Posts for February, 2022

Join us and watch Disney Pixar’s BRAVE – a great afternoon of entertainment.

Drinks and snacks available.

If you haven’t visited our year-round attraction, DINOSAUR KINGDOM- now is your chance!

Come nose to muzzle with your Jurassic Park favourites – Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Velociraptors and even the dreaded Tyrannosaurus Rex! Did we mention that they’re HUGE!? Our resident diplodocuses are each 90 feet long. That’s as long as three London buses…

We have special extra dino-tastic activities for you…check these out…

TRICERATOPS HUNT
Our little Triceratops has gone missing again! Visit the Dinosaur Kingdom to ‘unscramble’ the highlighted letters on the crossword to find her Mystery location! Pick up your crossword and pen at the Reception upon arrival.

ATTACK OF THE ROBOSUAR CLONES
Bamboozeleum is under attack! Pesky Robosaur clones have taken over and are multiplying quickly. How many Robosaur clones do you encounter in Bamboozeleum? Scan the QR code to enter the competition for the chance to win your very own Dinosaur Robot!

FOSSIL DIG EGG HUNT
Don’t forget to visit the Dino Dig exhibit at the Dinosaur Kingdom! Little archaeologists should keep their eyes peeled when uncovering the dinosaur skeleton as they might be lucky to find a mini dinosaur egg containing a little surprise. New eggs are put out once a day (before opening), so you’ll need to be quick!

DINO DRESS-UP COMPETITION
Why not come to the park dressed as your favourite dinosaur!? Each week our favourite dinosaur will win themselves (and their family) a FREE family day pass for a visit in the summer. Don’t forget to share your photos with us! You can either send them to us in a Facebook message or use the #landmarkforestadventurepark in one of your posts on Instagram.

MAKE YOUR OWN ROBOSAUR
Pick up an activity sheet from the Bamboozeleum make your very own mini Robosaur at home! All you’ll need is some sticky tape and scissors. Follow the instructions on the sheet and let us know how you get on!

Three course lunch with a glass of bubbly and gift for mum

Join us during the February school holidays for a laugh out loud live panto of Robinson Crusoe.

‘All aboard’ for this exciting, engaging and musical story of the heroic captain of the ‘Good Ship Lizzie’. On a mission
to seek out wondrous treasure, discover strange new lands, and to boldly go where no action-packed adventure has gone before! Packed with songs and laughter, there’ll be no need to walk the plank.

Scottish Children’s Champs and Bairns Bucket

ENTRY FEES

Scottish Children’s Championships – £30 per single day or £50 for both.

Bairns Bucket – £25 per single day, £40 for both

Fancy learning some new knitting skills? This hat workshop is an ideal step for beginners – creating a hat in adult or child sizes – or both!

Using the ‘Basic Knit Ribbed Hat’ pattern from Yarnspirations we will be creating these cosy hats – knitted flat in a simple rib stitch then sewn together & decorated with a pompom. Using lovely chunky yarn will make these a quick & fun project

Skill Level
Beginners – but familiarity with casting on & off and knit & purl stitches will be helpful (we will do a small refresher)
This workshop is open to all ages, under 10’s must be accompanied by an adult (no fee if not participating)

Tools & Materials Needed
6.5mm knitting needles
Scissors, tape measure
Yarn is included (see below)

Included:
Two balls of Chunky Yarn
Darning Needles
Refreshments

Yarn included is enough to make 2 hats, if you would like to make more we can order extra yarn for a fee
Once booked we will get in touch with colour choices

Having a clearout? We will accept donations of complete, clean, resealable books at the Ballater Community and Heritage hub 1st-25th Feb.

Want your own stall? Cost £12 paid in advance

Teas and home bakes served all-day

Proceeds to V&A halls (ballater) trust

The way we each experience places can be vastly different – our unique emotions, knowledge, memories and company can all alter how we connect to the land. What and who we’re in company with shapes how we connect to a landscape.

With this as a starting point, writer, Elizabeth Reeder, will be hosting a series of writing workshops exploring the idea of companionship.

The workshops will explore what it might mean to have a companion species, or to be accompanied by a question, or to accompany someone with different knowledge of a place than you have.

And we’ll do some writing. The writing is for yourself and you’ll be under no obligation to share. (Although, we are considering collecting stories for those people who are interested in sharing them.)


No previous writing experience is necessary, and all ages* and abilities very welcome.
*under-18s must be accompanied by an adult.


These workshops are free, but places are limited. Please sign up to reserve a space.


Dates and times:

Saturday 5th February, 10am -12 noon, online via Zoom

Wednesday 16th February, 6-8 pm, online via Zoom

We plan to run additional in-person workshops come the spring!


For any questions please contact Elizabeth directly on elizabeth.reeder@mac.com

Elizabeth Reeder, together with Robbie Synge (choreographer and filmmaker) and Amanda Thomson (visual artist) are Artists in Residence with Cairngorms Connect through the Endangered Landscapes Artists Residency programme.

Another Christmas favourite from The Panto Company at Spey Valley Cinema!

Bullied by her two Ugly Sisters, Cinders’ future looks bleak until her Fairy Godmother casts a spell and sends her to the ball.

How will the Prince ever find her when she flees at midnight, leaving behind a single glass slipper?

Let Buttons be your host for an afternoon of traditional panto fun. With plenty of parking space for your pumpkin!

Don’t miss out, book Cinderella now and let’s all go to the Ball.

Come and experience all our new Christmas activities and exhibits this December!

Letter to Santa
Have you written your letter to Santa yet? No, well we have everything you need to write your letters at our magical posting station in Bamboozeleum.Watch out for the elves coming through the Elf Portal to collect your letters from our magical postbox. They will keep checking in, right up until Christmas Eve. Santa might have a letter for you too!!

Winter Mystical Mashup
Santa and some of his wintery friends have mysteriously teleported into our Tropical Hot House and are having a blast in tropical style… see how many of these unusual guests you can spot and what they are getting up to?

Duetting Reindeer
Stop in and see our talented duetting reindeer, singing some of your favourite Christmas songs in Wonderwoods! Don’t worry, they are more than happy for you to join in if you know the words (or… even if you don’t!).

Majestic Unicorn
A truly majestic unicorn has blessed us with it’s presence at Reception- who would like a selfie with this magical beauty?