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Discover our recommendations for other local activities and online resources.

We’ve  put together a list of recommendations for local activities and online resources to spark your imagination further!

Local Activities

Access Space

Access Space is where people interested in art, design, computers, recycling, music, electronics, photography and more, meet like-minded people to share and develop skills, and work on creative, enterprising and technical projects. Keep an eye on their website and social media, and join the mailing list to hear about upcoming events, exhibitions and workshops.

www.access-space.org


Bright Box Makerspace

Bright Box Makerspace creates sneaky learning opportunities for everyone, young and old, to learn creative problem solving. They do this by creating playful spaces to explore tech, engineering and arts with the help of role models. This summer, they have workshops for children, families and adults at their Makerspace in Castlegate.

Book here: brightboxmakerspace.com/calendar


Code Club

Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. Visit the website to search for your local club (there are five in Sheffield), or to find out how you can volunteer, host or start one of your own!

www.codeclub.org.uk


Makers

Makers, based on Abbeydale Road in Sheffield, is a place where you can find, make, and remake things. Check out their website to find all sorts of crafty activities, including a regular Laser Cutting for Kids workshop!

www.makersontheedge.com/workshops


Pimoroni

Pimoroni is a company of makers and educators based in Sheffield. Check out their website to find all sorts of fun and educational activity kits for kids of all ages!

shop.pimoroni.com/collections/kids


Sheffield Hardware Hackers and Makers

Sheffield Hackspace (Sheffield Hardware Hackers and Makers) is a non-profit, member-run hackspace in central Sheffield. Their aim is to build a community to help people in Sheffield get involved in the creative use of technology and tools for hobby-scale projects. Current members are working on projects from Raspberry Pi and Arduino to textiles, wood/metal working and High Altitude ballooning. Check out their blog and calendar to see what they’re up to and how to get involved.

www.sheffieldhardwarehackers.org.uk


UTC Sheffield

University Technical Colleges (UTCs) offer 14-19 year olds the opportunity to take a highly regarded, technically-oriented course of study alongside their academic qualifications. Students benefit from top quality facilities that reflect the modern workplace and teachers with industry experience.

www.utcsheffield.org.uk


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Apps/online

ContempoPlay

Advice for parents of kids living digital lives. Useful news and advice about new apps, games and internet safety concerns.

www.medium.com/contempoplay


Scratch

Scratch is a free coding platform and community where kids can create stories, games, and animations to entertain themselves or share with others around the world.

www.scratch.mit.edu


Toca Boca

Toca Boca makes a range of digital toys that you can play with your kids. They believe that the best way to learn is through play for the sake of play, and they do it in a safe way without advertising or in-app purchases. See the full range at their website.

www.tocaboca.com


Who makes apps for kids?

Who makes apps for kids is a huge collection of kids apps and books compiled by Chris O’Shea, British artist and designer who explores play, human behaviour and engagement through interaction design and the visual arts.

You can visit the web page (www.chrisoshea.org) or subscribe to the Twitter list to stay up to date with his recommendations.

Chris also formed Cowly Owl (www.cowlyowl.com), which designs digital toys for children and parents to play together, exploring creativity.


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Time Telephone Box

Playing the Archive: Memory, Community and Mixed Reality Play

Dial the Time Telephone Box to reach a portal to games and rhymes of the past.

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SPACE: A Galaxy Trail

Society of Explorers and Peter Martin

A video play-along board game. Can you work together to save your spaceship from being pulled into the orbit of a mysterious planet?

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A Sense of Play

Saturday 29 June 11am-4pm

Join the adventure and help to create an experimental one-day playground on The Square opposite Site Gallery.

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Pongs

Pippin Barr

36 different versions of the classic arcade game Pong, each one imagining the original game in a slightly different way

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Snake Pit

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A take on the classic game steered using your feet, Only the fastest players will get their snake well-fed and growing!

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The Quiet Hour

11:00 - 12:00, 29 June & 6 July

If you have sensory requirements, or find sound overwhelming, please join us for The Quiet Hour.

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