School holiday ideas on the Hull & East Riding Mumbler. What’s on this Easter for families and children locally.
Enjoy a fantastic family day out during the Easter holidays at Castle Howard. Take part in the Easter Animal Trail for children, and embark on an animal adventure around the Gardens; step into the magnificent House which reopens on the 29th March; and indulge in seasonal delights and Easter treats in our cafes and shops.
Easter Animal Trail: Discover a menagerie of willow animals in our Gardens this Easter, and encounter foxes, owls, hares, and more! Collect your beautifully illustrated trail map and adventure around the Grounds to collect a series of clues to win a chocolatey prize. Our enchanting trail is for children and families, and is a lovely outdoor experience surrounded by nature’s beauty. Don’t miss our Bunny photo opportunity to capture your Easter day out and look out for unexpected animals as you go! Included in House & Gardens and Gardens tickets.
Credits: Thank you to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for providing two beautiful sculptures – learn more about Yorkshire wildlife’s habitats and environments on your trail map. Thank you to Dragon Willow and CLW Event Design for creating the remaining sculptures. Chocolate prizes are provided by Autism Plus: Park House Barns Belgian Chocolate in Easingwold. Illustrations by Jess Hogarth.
Booking in advance is advised, via their website here.
Castle Howard, The Estate Office, Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA. 01653 648333.
Embrace your inner child and experience the magic of cinema with the whole family at Cineworld Hull. Whether it’s your little one’s first cinema visit or you’re already big fans of the big screen, our Cineworld Family Favourites have got you covered. From great value ticket offers to discounts on cinema snacks.
Get ready to Be More Childish as adults pay kids’ prices with the Cineworld Family Ticket! Valid for one adult and one child (aged 14 years and under). In addition to the discount on the price of your seat, Cineworld’s Family Ticket also gets you more than 25% off the price of a Family Special snack pack.
Releasing March 22nd, the latest Ghostbusters movie pairs Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire heroes Phoebe and Trevor with the OG franchise heroes to save New York City, who are ready to dispense the proton packs, traps and sarcastic jokes to clean up the streets of Manhattan once again. Not only that, the legendary Po the Panda is back this Easter in Kung Fu Panda 4 (this is playing in 4DX screen, opens 28th March) Jack Black’s unlikely yet loveable martial arts hero has already powered his way through three kick-ass feature films and he’s now set to embark on another epic adventure beyond the valley that he knows and loves.
Book tickets now at cineworld.com. Full terms available at cineworld.com
Kingswood Leisure Park, Hull HU7 3DB
Coletta & Tyson Garden Centre in Woodmansey have a FREE Easter Egg Hunt running during the Easter school holidays – 25th March to 5th April 2024 (closed 31st March and 1st April).
Find the eggs hidden around store and the golden egg to be entered in the prize draw. Scan the QR code at the beginning of the hunt (near the entrance), it will lead children around the garden centre to find the hidden eggs.
Also in the cafe: Kids Easter Snack Baskets. Tasty snack pack served in a wicker basket, includes activity and crayons. Available Monday – Friday (excludes Easter Monday). £7.95 a child TBC. Please pre-book here.
Coletta & Tyson, 324 Hull Road, Woodmansey, Beverley, HU17 0RU.
You can see the amazing animals at Lion Learners this Easter at –
Find out more about Lion Learners on their website here.
23rd March to 14th April 2024. Our ever popular Easter Egg-Styravaganza Egg hunt will get your little piggies running around to solve the puzzles and find out where the eggs are! We have two hunts one for the under 7’s and one for the over 7’s and everyone gets a prize. Take the Tractor and Trailer Ride to the Indoor Play Barn where we are now serving hot food and delicious coffee.
Lambing Live is in full swing with lots more Mummy sheep about the give birth – if you are lucky you can see them being born! We also have lots of new born lambs that need bottle feeding every day, so come and help us at our daily sessions. Our beautiful beach has re-opened the best place to relax whilst watching your children play in the sand and water play. Rent a beach hut for a special treat! We’ve got the perfect pit stop for you and your little piggies during your day of play! Try a delicious sourdough Pizza, treat yourself to a yummy Ice Cream or enjoy a jacket potato or our famous curly fries which make the perfect snack.
Bo Peep’s Panto “She’s Lost The Flock…Again” is showing daily, can The Grand Old Duke Of York help her find our lost lambs?! and of course we have all of our wonderful animals on the farmyard trail!
You can book through the website here. (annual members do not need to book)
Located 15 minutes from the centre of York, on Towthorpe Moor Lane, just off the A64, York, YO32 9ST. 01904 499183.
10 Easter Egg Hunt Hiding Clues – as used by Mumbler!
1. With this clue, you’ll have to follow your nose, where does mummy put all your stinky clothes?
2. In this place, daddy puts his toes, take a big breathe though and cover your nose!
3. In this place you’ll find hundreds of pages, reading them all would take you ages!
4. In this place it’s very cold, “Close the door properly!!” you’re always being told
5. In this place, it’s very wet, it’s where you and the duckies very first met
6. In this place we’re supposed to rub our feet, open the door to see who to greet
7. Where do you go when it’s time for sleep? Take a look here, there’s some treats to keep
8. You put this on when you’re feeling cold ‘Fasten it up properly” you’re always being told
9. You tell her to play it when you want a song, she doesnt understand what you’re asking for, so always get’s it wrong
10. This is where you eat your dinner, find the hidden clue and you’re the winner!
All the Active Coast activities are free, but must be booked in advance via www.activecoast.org. For Easter 2024:
Easter egg hunt daily – find the colourful eggs around the farm. Also mask making, Easter bonnet parade and wooden egg decorating, on selected days during the school holidays.
Open Monday to Friday from 9 am – 3pm, free entry (donations appreciated).
East Hull Community Farm, Barham Road, Bilton Grange, Hull, HU9 4EE
East Riding Libraries run extra activities in school holidays. Easter update coming soon.
Bounce and Rhyme and Storytime sessions for under 5s have special themes, these run at most libraries, some require booking.
We’ve put together a list of Mumbler ideas for Easter themed crafts to do at home. Read the full article here.
Forest Skills Easter Club by Life Skills Hub. Bushcraft, foraging, crafts, games, growing plants, campfires, den building and so much more. For ages 4-14 years at Forest Skills Hub, PATT Foundation, Preston, HU12 8TY
25th, 26th, 27th March and 3rd, 4th, 5th April 2024, 9am-3pm.
£30 per child per day. To book email ssaxby@lifeskillshub.co.uk, or call 07588 333453.
Free trail along Humber Street Hull from 23rd to March to 7th April 2024.
The hunt for the missing bunny! Start at Form Shop and Studio to get the first clue, solve the rest of the clues to discover the bunnies hiding place and a code word, then collect your prize.
You can find a list of all the workshops, camps and clubs running across the school holidays on the Holiday Clubs & Workshops page here.
To be updated
The Unimog Safari will also be running on selected days (call 01904 659570). Events require booking in advance, for more info email spurn@ywt.org.uk or call 01904659570.
Spurn National Nature Reserve, East Yorkshire, HU12 0UH
If we get some wet, rainy days this summer (I hope we don’t!), we have some Mumbler top rainy day ideas to help entertain little ones at home, including:
You can read the full article with details of how to do each one on Mumbler here.
Lots to do at Waters’ Edge Nature Reserve in Barton. Free to walk around and explore all year round. For Easter:
Some are payable and some are book in advance. Contact them for details – 01652 631500 waters.edge@northlincs.gov.uk
Waters’ Edge Visitor Centre, Barton, DN18 5JR
