Affordable family fun over Easter in Sunderland

Affordable Easter activities are underway at Sunderland Culture venues. Some are free.

From captivating storytelling adventures and exciting family theatre, to hands-on craft sessions and Easter-themed glass workshops, Sunderland Culture has a packed schedule of events and fun activities for all ages.

At Arts Centre Washington (ACW) young people can take part in singing workshops. The Creative You Junior … Come and Sing sessions start Tuesday, April 2 from 1pm to 3pm.

The free sessions, for children aged 8-10 years old, are repeated on Thursday, April 4 (1pm to 3pm) and Tuesday, April 9 (10am to 3pm). Sunderland Youth Choir will lead the workshops.

The venue will also stages the family play The Not So Big Bad Wolf on Thursday, April 4 at 10.30am and 1.30pm. Join Little Red, the daring adventurer and ‘True Grimm’ podcaster on her mission to debunk myths with storybook favourites, her red invisibility cloak, and a basket brimming with music, mayhem, and magic tricks.

Tickets for the show, suitable for children aged four and over, and produced by Wrongensemble, start at £7 with a family ticket for four priced at £25.

National Glass Centre (NGC) hosts a series of workshops and activities over the Easter holidays, many with a Spring theme.

On Tuesdays, April 2 and 9 NGC hosts collage portrait workshops, giving children 6+ the chance to explore a range of craft materials to create colourful and textured collages. The workshops are at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm and cost £5.

Other family workshops are at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens. The fun starts on Monday, April 8, with a Little Inventors: Help the Sea Creatures! drop-in session at 1pm-4pm.

The free session gives children aged 7-11 a chance to help our water-based friends; it could be a home for a mussel or a restaurant for whales.

Other drop-in sessions will enable children aged 4+ to explore the museum’s taxidermy collection. The Creature Collections are on Tuesday, April 2 and Tuesday, April 9.

No booking is required and the free drop-in sessions will be from 1pm to 2.30pm.

Other sessions and workshops at the Museum include: Discovery Zoo, Drawing with Dan, Mini Science Club and Baby Dino Egg Hunt,

For more information, visit the websites of the three venues.