Family Saturdays

Booking information

Free

Up to 60 groups
Groups of: 1 adult and 2+ children (depending on age of child)

Description

What's on:


6 Sept

This Saturday Chrissie will be teaching sewing lavender bags - how to harvest lavender and how to sew! Depending on numbers we may also do some fire skills - how to work with fire safely and how to use a flint to start a fire!


Last PLANT SALE - help support Global Generation charity and come buy some plants from our plant sale!



16 Sept

Learn how to make fat balls for the birds with Sophie, to support our favourite animals in the colder months! We have some hand willow woven bird feeders for you to take home - for free or, if you wish to support our work, for a small donation to our charity


20 Sept - THE GARDEN IS CLOSED


27 Sept - THE LAST FAM SAT - in Somers Town - ever


What to expect

  • We will be asking children to light the morning fire
  • We will be inviting community members of many cultures to show us all how to make their traditional bread
  • We will teach you how to cook with Kings Cross clay over the fire with Maia and firing up the pizza oven
  • Learn how to weave a bird with Megs the basket weaver - we are looking for the best weavers (chosen by Megs) to make a special bird for the people of Somerstown
  • Music and dance
  • Say goodbye to the Story Garden one last time in pictures or words and paste these onto the hoardings outside our space
  • Closing fire ceremony with herbs picked from the garden - farewell to Camden and hello Islington come 2026!


If you want to share your bread making skills please email Linda directly


Booking

We have had a few issues with our booking system so please just come along and feel free to use the space to play, eat your picnic lunch, say farewell to friends have fun



Staying in Touch after we close

I will be writing to everyone in Oct to ask if you want to stay on our database.


See you soon!

Linda and the Fam Sat Team

Where's this event hosted?

Location

Story Garden, Ossulston St, London, Nw1 1DF

Where it's happening:

Story Garden