Family Fun: Imagine the Future

The Box is running a family craft session called Imagine the Future from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October, with two slots each day: 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm. It's a drop-in, so you don't need to book ahead, though last entries are at 12.15pm for the morning and 3.15pm for the afternoon.

The whole thing is built around one question: what will Plymouth look like in the future? It's aimed at children aged 4 to 11 and their adults, and the session works in a few stages. First, you decorate long strips of fabric with drawings of local buildings. From there, you imagine how those buildings might change or improve over time. Once you've got your ideas down, you move on to the making part: using recycled materials to build your own 3D models, or experimenting together with Duplo. It's a proper making session, so it's more about getting stuck in than sitting and listening.

If you're taking younger children, it's worth knowing that The Box also runs Tiny Tales, an interactive theatre storytelling experience for the little ones delivered with Theatre Royal Plymouth. And if you're home-educating, there are Home Education workshops for ages 7 to 16. Between the two, there's a fair bit on for different ages across the half-term.

As for the practicals, admission is free, though a £3 donation is suggested and welcomed. The sessions run across the three days, 27 to 29 October, from 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm, with last entries at 12.15pm and 3.15pm.