October Half Term - Cardboard Memory Houses

Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is running a Cardboard Memory Houses workshop on Wednesday 28 October, one of the family activities they've put on for the October half term. It's a hands-on arts and crafts session where children build a 3D house from recycled materials, designed to frame their own family photographs. The idea is to bring up to four pictures that remind them of home and build a little house around them.

The workshop is run by the gallery's learning team and sits within their broader Family Activities and Family Fun Days programme. They describe these as creative events for the whole family, meant to get everyone sharing the experience of looking and making, exploring the gallery's exhibitions and picking up new skills along the way. It's a good way to spend a half-term morning or afternoon if you're looking for something to do with the kids that's more about making than just watching.

There are two sessions on the day: one from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and another from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm, so you can pick whichever fits your day best. It's for children aged five and up, and you'll need to bring those family photos along to work with. Booking is essential, either by phone or online, and they hold a limited number of free places for the gallery's refugee community, people seeking asylum and Passport to Leisure holders.

It costs £3.00 per child, plus £2.00 for one accompanying adult and £2.00 for any additional adult. The gallery is on Alexandra Road, Swansea, SA1 5DZ.