Age Group: 9-12

The first 'Eco Market Malta' will be held at the beautiful grounds of The Gaia Foundation on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May! The Eco Market presents you with a carefully curated event focused on all things good for people and planet. The Eco Market Team is a community of change-makers who aspire to make ethical consumption the norm and present a purposeful shopping experience in Malta! Visit the Eco Market and discover handmade crafts, fashion items, beauty products and many other Eco-friendly products by responsible and ethical businesses, including the best guilt-free food delicacies on the island. Several activities will be held at the Eco Market throughout both days. There will be interesting talks by industry experts, workshops for kids and for adults and info booths from local NGOs, Social Enterprises and Voluntary Organisations. This event is free of charge and is intended for people of all ages of any nationality and from different walks of life. KIDS ACTIVITY SCHEDULE 11:00-12:30 Design your own bag & recycled puzzles by aloha Animation 12:30-16:00 Outer space Up-cycling Workshop by STH from NTH 16:00-17:00 'Sort it out' Games by Aloha Animation 17:00-18:00 The ultimate Bubble show by Hip Hip Hurrah! Visit our event page on Facebook: Kids Activities at the Eco Market - May for more information

Sharky Kids Club!! Let your children experience the underwater world with different interactive activities and fun environment here with us at the Aquarium. Our Sharky Kids Club team will be ready to welcome children of ages 4yrs to 12yrs to join in with lots of marine life fun, and creative play. Sharky kids club will be once per month with our first return date on the 18th May and reservation is a must via info@aquarium.com.mt Date: 18th May Time: 9.30am till 12pm Price: €6 Ages: 4yrs to 12yrs Children are to bring their own food and drink as there will be a short break with an animated movie.

This year’s summer kids flamenco workshop is being held from Tuesday 2nd July till Friday 5th July from 5.00pm to 6.00pm. The course is designed for high beginners / intermediate level This year’s adult summer flamenco workshops is celebrating rhythm and diversity and will follow last year’s structure with a few differences. The 10-day course format includes 11 short flamenco courses including technique, choreography, flamenco theory, contemporary flamenco, barefoot technique, body percussion, cajón and palmas and dancing por fiesta You can tailor-make your own course with the flexibility of choosing time slots and days you wish to attend, choosing as many hours or packages as you please. The course is designed for 3 levels: Level 0 – Complete Beginner Level 1 – high beginners and low intermediate Level 2- high intermediate and advanced, For more information on the description of courses and price list, please email alegriamalta@gmail.com Venue is as follows : Alegria Flamenco Malta, 90 Triq il-Wied ta’ L-Imsida, Birkirkara (next to Stanjata Café)

Eden Cinemas has some great things in store for everyone during this Easter recess! Between 19th – 28th April we will be opening at 11.00am for all the kids on holiday 😊 With a vast range of screens to choose from, there will be no shortage of fantastic films and animations for you to enjoy. Movies showing include the biggest blockbusters such as: Dumbo, Shazam, Missing Link, Wonder Park, Five Feet Apart, Captain Marvel and many more. Eden Cinemas are more than just about the movies showing on the day, we care about your overall experience. Enjoy some family fun packed time together with animations, arts and crafts that will be taking place on the 20th, 22nd and 23rd April between 13.30-14.30pm. Buy you tickets online on edencinemas.com.mt or from the new Mobile App

Did you know that swifts sleep while flying? And that they only come to land to nest? This bird species is full of surprises which you might not know about 😊 We’re teaming up with the National Museum of Natural History, Mdina MALTA for an event to welcome the swifts back to the silent city for the breeding season – Malta’s breeding swifts, the Common and the Pallid Swift, return every year to nest here 🤩 On Sunday 5th May, as part of the Medieval Mdina Festival being held that weekend, we will be at the Museum courtyard to tell you more about these amazing birds and their migration journeys around the world. We will watch them building their ‘houses’ in the Museum’s walls and make crafts to welcome these beautiful creatures 💛 Here are some of the activities we’re planning for the day: 🔭 Birdwatching. Swifts are breeding on Malta and this is the perfect time to see them flying around and building their nests. How lucky we are that swifts decide to take up residence exactly in the Museum walls! 🐦 Education Zone. We’re pretty sure that you don’t know either that swifts can eat only while they’re flying. We’ll tell you about these crazy facts and more on the day. We will also have a scientist on site who has been ringing and studying swifts for years…and he’ll be sharing his experiences! ✂️ Crafts. Do you know that swifts live in colonies and have a rich social behaviour? During this event we are going to produce the biggest swift colony in Mdina ourselves. Paper, scissors and colourings are ready, you just need to meet us there and join in :) 👉 No need for booking, participation is free!

Planning your family outings for the Easter holidays? 🐣🐰 Then Esplora is the perfect place for you! Join us at Esplora between the 23rd and 26th of April and get together as a family for a hands-on science experience ✨ Interact with a wide range of researchers and professionals working in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics who will be present to celebrate and share their work with you 😊 Participate in a robotics workshop, immerse yourself in the beautiful world of bubbles 😍 or interact with over 200+ exhibits designed to engage and inspire scientific curiosity! . . 🎫 Normal entry fees apply http://esplora.org.mt/prices/

Our chef instructors will demonstrate and walk you through how to make sweet short crust pastry dough, help you put together the traditional almond filling; scented with citrus and orange blossom water, as well as give you tips and tricks for creating perfect royal icing with which to bring your imaginative ideas to life! This is the perfect opportunity to create beautiful sweets and memories together. During the session you’ll learn how to: • Bake tender Figolli pastry • Make a fragrant almond filling scented with lemon and orange blossom • Whip up stable and versatile royal icing • Decorate your Figolli beautifully using piping techniques • Apply kitchen professionalism: timing, cleanliness and organisation Regardless of what we’re cooking, you don’t have to worry about a thing as we’ll provide all the recipes, tools and ingredients you need for the session. All we ask is that you turn up on time so we can all get started together! After we’re done? We will provide you with cake boxes so that you can pack your beautifully decorated Figolli and take them home to impress and share with your loved ones!

We will be hosting a series of workshops during April at The Mill - Art, Culture and Crafts Centre, Birkirkara. During the workshop participants (ages 6 years and over) will learn stick weaving and will be making custom postcards. This is part of a project 'Islands with views' by Mary Carol Souness. Booking is essential since spaces are limited for each session. Kindly fill in the details on this form https://forms.gle/fhscsHGr7rE4uLccA A nominal 5 Euro per booking fee will cover material costs and be donated to the Gabriel Caruana Foundation (VO1236) in support of its artistic programme. Booking will only be confirmed once the fee is carried out prior to the workshops. Payment details will be sent by email. Project details: What do the islands South Uist, Scotland and Malta have got to do with each other? The former is a rural island part of the Outer Hebrides facing the mighty Atlantic ocean and the latter is the main island of the Maltese archipelago, bang in the middle of the warm Mediterranean sea. Starting as a conversation, Mary Carol Souness embarked on a project 'Islands with views' as part of her MA in Art and Social Practice. The project wants to start a conversation between the islands through stick weaving and postcard making. An installation of the weaving and postcards developed in South Uist will be at The Mill during the workshops. The weaves and postcards created during the Malta workshops will then be included in the installation and left for viewing until the 4th of May. What is stick weaving? It's an ancient yet simple weaving technique, that is easy and quick to learn. All you need is two sticks, some yarn and an hour to spare.