Ilam Park: Monday Mini Acorns
Join us for a new and exciting monthly event at Ilam Park. Designed for tiny tots aged roughly 2-5, a creative and nature based activity morning.
- Booking essential
Bring your Mini Acorns along for a morning of nature based craft, discovery and play.
Every month will be a new theme and a new experience for our Mini Acorns.
Held on the third Monday of the Month at Ilam Park, meeting at the Welcome Hut at 10:45am.
Parking is free to attendees, please sign in at the Welcome hut where you will get your parking pass.
This event also includes a voucher for 10% off at the Manifold Tearoom for use on the day.
Mini Acorns Event Timetable Guide.
Arrival: - 10:45 AM: You are welcome to arrive and wait for us at the Welcome hut where staff will meet you and take you down to the arches.
Session Start: - 11:00 AM: Welcome and introductions - 11:10 AM: Walk and explore around the site, collecting materials for craft. - 11:40 AM: Activities start under the arches. - 12:10 PM: Tidy up - 12:20 PM: Story time. - 12:30 PM: Session ends, and departure.
If you need to step away at any point or want more time to explore or play feel free to do so and to rejoin us when you're ready. Our staff will be present at all activities, so you can dip in and out as needed. This timetable is a guide only.
2025 Guide: May: What's growing out there? June: Finding shapes in nature and creating vegetable printed flags and bunting. July: Exploring in summer time, creating nature faces in clay August: What's in bloom in summer time, creating nature vases with recycled card. September: Autumn scavenger hunt, looking high and low! October: Time to feed the birds!
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| Child | £5.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 0344 249 1895
- Suitability
This event is designed for children aged 2-5
- Meeting point
Meet at the Welcome Hut in the car park before we all walk down to the under the arches where we'll be based for the day and sheltered from the weather if its not completely dry.
- What to bring and wear
Dress for the weather, if its grey and rainy bring your best raincoat and wellies. If the sun has come out to play then bring a good hat and some suncream.
- Accessibility
The activities are designed to be accessible with step free routes around the park and to the event space. Baby changing facilities are available in all toilets and there will be time for a loo stop before we begin the session.
- Other
All children mut be accompanied by at least one adult.
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