Larmer tree have announced that heading up the children's programme on Saturday 20th July will be Katy Ashworth from CBeebies!  With two shows of fun sing-a-long songs, games and silly stories, she'll have your little ones belly laughing and jumping around with her. After the shows, Katy will stay to meet and greet families - signing autographs, taking photos and making your children feel right at home!  

On Sunday morning, join in with an exclusive sing-a-long screening of the beloved Disney classic The Jungle Book in The Playground and then pop along to meet Horace the Travelling Pliosaur, a 35 foot Jurassic sea lizard you can actually climb into, and take a cinematic tour through his intestines! .

Taking to the Garden Stage for their first stage shows just for kids… is the return of human beat-boxer Shlomo with his unmissable Beatbox Adventure for Kids on Sunday, and on Saturday, award-winning folk duo Megson with their Family Folk Show.

Plus they have been busy creating a jam-packed schedule for all their mini festival-goers to have fun, get creative and let off some steam. Within an 11 acre playground of magical gardens to explore, you’ll find our dedicated Children’s Area for families and children, the Larmer Parler and Larmer Lawns host a fun line-up of shows, gigs, plus loads of hands-on activities and workshops to get stuck into from Thursday to Sunday, and there’s even a baby changing tent!

Here’s a taster of this year’s chock-a-block kids’ programme…

Get Stuck In with African drumming, Swing dance and Zumba workshops.  They’ll be loads of hands on crafts and new to this year, drop in parachute games and play sessions run by game playing professionals Turn Up For Fun! Playsongs will be running their ever popular musical sessions for under 5s and Baby Yoga is back. Pete White’s Suitcase Circus is back by popular demand, plus we have street theatre inspired by the gardens for children and their families by Gobbledegook Theatre!

All this plus, more shows still to come and news on… massive carnival, circus workshops, Lostwood storytelling, media workshops, woodland crafts, comedy for kids and the YouthZone!

Children’s Workshops

Workshops Larmer Parler and Larmer Lawns, aged 0-10, keeping them dancing, creating and learning ‘til the sun goes down…

Read on for the full programme of interactive workshops your family can get stuck into at the festival this year…

Highlights include the new Ladybug Craft Tent – a new craft area with a variety of materials to inspire mini-makers and creators, Grass Ladies singing workshops, Swing dance and Zumba for kids and Turn Up For Fun parachute games, big skipping, new fashioned playground games – ‘duck, duck, goose’ anyone?

Get Stuck In!

A whole programme of activities to keep children making, moving and laughing all weekend.

Garden Party with the Grass Ladies with Gobbledegook Theatre
Kids’ Drumming with Inta Africa
Liven up the Lawns with Lulu Stevens
Pitta Bread Workshop with Pizza Tabun
Swing Kids with Bic & Simone
Turn Up For Fun with TUFF!
Zumbatomic with Annie Scadden

Children’s Hands On!

Lively and creative Hands On sessions where you can choose from lots of different activities for 6-10 year olds on Saturday and Sunday morning.

The Beadies with Marion Gilbert
Bird Bonanza with Georgie & Xenia
Colour Me Crazy with Jennie Hiett
Hit me with your Rhythm Stick! with Kathy Kelly
Make Believe! with Alice Kristina Rose
Terrifying Triffids & Frilly Flowers with Vanessa Kenneth
Willow Wonder with Amanda Wiffen

Under 5s

Activities hand-picked to get under 5s dancing, giggling and wriggling!

Baby Music with Kathryn Crosby
Baby Yoga with Kathryn Crosby
Hartbeeps Multisensory Sessions with Fran Phillips
Ladybug Craft Tent with The Ladybird Project
Playsongs with Nickie and Gill

Plus don’t miss…
Hush-a-Bye evening sessions in Lostwood Friday to Sunday, and the Face Painting and Hair Braiding stalls on the Larmer Lawns!

There’s tons for 11-17 year olds to have a go at, whether it’s photomontage, building dens in the woods, having a go at street dance, or a place to just sit back with a biscuit and a cuppa and play cards!

Look out for more child and family friendly activities further afield in The Playground, Lostwood, Woodland Crafts, Carnival, the Circus Tent and the Water Garden.