Children's library activities January to March 2026
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All events listed below are free to attend. Craft activities must be booked in advance by contacting the library.
National Year of Reading 2026
2026 is the National Year of Reading. It is all about inspiring people to read more. Whatever you enjoy our libraries have something for it so 'Go All In' today.
Each library will be running activities throughout the year to inspire children and young people to develop a love of reading for pleasure. Look out for the blue 'Go All In' logo next to the activities below.
Greenhill Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make a Funky Pen Pot craft | Saturday | 03/01/2026 | 10.45 - 11.45 | 6 - 9 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 10/01//2026 | 2.00 - 3.30 | 4+ | No |
| Snowman Headband craft | Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Scratch and Design Bookmark craft | Saturday | 24/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
 Celebrate National Storytelling Week by interacting with the Very Hungry Caterpillar! |
Saturday | 31/01/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| To launch the National Year of Reading create your own special mini origami storybook |
Saturday | 31/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| Join us as we're Going on a Bear Hunt! Special storytime for National Storytelling Week |
Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4+ | No |
| Valentine's Day Wreath craft | Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 14/02/2026 | 2.00 - 3.30 | All ages | No |
| Balloon Fish Fidget craft | Monday | 16/02/2026 | 10.45 - 11.30 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| Saddle up and ride into good fortune by crafting your own mini hobby horse for Lunar New Year | Thursday | 19/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| Special Storytime for Tell a Fairytale Day - let your hair down and get crafting with Rapunzel |
Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4+ | No |
| Build a Tower of Animals craft | Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 6 - 9 | Yes |
| Celebrate World Book Day - make bunting with book characters and listen to a story |
Saturday | 28/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Ramadan Moon craft | Saturday | 28/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 7 - 11 | Yes |
| St Patrick's Day - have fun making a jolly paperball Leprechaun | Saturday | 07/03/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Mother's Day handprint flower craft | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Celebrate World Poetry Day - compose a poem and decorate it |
Saturday | 21/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 5 - 9 | Yes |
| Spring Bird Collage | Saturday | 28/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
Kenton Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Year of Reading launch: bring a book to life with our craft activity |
Thursday | 15/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a penguin craft | Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 1.30 - 2.30 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Create a pop-up village craft | Saturday | 24/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Butterfly craft to welcome Spring | Friday | 13/02/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Paper plate flower craft | Tuesday | 17/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Pen holder craft | Thursday | 19/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make your very own magnetic Elmer the Elephant | Friday | 20/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| 3D paper cup hot chocolate craft | Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Special rhymetime for National Storytelling Week |
Thursday | 05/03/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | Under 6 | No |
| Celebrate World Book Day by making your own bookmark |
Thursday | 12/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a flower card for Mother's Day | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Bring a Shakespeare play to life to celebrate National Shakespeare Week |
Friday | 20/03/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a beautiful Easter Egg craft | Tuesday | 31/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
Pinner Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special storytime to celebrate the National Year of Reading |
Friday | 09/01/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Spread your wings and join us to make a butterfly | Saturday | 10/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 4 - 8 | Yes |
| Join us to make your own bookmark |
Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 7 - 11 | Yes |
| Come to a fun storytime and colouring session |
Friday | 23/01/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Magical dream catcher craft | Saturday | 24/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 7 - 11 | Yes |
| Crafty animals craft - create your own 3D animal and watch it pop off the page | Saturday | 31/01/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 7 - 11 | Yes |
| Sound & Storytime - interactive storytime where you can shake, tap and jingle |
Friday | 06/02/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Valentine's Day craft | Saturday | 14/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 10 | Yes |
| Explore Learning: Telling the Time | Wednesday | 18/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.50 | 5 - 7 | Yes |
| Explore Learning: Winter Wonderland | Wednesday | 18/02/2026 | 12.00 - 12.50 | 8 - 11 | Yes |
| Celebrate Lunar New Year and make a festive paper lantern | Thursday | 19/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 8 | Yes |
| Paper weaving turtle craft | Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5+ | Yes |
| Special storytime - help us prepare for World Book Day by making some bunting |
Friday | 27/02/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Join us for a bear-illiant adventure with Paddington for World Book Day |
Saturday | 28/02/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 4 - 6 | Yes |
| More World Book Day fun where you can bring your own storybook to life |
Friday | 06/03/2026 | 10.15 - 11.00 | Under 5s | No |
| Spring flower hedgehog craft | Saturday | 07/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5+ | Yes |
| LEGO® | Tuesday | 10/03/20026 | 3.00 - 4.30 | 5+ | No |
| Mother's Day flower bouquet craft | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 5 - 11 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 21/03/2026 | 2.00 - 4.00 | 5+ | No |
| LEGO® | Thursday | 26/03/2026 | 3.00 - 4.30 | 5+ | No |
| Celebrate Shakespeare Week by designing your own Tudor rose |
Saturday | 28/03/2026 | 2.30 - 3.30 | 6 - 11 | Yes |
Roxeth Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter owl collage craft | Saturday | 10/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Join us for some stories and make a bookmark to launch the National Year of Reading |
Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Winnie the Pooh craft | Saturday | 24/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Special storytime with rattles |
Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.45 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | 4 - 9 | No |
| St Valentine's Day craft | Saturday | 14/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a dragon puppet to celebrate Lunar New Year | Tuesday | 17/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| LEGO® | Thursday | 19/02/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | 4 - 9 | No |
| Polar bear craft | Friday | 20/02/2026 | 11.00 - 12.00 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a book and decorate it for World Book Day |
Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make and decorate a lantern for Ramadan | Saturday | 28/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| St Patrick's Day craft | Saturday | 07/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 11.00 - 12.30 | 4 - 9 | No |
| Mother's Day craft | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| Make a masquerade mask to celebrate Shakespeare Week |
Saturday | 21/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.15 | 4 - 9 | Yes |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 28/03/2026 | 2.15 - 4.15 | 4 - 9 | No |
Stanmore Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGO® | Saturday | 03/01/2026 | 12.00 - 3.00 | 4+ | No |
| Special storytime to celebrate the National Year of Reading |
Saturday | 10/01/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | 2 - 6 | No |
| Make a moving paper caterpillar inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
Saturday | 10/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make Three Little Mice finger puppets | Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 17/01/2026 | 10.30 - 4.30 | All ages | No |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 24/01/2026 | 10.30 - 4.30 | All ages | No |
| Join our musical band for this special National Year of Reading storytime |
Saturday | 31/01/20026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | 2 - 6 | No |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 31/01/2026 | 10.30 - 4.30 | All ages | No |
| Join our musical band for a special storytime with Nefertiti |
Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | 2 - 6 | No |
| K'NEX | Saturday | 07/02/2026 | 10.30 - 4.30 | All ages | No |
| Make a 3D card for St Valentine's Day | Saturday | 14/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make a horse to celebrate the Lunar New Year | Tuesday | 17/02/2026 | 12.30 - 1.15 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make a colourful animal mask to mark World Wildlife Day | Saturday | 28/02/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Have fun with Lulu Loves the Library story and craft |
Tuesday | 03/03/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | Under 4s | No |
| Have fun with Lulu Loves the Library story and craft |
Thursday | 05/03/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | Under 4s | No |
| Have fun with Lulu Loves the Library story and craft |
Saturday | 07/03/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | 2 - 6 | No |
| Make a Mother's Day pop-up card | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Design and make your own mini Prayer Mat to celebrate Eid | Saturday | 21/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
| Make your own Easter basket | Tuesday | 31/03/2026 | 2.15 - 3.00 | 4 - 10 | Yes |
Wealdstone Library Children's Activities
| Event | Day | Date | Time | Ages | Booking Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make a colourful bookmark to celebrate the launch of the National Year of Reading |
Thursday | 08/01/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | Under 4s | No |
| Join us for a fun filled board games session - let's play, laugh and learn together | Saturday | 24 01 2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6+ | No |
| Special rhymetime with fun instruments |
Thursday | 05/02/2026 | 11.00 - 11.30 | Under 4s | No |
| Decorate a heart for St Valentine's Day | Thursday | 12/02/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | Under 4s | No |
| Make a bouquet for St Valentine's Day | Saturday | 14/02/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6 - 8 | Yes |
| Construct your own rocking horse to celebrate Lunar New Year | Tuesday | 17 02 2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6 - 8 | Yes |
| Colour an ice cream stick horse for Lunar New Year | Thursday | 19/02/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | Under 4s | Yes |
| Come and enjoy a session of chess | Saturday | 21/02/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 7+ | No |
| Join us for a special Elmer story and make your own Elmer collage for World Book Day |
Thursday | 05/03/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | Under 4s | No |
| Make a lovely flower card for Mother's Day | Thursday | 12/03/2026 | 11.30 - 12.15 | Under 4s | Yes |
| Make a jewellery box and bracelet for Mother's Day | Saturday | 14/03/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6 - 8 | Yes |
| Make a paper lantern to celebrate Eid | Saturday | 21/03/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6 - 8 | Yes |
| Make your own hat for Easter | Tuesday | 31/03/2026 | 2.00 - 3.00 | 6 - 8 | Yes |