Eastnor Castle Children's Week 2004

Eastnor Castle is hosting its fantastic Children's Week

There is all sorts of entertainment taking place EVERYDAY, including circus skills, banner and model making painting, pottery workshops and a NEW rock and fossil road show, Punch and Judy shows, Velcro Olympics, bouncy Castle, gladiator duel, face painters, film and TV makeup artist, Wizard Wonky and the Wacky Races, Westons Cider horse and dray, zip wire and King swing.

Wizard Wonky rates Eastnor Children's Week as the best family event of the year! 'It's as much fun for the grown-ups as the children' said Wizard Wonky. 'A real family affair!'

Jon Williams the potter and the rest of the Eastnor Pottery team will create a fantastic terracotta model of Eastnor Castle. All participants get to make their very own customized Castle brick at regular workshop sessions throughout the day. Children can also design a crazy clay shield to be incorporated into one of several heraldic collaborative planters. After the pottery fun, Jon will take the incredible creations away to be fired - the results will be exhibited later in the year.

This year the Carnival Arts Group will be hosting an exciting array of workshops. There are three areas to choose from: for the younger children (5-7 year olds) there is flag making with fluorescent colours and sparkles will make unique banners to wave in the daily carnival parade.

For older children the willow withies workshop will make 3D structures that can be covered with tissue paper to make fantastic fish ladybirds and bumble bees. Children can also help to make two huge processional structures to lead the end of day carnival parade.

Newcomer, Filbert Splosh will be offering painting workshops throughout the week became a proud owner of a Blue Peter badge after designing a poster of Bradford City Hall.