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Kite Making Workshop (online on demand)
Our much-loved Kite Making Workshops are back!
There are lots of ways you can get involved this year – like with our OnDemand Kite Kits.
Book your kit, collect from Norden Farm, access your OnDemand video from anywhere, get crafty, fly your kite!
Your OnDemand workshop video has been created by specialist kite makers, Community Kite Project. Your Kite Making Kit includes everything you need to make a Japanese Sode Kite - all you will need are pens to decorate your creation.
Make and decorate your kite to stand out in the sky at this year's Kite Festival.
Save the Date! The Kite Festival is back this year on Sunday 5 September. Join us at Boyn Grove Park (Punt Hill) between 12pm - 4pm for live music, food and drink, entertainment – and kite flying! Entry is free!
Keep an eye on our website for details about our Live Kite Making Workshops taking place throughout the Summer Holiday
Each ticket includes a kit with everything you need to make and fly your kite! All you will need are pens to decorate your creation.
Suitable for ages 4+ years.
Kite Kit collection: Packs can be booked by selecting your preferred collection date (Thursdays - Saturdays 11am - 10pm). Collect your pre-booked kit from our Café Bar by showing them your booking confirmation email.
£5 per kite (includes materials - packs must be collected from Norden Farm)
Kite packs can be collected from Norden Farm between 11am– 10pm on your chosen day
This Noisy Isle
A treasure-hunt show giving families an adventure through a strange, magical new world.
You've washed up on a new shore...
Can you navigate through this world where nothing is quite what it seems? The inhabitants of this island make strange noises and sprites hide around every corner. Where do you belong?
Discover your own magical powers in this truly interactive family experience. Join us for a mission which will lead you through puzzles, meeting mysterious characters and steering your team through the choppy seas to search for your new home.
Come prepared for the elements as much of this adventure takes place outdoors!
Age guidance ages 5 - 11 years.
Created by Spun Glass Theatre in partnership with Creative Arts East, The Garage, Norwich and Arts Council England.
'A brilliant, immersive, moving, almost promenade theatrical experience' Broadway Baby
Outdoors at Norden Farm
This event has staggered starts, book by selecting your preferred time to embark on your adventure.
£12 standard, £10 under 16s
Family and Friends Offer (4 people) £40 (applied in basket)
Booking cut off time: 30 minutes before each slot
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Kayleigh's Crafts - On Demand Craft Kits
Purchase your craft kits, collect from the Cafe Bar, then tune into the on demand video to get creative!
Monster Slime
Create your own monster themed slime! Your kit includes everything you need to make slime including optional extras such as a paint, foam balls, glitter and googly eyes. Play with your slime on the Splat Mat and learn through play with some fun activities and worksheets. Your pack comes with a special 'Slime Scientist in Training' ID card, monster activity book, stickers, and straws to make slime 'balloons'!
Ahoy Matey
Decorate your own wooden pirate ship! Your kit includes everything you need to decorate and assemble you own pirate ship decoration. Have fun with the activity book, worksheets, stickers and your very own pirate hat!
Superheroes
Create your own superhero puppet! Your kit includes everything you need to make you very own hand puppet as well as your own glider to assemble. Dress as a hero with your very own mask, snap bracelet and superhero tattoo!
Simply tune in and get creative at a time that suits you! We'd love to see your photos - you can tag us on social media @nordenfarm!
Suitable for ages 4+ years.
£5 per pack
Packs can be booked by selecting your preferred collection date (Thursdays - Saturdays 12pm - 10pm). Collect your pre-booked kit from our Café Bar by showing them your booking confirmation email.
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (U)
Dir: Toni Garcia and Stephen Hughes 2021 | 84 mins
Dogtanian is an impulsive and idealistic young fellow who lives with his parents in a village in Gascony. His only objective in life is to follow in his father’s footsteps and become one of the King’s Muskehounds.
With his horse Sandy, Dogtanian leaves for Paris in search of adventure. He is joined there by Pip, a scrappy and garrulous mouse who becomes his squire.
Together with his comrades-in-arms, the Muskehounds Porthos, Aramis, and Athos, he discovers the value of friendship.
Will Dogtanian manage to become a Muskehound and at the same time win the heart of his beloved Juliette?
An updated version of the classic 80s television cartoon inspired by the novel by Alexandre Dumas.
£8 (£6 under 16s)
Family and Friends (4 people) £24
This event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Storytelling
Join our storyteller Joe for interactive tales this summer!
Stories this summer are:
Thur 5 Aug - The Emperor’s New Clothes
Fri 6 Aug - The Gobble Knoll
Age guidance 3+ years.
Each session is around 20 minutes long.
11.30am and 12.30pm
£4 per person
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult spaces must be booked.
Kite Making Workshops
Led by Community Kite Project.
Get involved at Kite Making Workshops across the school holidays, then see your creation take to the sky!
The workshops are led by specialist kite makers, Community Kite Project.
In these family friendly sessions our practitioners will guide you through the process of making the Patang Kite – the Indian Fighter Kite.
Make and decorate your kite to stand out in the sky at the Kite Festival which takes place in Boyn Grove Park on Sunday 5 September.
Kite Making Workshops
Friday 6 August | 2pm – 3pm and 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Saturday 14 August | 2pm – 3pm and 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Workshops are suitable for all the family and tickets are £6
Pre booking for Kite Workshops is highly recommended.
If you have tickets for a workshop you are guaranteed to make a kite at the session. During each session we may have a small number of tickets available on the door but to avoid disappointment please pre book.
Please note this is a Drop-In Workshop:
You can make a kite in around 20 – 30 minutes with a bit of adult support! So you can turn up at any time during the session. But do make sure you leave enough time to get here, get park and get into the session!
The Bag That Went BOO!
The delightfully comic story of a little red bag that jumps out of a brown paper bag – what in the world is it? And where is it going?
Join us for a fantastical journey of paper bag proportions, dive into the sea and travel to the land of snow. Watch out for a giant paper bag wandering about making strange noises…
Presented by Garlic Theatre, who bring a sprinkle of pure magic with mime, clowning and puppetry.
Age guidance 3 - 8 years.
'Wow! It was fantastic. Absolutely captivating - beautiful, simple, spellbinding. This is children’s theatre at its best' The Courtyard Theatre Hereford on 3 Little Pig Tails
Courtyard Theatre
Thur 12 and Fri 13 Aug 11.30am and 2pm (45 mins)
£12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends Ticket (4 people) £40
Booking cut off time: 30 mins before each event
This event has a reduced capacity with socially distanced seating.
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
I Love My Bike
by Simon Mole
Nobody forgets the thrill of riding a bike for the first time, even if it can feel like an uphill battle to begin with. Join acclaimed children’s author Simon Mole to celebrate that excitement, or start the quest towards it.
This 45 minute event for 4 - 7 yr olds begins with a performance of Simon’s brand new picturebook, followed by some fun (and quite silly) games - spin the word wheel and take part in the pedal power challenge to unlock your creative powers!
If your little word wizard doesn’t need stabilisers we can shift gears quickly to introduce some mega metaphors and super similes. We promise it’ll be wheely good, even if you’re over-tyred…
I Love My Bike is illustrated by Sam Usher & published by Frances Lincoln (Quarto) 2021
Studio
£12 (£10 under 16s)
Family and Friend (4 people) £40
Please prepare for your visit by reading our latest Visitor Information here. This includes important information about face coverings, social distancing and measures we have implemented to keep everyone safe when visiting Norden Farm.
Little Wrigglers (Fridays)
Led by Bethany Hearn
A thrilling, energetic and creative dance class. Explore imaginative themes and adventures through dance, song and mime.
Fri 3 Sept - 17 Dec (exc Fri 17 Sept, 29 Oct, 19 Nov)
11am – 11.45am
£6 | £4.50 siblings (over 2 years) | £20 for 4 sessions a term
Suitable for ages 2+ years.
If you would like to book the offer price for 4 sessions, please enter a ticket for each date you would like to attend into your basket and the offer will apply automatically
Kite Festival
Kite Flying • Food • Bar • Live Music • Kite Making
Join us at Boyn Grove Park (Punt Hill) for our Community Kite Festival on Sunday 5 September between 12pm - 4pm. It's free to attend!
Round off the summer holidays in style with an afternoon of fun for all the community! Bring your kite creations, pre-owned or shop bought kites and join our team to fly them on the hill. Everyone is welcome, with or without a kite!
As well as all the kite flying fun, the afternoon will include food from local vendors food from local vendors and a bar.
The live music stage will feature top local talent - keep an eye on this webpage and our social media channels for announcements!
Kite Making Workshops
Create your very own kite ready for the Festival at our live in person or on demand workshops this summer.
Make and decorate your kite to stand out in the sky at this year's Kite Festival.
- 5 Sep FREE
Pop Divas Live!
Get ready to experience all your favourite pop divas as the greatest female stars of today appear on the same stage for the first time ever!
The UK’s number one girl band tribute, Little Mix kick off the show, then Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Beyoncé and Rihanna all join in the fun for two hours of non-stop hits. There’s even an appearance from American YouTube teen sensation JoJo Siwa, making her Pop Divas Live! debut for 2020!
Whether you’re a grown up who listens on the radio or a little one who watches on a tablet, we guarantee you’ll love every tune! There’s even a chance for four lucky little divas to join the stars live on stage!
WHY? Whether you are 4 or 64, don’t miss the UK’s number 1 pop tribute!
Courtyard Theatre
£14 (£12 under 16s)
Family and Friends ticket £48
Booking cut off time: 30 minutes before the event
The Little Prince
Brand new show from Luca Silvestrini's Protein.
The classic tale reimagined on stage for children and their grown-ups.
Welcome to the incredible story of The Little Prince, retold by a pilot stranded in the desert. Find out how the Little Prince leaves behind his own tiny asteroid and journeys through the universe, coming face to face with the baffling world of grown-ups!
Once on planet Earth, the Little Prince is welcomed by a mysterious snake and a wise fox before encountering the lone pilot. Together they discover the beauty of friendship and the complexity of love. Based on the world-famous story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince brings Protein's award-winning mix of dance, humour and spoken word.
Suitable for everyone young and old.
WHY? 'Luca Silvestrini is the sharpest of comic choreographers' The Guardian
Courtyard Theatre
£12 | £10 under 16s
Family and Friends (4 people) £40
Run time 60 minutes.
Kipper's Snowy Day
Christmas 2021 at Norden Farm!
Based on the award winning children's books about Kipper the Dog by Mick Inkpen.
It's snowing! And Kipper is very excited...
Kipper, Tiger, Pig and Arnold go on an adventure in the snow - but can they find their way home?
Join this magical world of puppets and mischief, filled with original songs and music. This warm-hearted Christmas show is perfect for children and their families.
‘A classic children’s tale… perfectly expresses the excitement of Christmas Eve and playing in the snow… superb’ ★★★★ The Stage
Suitable for ages 3+ years.
Created by Slot Machine, the company that brought the hit Christmas shows One Snowy Night and Miki to Norden Farm.
‘An ideal show for young children – and a great way to introduce them to live theatre’ Families Magazine
Relaxed Performances:
Performances on Sat 4 Dec at 11am and Wed 29 Dec at 11am are Relaxed - Ideal for families with babies or toddlers and children with SEND. Everyone is welcome to join us for this friendly format.
Pre-show 'Touch Tours' for children with autism and blind and partially sighted children can be arranged. Please contact Box Office for more details.
Ticket Information:
£14.50 | £12.50 under 16s
£50 Family & Friends (4 people)
£46 Early Bird offer! Family & Friends ticket if booked before Tuesday 31 August
- 30 Nov
- 30 Nov
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