Add a splash of handmade magic to your Christmas with
Inverness Botanic Gardens’ range of festive decorations including
wreaths made from natural materials, reindeer and Christmas tree
shaped planters, cone table decorations and seasonal flowering plants.
Just pop in to find out more or find us on Facebook!
Day & Date
Activity
Time & Cost
Age group
What’s it all about?
Sunday 1st
December
Bookbug
Christmas
Rhymetime
10.30 –10.50
Free Activity
0-4 years
Nursery rhymes, action and songs
with plenty of Christmas favourites.
Sunday 1st
December
A Christmas
Story
11.00-11.30
Free Activity
Library Staff share a selection of
5-7 years their favourite Christmas stories
and rhymes
Sunday 1st
December
Gingerbread
Man
by Zenwing
Puppets
1.00–2.00
£4.00 per
Child
Sunday 1st
December
Making Angels
with
Zenwing
Puppets
2.30–3.30
£4.00 per
child
Saturday Flying Reindeer
10.30 –11.30
7th
with
£4.00 per
December
Zenwing
person
Puppets
Bught Lane, Inverness, Scotland, IV3 5SS
Phone: 01463 713553
www.invernessbotanicgardens.co.uk
email - [email protected]
Programme may be subject to change
Decorate Gingerbread cookies join
3-6 years the puppet gingerbread man and
other interactive stories.
Family
Dry needle felting for teens and
Adults and other material Angels for
Children.
Family
Make wonderful flying reindeer
puppets.
Singing Bells Choir will host a sing
along of festive cheer.
Saturday
7th
December
Singing Bells
Carol singing
11.00 –12.00
Free Activity
Family
Saturday
7th
December
Christmas
Flower
Arranging
Demonstration
12.00—1.00
Free Activity
Family
Saturday
7th
December
Snowflakes &
Stars with
Zenwing
Puppets
1.30 – 2.30
£4.00 per
person
Family
Christmas Flower arranging
demonstration
Puppet stories and songs.
Make snowflakes from paper, lace
or wire to join in with the magical
snowflake story
Day & Date
Activity
Time & Cost
Age group
What’s it all about?
Sunday 8th
December
Bookbug
Christmas
Rhymetime
10.30 –10.50
Free Activity
Nursery rhymes, action songs
0-4 years and a story with plenty of
Christmas favourites
Sunday 8th
December
Christmas Story
11.00-11.30
Free Activity
Library Staff share a selection
5-7 years of their favourite Christmas
stories and rhymes
Sunday 8th
December
Christmas wreath
Demonstration
12.00 –1.00
Free Activity
Family
Demonstration on how to make
your own Christmas wreath
Sunday 8th
December
Happy Felt Baubles
& Birds with
Zenwing Puppets
1.00 –2.00
£4.00 per
person
Family
Make a felt Bauble or Bird for
your Christmas Tree
Sunday 8th
December
Jeff Maclean
& Ian Macgregor
1.00–2.00
Free Activity
Family
Enjoy a selection of music from
Traditional Music musicians.
Sunday 8th
December
Mr Kind and the
Three Kings
2.30 – 3.30
£4.00 per
person
Saturday
14th
December
Bookbug
Christmas
Rhymetime
10.30 –10.50
Free Activity
Saturday
14th
December
A Christmas Story
11.00-11.30
Free Activity
Saturday
14th
December
Christmas table
decoration
demonstration
12.00 –1.00
Free Activity
Saturday
14th
December
High life Highland
Traditional Music
Session
12.30 –1.30
Free Activity
Activity song & story. Make
crowns and gift boxes for a
3-6 years
re-telling of the three kings
nativity story.
Nursery rhymes, action and
0-4 years songs with plenty of Christmas
favourites.
Library Staff share a selection
5-7 years of their favourite Christmas
stories and rhymes
Family
Demonstration on how to make
your own Christmas table
decoration
Family
Come and enjoy a range of
music at this informal music
session hosted by HLH Traditional musicians.
Book for any of the activities by phone on
01463 713 553 or in person at ‘the Botanics’
Day & Date
Activity
Time & Cost
Age group
Saturday 14th
December
Make a
Christmas
Cracker with
Zenwing
Puppets
1.00—2.00
£4.00 per person
Family
Saturday 14th
December
Rudolph the
Reindeer
2.30 –3.30
£4.00 per child
Make Reindeer or Santa
3-6 years masks and turn them into
puppets to join in the parade
Sunday 15th
December
Bookbug
Christmas
Rhymetime
10.30 –10.50
Free Activity
Nursery rhymes, action and
0-4 years songs with plenty of
Christmas favourites.
Sunday 15th
December
A Christmas
Story
11.00-11.30
Free Activity
Library Staff share a
selection of their favourite
5-7 years
Christmas stories and
rhymes
Sunday 15th
December
How to Make
Your Own
Christmas
Wreath
12.00 –1.00
Free
Family
Demonstration on how to
make your own Christmas
wreath
Sunday 15th
December
Christmas Tree
Decorations
with Zenwings
1.00 –2.00
£4.00 per person
Family
Create your own home-made
wooden decorations for your
Christmas tree
Sunday 15th
December
Happy Snow
People with
Zenwing
Puppets
2.30 –3.30
£4.00 per person
Family
What’s it all about?
Make your own unique
Christmas cracker
Make these wonderful shelf
decorations out of socks and
mittens. (Younger children may
require assistance)
Every child visiting during the activity weekends will
receive a FREE Cobbs Christmas Cupcake!
Book for any of the activities by phone on
01463 713 553 or in person at ‘the Botanics’