Creepy crawlies, beautiful butterflies and phenomenal flowers provide the inspiration for a range of artistic and fun educational workshops for children at Butterfly World throughout the half-term holidays from Sat 27th October until Sat 3rd November, culminating in a fireworks extravaganza on 4th November.
Young visitors will be able to step into costume and join the ‘Ugly Bug Ball” with Herts Inclusive Theatre drama sessions, get crafty with sand art, pumpkin carving and making birdfeeders with Herts University Art team, and make masks and learn about nature with Butterfly World’s education team.
They can also meet our ‘giant’ creepy crawlies and interact with them in our insect handling sessions to be held every day. Children can imagine life as a tinyinsect in the giant ‘Through the Flower Pot Garden’ and Insect Study Centre, home to hissing cockroaches, stick insects, ant colonies and African snails. There will also be some special sessions on Monday 29th October all about bees, so that visitors can learn all they can about this incredible species and visit our on-site hives.
There are face-painting sessions every day from 12 to 3pm run by Wendy, whopaints beautiful butterfly and fun creepy crawly creations and a special session on Saturday 3rd November involves having your caricature painted. The season closes with a Fireworks Extravaganza on Sunday 4th November, from 5 to 7pm. Please buy tickets in advance for this popular event in order to avoid disappointment, from www.allaboutstalbans.co.uk or 01727 869203.
Butterfly World is open until 4th November, with a special offer of £5 per person in October (Under 3s and Blue Peter badge holders go free). Opening hours are from 10am-5pm, seven days a week with last entry at 4pm each day. It is served by local buses and St. Albans train station and is situated just off the M1, junction 6a and M25, junction 21a.
Halloween and Half-term Holiday Activities
Insect handling sessions 11.00. 1.30pm and 3pm every day (free)
Facepainting every day from 12 to 3pm (£4)
Saturday 27th October - 11-12.30 and 1-3.00pm Pumpkin carving (£3)
Monday 29th October - 11.00, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm Bee Zone (half hour sessions – lots of fun and education about bees (£3)
Tuesday 30th October - 10.30am-3pm Kids Bee Happy, Sand art sessions (£4)
Wednesday 31st October - 11-12.30 and 1-3pm Big Draw art sessions (£2)
Thursday 1st November - 10am-12.30pm Herts Inclusive Theatre ‘Ugly Bug Ball” £10 (To book call Caroline England at HIT - 07857986364, 01923 499310 e-mail: hertsinclusivetheatre@live.co.uk), 1-3pm Mask-making
Friday 2nd November - 11.30 Storytelling (free), 1-3pm Make a birdfeeder session (£2.50) with Herts University Arts team
Saturday 3rd November - Have your caricature painted (£5)
Sunday 4th November - 5-7pm Butterfly World Fireworks Extravaganza (£5); food and drink stalls, BBQ, children’s fairground, facepainting (£4), free parking. For tickets: www.allaboutstalbans.co.uk; or call 01727 869203
2012 marks Butterfly World’s fourth phase of development. The project, which is backed by Sir David Attenborough and Professor David Bellamy, is hoping to secure the final tranche of funding to enable it to open its doors as the biggest butterfly experience, conservation and education centre in the world complete with living rainforest, 10,000 tropical butterflies, Mayan ruins, caves, streams and rope walkways, all housed in a massive 100metre diameter biome. There are currently 27 acres of beautiful interactive gardens and a huge natural play area, a tropical butterfly house with over 600 spectacular butterflies, a leafcutter ant exhibition, insect study centre with butterfly emerging cabinets and a whole host of unusual creepy crawlies. The Nectar House Café provides a selection of hot and cold drinks and meals and the plant and gift shops offer a huge variety of ideas and presents to take home.
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