Children's library activities July to September 2026
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All events listed below are free to attend. Craft activities must be booked in advance by contacting the library.
Fantastic Summer Club
The Fantastic Summer Club runs from Saturday 4th July to Saturday 12th September.
The Fantastic Summer Club is a new reading adventure for children in Harrow aged 4 - 11!
Explore a world of stories, creativity and imagination this summer at your local library.
Join the Fantastic Summer Club (FSC) and collect a new FSC member's badge, a postcard to fill in with stickers, plus one of our limited-edition library card featuring the Gruffalo or Harry Potter... which will you choose?
Greenhill Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make your own long chain dragon craft | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Celebrate South Asian Heritage month by making colourful bangles to wear! | Saturday | 18/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 2.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | Yes |
 Celebrate the National Year of Reading with an interactive storytime, then enjoy a sensory stay & play session |
Saturday | 01/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 3+ | No |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 01/08/2026 | 2.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| Create your very own hanging jellyfish! | Monday | 03/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Come and join us in getting to know the planets in the solar system! | Tuesday | 04/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 5 -8 | Yes |
| Have fun and practice your folding techniques to make origami umbrellas | Saturday | 08/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 7 - 9 | Yes |
| If you love ice-cream come and decorate your own fridge magnet | Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 15/08/2026 | 2.30 - 4.00 | All ages | No |
| Celebrate International Shark Day by making a shark headband | Saturday | 22/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Tuesday | 25/08/2026 | 2.30 - 4.00 | All ages | No |
| Finger knitting crochet | Saturday | 29/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 7 - 10 | Yes |
| Door Hanger Craft for " Read a Book Day" |
Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 2.30 - 4.00 | All ages | No |
| Celebrate Roald Dahl Day and the National Year of Reading by making a paper plate Fantastic Mr Fox! |
Saturday | 12/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| Celebrate the National Year of Reading with an interactive storytime, then enjoy a sensory stay & play session |
Saturday | 19/09/20026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 3+ | Yes |
| Create a beautiful and peaceful symbol for International Peace Day! | Saturday | 19/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Craft & Coding: have fun by creating a craft activity linked to coding concepts | Saturday | 26/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 8 - 12 | Yes |
Kenton Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have fun in making a colourful paper plate rainbow fish | Friday | 24/07/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Make a Rangoli inspired colourful sun catcher to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Celebrate our coastal heritage by making a beautiful lighthouse scene | Thursday | 30/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Celebrate summer by making a 3D sunflower | Friday | 31/07/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Create your very own scarily good shark to take home | Thursday | 06/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Pinwheel craft | Friday | 14/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Create an exciting Gruffalo and Friends mask and finger puppets for the 2026 Fantastic Summer Club | Thursday | 20/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Underwater world craft | Thursday | 27/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Weaving craft - make a colourful heart decoration for your room | Saturday | 29/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Make a kitchen roll Shaun to celebrate the premier of the latest Shaun the Sheep movie | Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
Pinner Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with a traditional Craft inspired by the rich history of South Asia! | Saturday | 04/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 10 | Yes |
| Join us for wizarding drama games including spell casting and broomstick flying with storytellers Cat & Hutch | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 8 - 11 | Yes |
| Dive under the sea and create your very own colourful octopus with wiggly paper chain tentacles! | Saturday | 18/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Join us for a creative paper crab craft event | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 6 - 10 | Yes |
| National Play Day: Touch, Play and Read - stories and sensory fun | Friday | 31/07/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | Yes |
| Explore Learning: The Jungle Jam | Wednesday | 05/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 5 - 11 | Yes |
| Fantastic Summer Club: Gruffalo Story Time... in the deep, dark wood... | Friday | 07/08/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Summer blossom tree craft | Thursday | 06/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5+ | Yes |
| Grow your own sunflower | Saturday | 08/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5+ | Yes |
| Paper snake craft | Tuesday | 11/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 10 | Yes |
| Explore Learning: Fun with phonics | Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 6 | Yes |
| Explore Learning: Superhero shapes | Wednesday | 19/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 6 | Yes |
| Get ready to chirp with delight as you create your own colourful paper bird cage! | Thursday | 20/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 6 - 9 | Yes |
| Friendship bracelet craft | Saturday | 22/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 7 - 12 | Yes |
| Funny frog craft | Tuesday | 25/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 7 - 11 | Yes |
| Explore Learning: Telling the time | Wednesday | 26/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 5 - 7 | Yes |
| Ocean in a bottle craft | Saturday | 29/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Sunflower dreamcatcher craft | Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5+ | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 12/09/2026 | 2.00 - 4.30 | 5+ | No |
| Journey into a world of adventure and create a magical craft inspired by the cosy charm of Hobbit Day! | Saturday | 19/09/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 6 - 10 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 26/09/2026 | 2.00 - 4.30 | 5+ | No |
Roxeth Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make a colourful Rangoli on CD and colour it in to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month | Saturday | 04/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Make an Egyptian falcon neck plate from a paperplate and add embellishments | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make and design your own Fantastic Summer Club bookmark | Saturday | 18/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make a Pharoah headdress from card and colour in | Tuesday | 21/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| Create a whirling, twirling paper sun spinner | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make an Ambari elephant out of card and add embellishments for South Asian Heritage Month | Tuesday | 28/07/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Sensory activity: make a bottle shaker from recycled materials | Saturday | 01/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Celebrate International Cat Day by repurposing a book to turn into a cat | Saturday | 08/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 15/08/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | 4 - 10 | No |
| LEGO® | Tuesday | 18/08/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | 4 - 10 | No |
| Make a carnival mask for the 60th Anniversary Notting Hill Carnival | Saturday | 22/08/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| National Year of Reading: Listen to a story of the Gruffalo and colour in your own finger puppet |
Tuesday | 25/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 3 - 8 | No |
| National Year of Reading: Colour in your own Gruffalo mask |
Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| National Year of Reading: Make a BFG dreamcatcher |
Saturday | 12/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| National Year of Reading: Make a wizard hat for Hobbit Day |
Saturday | 19/09/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 26/09/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | All ages | No |
Stanmore Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Year of Reading: Luna Loves Library Day storytime and craft |
Saturday | 04/07/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 6 | No |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 04/07/2026 | 1.00 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| Stay and play with our lovely sensory toys - everyone welcome! | Thursday | 09/07/2026 | 11.30 - 12.30 | 6 and under | No |
| Fantastic Summer Club: Cat & Hutch broomstick flying school drama & spell casting | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 12.15 - 1.00 | 8 - 11 | Yes |
| Dinosaur glider craft | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 18/07/2026 | 10.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| Get ready for marine week: create a special marine animal art collage | Wednesday | 22/07/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| Stay and play with our lovely sensory toys - everyone welcome! | Thursday | 23/07/2026 | 11.30 - 12.30 | 6 and under | No |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Friday | 24/07/2026 | 10.30 - 12.30 | 4+ | No |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 10.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| Concertina butterfly craft | Friday | 31/07/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| National Year of Reading: puppet storytime |
Saturday | 01/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | 6 and under | No |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 01/08/2026 | 10.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| Stay and play with our lovely sensory toys - everyone welcome! | Wednesday | 05/08/2026 | 11.30 - 12.30 | 6 and under | No |
| International Marine Fish Day: make your own moving paper fish | Thursday | 06/08/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Friday | 07/08/2026 | 10.30 - 12.30 | 4+ | No |
| K'NEX - how good are your engineering skills? | Saturday | 08/08/2026 | 10.30 - 4.00 | 4+ | No |
| International Youth Day Board Game session - come and join us | Wednesday | 12/08/2026 | 10.30 - 12.30 | 12+ | No |
| Summer mosaic craft | Friday | 14/08/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| Janmashtami Greeting Card Craft | Friday | 28/08/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| Fantastic Summer Club: Join our Gruffalo storytime and make a Gruffalo mask and finger puppets | Thursday | 29/08/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 6 and under | Yes |
| Kite collage decoration craft | Saturday | 19/09/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
| Shaun the Sheep craft | Saturday | 26/09/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 11 | Yes |
Wealdstone Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write a book review on a book from 'Book Beyond Words' | Saturday | 04/07/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 7 - 9 | Yes |
| Join us for wizarding drama games including spell casting and broomstick flying with storytellers Cat & Hutch | Saturday | 11/07/2026 | 10.30 - 11.15 | 8 - 11 | Yes |
| Enjoy a chess session and develop your skills | Saturday | 18/07/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 7 - 10 | No |
| Rainbow cloud craft | Saturday | 25/07/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Shaun the Sheep craft | Tuesday | 04/08/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Design and decorate a hanging honeycomb ornament | Thursday | 06/08/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Gruffalo and Friends finger puppet and mask craft | Thursday | 13/08/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | 3 - 5 | Yes |
| Flip book craft - make a body parts flip book | Saturday | 15/08/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 7 - 9 | Yes |
| 3D summer ice cream craft | Tuesday | 25/08/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Celebrate Sky Lantern Festival by making a stained glass effect lantern | Saturday | 29/08/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Create a transformable toy with coloured paper strips | Saturday | 05/09/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| BFG dreamcatcher craft | Saturday | 12/09/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Design and colour your own peace doves to mark World Peace Day | Thursday | 17/09/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | 3 - 5 | No |
| Come, play and enjoy some exciting indoor board games | Saturday | 19/09/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | All ages | No |