Hooray for February being here, the month of pink! Not only is it my birthday month, it’s the month of the Lunar New Year, Pancake Day, Valentines Day and of course February Half Term… a break from the school run! Here I’ve found 43 fun things happening around Slough and Windsor in Berkshire this half term. Starting off with the freebies:
Free February Half Term Events
1) Sat 10th Feb – Free Lunar New Year Celebrations:
Maidenhead 10.30am-12.30pm, Free Family Crafting at the Nicholsons shopping centre. Then Eagle Claw Kung Fu School present The Lion Dance 12.30pm from the Boy and the Boat Statue to Maidenhead High Street and then 3pm at Windsor Royal Station
2) Free Story and Craft at Windsor Library: Sat 10th Feb 2pm Valentines theme |Thurs 15th 10.30am Planes theme. (Also Tues 13th Feb 3pm – Make your own wind chime £2 per child, book here) • Tues 13th Feb 10.30am – Free Valentines Day Story and Craft session at Maidenhead Library
3) Free Make your own Bird Feeder (age 4-11) – Tue 13th Feb 2.30pm at Datchet Library, Weds 14th 2.30pm at Old Windsor library, Thurs 15th 2.30pm at Cookham Library
4) Sat 10th Feb 11am – 3pm: Two Rivers Shopping Centre, Staines – Free Dragon Dance performances and stilt walkers
5) Sat 10th Feb 11.30am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm – free String Quartet Performances with the Dionysus Ensemble in Slough, by Primark at the Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre.
6) Weds 14th Feb 11am – 4pm: Queensmere Shopping Centre, Slough – Free Valentines Kids Crafting with Art Classes Group. Meet Harmony the Heart mascot too.
7) Free Kids Craft Saturdays at Craft Coop Windsor – 3rd/10th/17th/24th Feb – booking required
8) Sat 10th – Sun 18th Feb: The Lexicon, Bracknell – Free Beano Gnasher Trail. Hand you completed trail leaflet in at Craft Coop (opposite Specsavers in Princess Square) to get a Free Beano comic, while stocks last.
9) Mon 12th – Fri 16th Feb: The Lexicon, Bracknell – Free Create with Beano workshops in Princess Square, for kids age 6-12. Slots must be BOOKED in advance.
10) IKEA Reading – Mon 12th Feb 11.30am – 4.30pm: Free Make and Take Valentines Cards
Tues 13th Feb 11.30am-16.30pm: Free Make and Take: A portrait for your valentine
15th/16th Feb: Free BYGGLEK building competition – put your building skills to the test in a competition to win your own BYGGLEK set, for age 6+
11) Tues 13th Feb at Windsor Royal Station – watch the annual Pancake Race. Races start at 10.20am.
12) Sunday 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th Feb 2.30pm – 5pm: Eton College Museums, Eton – Free to enter and free kids workshops at the Eton Natural History Museum
13) Mon 12th – Fri 16th Feb: Eden Shopping Centre, High Wycombe – Free family fun with stories, puppetry, crafts and more. No booking required, activities run from 11am-1pm and 1.30pm-4pm
February Half Term Shows
14) Milkshake Live on Holiday: Sat 10 Feb 12pm & 3.30pm at Wycombe Swan. Tickets, From £19
15) The Sooty Show: Sun 11th Feb 2.30pm at The Hexagon, Reading. Tickets, from £18.50
16) In the Dead of the Night: Tues 13th Feb 2pm at The Curve Venue, Slough Tickets, from £8
17) The Great Big Dinosaur Show: Tues 13th Feb 11.30am & 2pm at Norden Farm, Maidenhead. Tickets, from £10
18) Peppa’s Cinema Party: Thurs 15th and Fri 16th Feb 11.30am at Norden Farm, Maidenhead. Tickets, from £10
19) School of Rock The Musical: Thurs 15th to Sat 17th Feb at South Hill Park, Bracknell. Tickets, from £18
20) Anansi and the Lost Sun: Fri 16th Feb 2pm at The Curve Venue, Slough. Tickets, from £8
21) Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out: Sat 17th Feb & Sun 18th Feb at The Hexagon, Reading. Tickets, from £11
22) Science Museum The Live Stage Show: Sat 17 Feb 12.30pm & 4.30pm at Wycombe Swan. Tickets, From £19
23) Dear Zoo: Sat 24 – Sun 25 Feb 1.30pm & 10.30am at Wycombe Swan. Tickets, From £12.50
Half Term Activities
24) Kids Workshops at Hobbycraft Maidenhead: Kids’ Clay Bead Rainbow Making £5, Mon 12th Feb 1-1.30pm and Sun 18th Feb 11-11.30am | Kids’ Personalised Canvas Painting £8, Sun 18th Feb 1-2pm
(also available at other Hobbycraft stores – check online for dates)
25) Mon 12th to Sat 17th Feb – Half Term family activities at Reading Museum, including stop motion workshops and science experiments – free/small charge depending on activity
26) Sun 11th and 25th Feb – Young Driver driving lessons for 10 to 17-year-olds in Reading (use code MumSty10 for 10% off a first driving lesson)
27) Raver Tots Family Dance Party at ATIK Windsor – CANCELLED. Will now take place in Reading at a later date.
28) Kids Disco at Smokeys, Maidenhead – Sun 18th Feb 3-5pm, book tickets
29) Half Term Fun at River and Rowing Museum, Henley
Mon 12th – Bird Buddies, Tues 13th – Pancake Day fun, Weds 14th – Teddy Valentine, Thurs 15th – Magical Creatures Family Day
30) Science Discovery Centre at the Lookout Bracknell – open everyday, from £7.30 (under 3s free)
31) Thurs 15th Feb – Crocus at Dorney Wonka Tea Party with entertainment from the Enchanted Performers Theatre Company, £19.95pp – book tickets
32) Roller Disco at Braywick Leisure Centre, Maidenhead – Saturdays 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th February from £5.30
33) Love Bugs Trail at Windsor Great Park – Mon 12th to Weds 14th Feb 10am-2pm £8
34) Nature Mystery at Woolley Firs Maidenhead Weds 14th and Fri 16th Feb 10am – 3pm £12
35) Sun 18th Feb – Thomas Track Day with Trainmaster Berkshire at Reading
36) Pop Up Play Village – Tues 13th Feb 10.15-11.30am Datchet Baptist Church
37) Kids Classes at Fenwick, The Lexicon Bracknell:
Pizza Making Classes & Parents Brunch 12th – 21st Feb, Adult £18, Child £15 book tickets
Children’s Bakery Classes & Adults Sparkling Cream Tea 14th – 16th Feb, £15pp, book tickets
38) Winter Family Fun at Iver Environment Centre, Tues 13th Feb, for age 3-10, from £6
39) Love and Lambs at Odds Farm, 10th -18th Feb, £11.95 (under 2s free)
40) Theatre History Tours at Theatre Royal Windsor, from 8th Feb Thursdays and Saturdays £12.50
41) Brick Days at Legoland Windsor, from 10th Feb to 11th March
42) Bekonscot Model Village reopens from Sat 10th Feb, with a new refurbished playground.
43) Meet Paddington at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre – Sun 11th Feb
44) The Ocean Express Soft Play Bus is at Imperial Park in Windsor on Thursday 15th February from 10.30am. £3 for half-an-hour, on the hour and half-hour
Lots to choose from, have fun planning half term! Remember to tag me @themummystylist with your adventures on socials, and please feel free to SHARE this post with your local friends.
Sabrina x
