What are you doing this half term?

Margate is an ideal place to visit if you want to do keep the kids busy and enjoy a wide variety of activities on the beautiful Kent coast.

Here are 10 fab things you could do:

Attend the Crab Museum Conservation fest

Learn about conservation efforts at the first ever Conservation Fest in collaboration with the Butterfly Trust. Kids will be able to learn how to protect our local wildlife, including the importance of our crustacean friends and the role Kent’s Magnificent Moths play in our ecosystem. There will be interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, and crafts for kids to enjoy.

Free, 16 /17 Feb

https://www.crabmuseum.org

Participate in a wildlife photography workshop

This free wildlife photography workshop is hosted by ranger Jasmine of East Kent Birdwise. Kids will learn photography basics, including how to use a camera, and different techniques to capture the perfect shot.

14 Feb, all day. Book here:

https://eastkent.birdwise.org.uk/events/photography-workshops/

Take part in an interactive theatrical adventure

Mysterrasaur is an interactive, dinosaur-themed performance at the Sarah Thorne Theatre in Broadstairs which promises to take kids on a mysterious journey through time.

Two performances on 11th Feb - book here:

https://www.sarahthornetheatre.co.uk/book

Create a bespoke pottery gift

Create a cute Valentine's gift at Spotty Dotty Pottery.

FOREVER CONNECTED bear and baby dragon paintable sets are just £22 to paint and take home to gift someone special. Book early to avoid disappointment - find out more on their Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071927542299

Celebrate Charles Dickens' birthday

Enjoy Cream Tea, a Grand Raffle and The Dickens Declaimers' performance of Little Dorrit and the Circumlocution Office at the Dickens House Museum in Broadstairs: £12, with proceeds going to the Cheerful Sparrows charity.

3pm, 11 Feb.

More details here https://www.visitthanet.co.uk/events/happy-birthday-mr-dickens-98266/

Explore Monkton Nature Reserve

Create seeded paper Valentine's hearts from scratch, cook your lunch over a crackling fire, make pinecone owls and clay hedgehogs or take part in a winter scavenger hunt. Located just outside Margate.

Book soon here: https://monkton-reserve.org/events/

Visit RAF Manston History Museum’s Lego exhibition

Are your children Lego model enthusiasts? Visit this half term Lego exhibition and take part in a Lego hunt - find the hidden figures and win a prize.

Adults £5, Child £2.50

11-19th Feb https://rafmanston.co.uk/Events.html

Go for a walk and learn the history of Margate

The Margate Quiz Trail is a self-guided tour that will engage the whole family. Download the booklet and learn interesting facts as you explore Margate on foot at your own pace.

https://www.facebook.com/margatequiztrail

Paint an Airfix model at the Hornby Museum

Make and paint your own Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc Airfix model at the ever popular Hornby Museum on the outskirts of Margate. Participants will be taught the correct colours and take their artwork home on a stand.

15 /18 /19 Feb https://uk.hornby.com/hornby-hobbies-visitor-centre

See through animal eyes at the Powell-Cotton Museum

Get Bright-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed at the Powell-Cotton Museum in Birchington.

See the museum through the eyes of the animals using super-sight equipment and tools. Follow the trail, visit the ‘opticians’ and test your eyesight.

12 /13 / 19 / 20 Feb, 11-3pm https://powell-cottonmuseum.org/event/bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed-2/