged children.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Rhymetimes and story times for 0-4 year olds<br \/>\nOur activities for little ones continue up to Christmas with special festive themed rhyme and story sessions. Most suitable for 0 to 4-year-olds.<\/p>\n<p>Explore Learning writing workshops<br \/>\nChoose from these two great workshops for 5 to 7-year-olds: \u2018My Night before Christmas\u2019 and \u2018Winter Wonderland\u2019. Contact your library to book a place or call 01454 626764.<\/p>\n<p>Festive fun<br \/>\nChristmas crafts and cheer. Create your own snowman calendar, reindeer antlers, cards and more. Most suitable for children aged 3 to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Stories around the tree<br \/>\nCome and join us around the Christmas tree for seasonal stories.<\/p>\n<p>Winter wonderland<br \/>\nChristmas crafts, merry stories and wonderland fun. Create your own reindeer antlers, winter wonderland creatures, cards and more. Most suitable for primary school age children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Gloucestershire\u2019s libraries have a fun-filled programme of festive activities for children and families this December. All activities are free and new faces are always very welcome (all children must bring a grown-up with them). Find your nearest library at www.southglos.gov.uk\/libraries Saturday 9 December Christmas Lego\u2122 club Staple Hill Library, 10.30am to 11.30am Winterbourne Library, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14174,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[541],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14184"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14204,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14184\/revisions\/14204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.southglos.gov.uk\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}