By Maryam Patel
Leicester’s Cultural Quarter is providing free rickshaw rides between a series of free Christmas activities this Saturday(DEC13).
The series of free events will run from midday to 4pm to celebrate the Christmas period, and there will be free rickshaw rides between all venues between 1 and 4pm.
At the LCB Depot, there will be a Making Christmas activity where people can make cards, decorations and take part in a toy swap.
The Curve will host a space-themed craft session making Christmas decorations, led by artist Fran Sharman, inspired by the children’s book Aliens Love Panta Claus.
Over at Leicester Print Workshop, people can experiment with their printing dyes and create stick and press images to create Christmas decorations.
Creative activities will continue at Phoenix’s café bar, where Sim from Kala Arts CIC will guide visitors in using oil pastels and exploring different techniques to create a Christmas masterpiece.
Two Queens Gallery will offer a winter-inspired craft session to make clay hangings, great for more festive decorations.
In the city centre, Central Library will run a workshop from 1 to 3pm in the Junior Library where children can write a letter to Santa and create a festive door hanger.
More information, such as the addresses and booking, can be found at the Culture Quarters Earlies Linktree, a monthly programme of creative family activities.
