Young designers get into craft and make friends at Ebrington

Ebrington was buzzing with activity as youngsters enjoyed a series of special workshops as part of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Let's Get Curious activity programme recently.

The Saints and Scholars, Castles and Kingdoms Maker Workshops gave crafty kids the opportunity to get stuck in to a variety of arts and crafts in Building Eighty81, creating castles and making royal crowns in keeping with the magical Land of the Little People theme of the St Patrick’s Spring Carnival.

They also enjoyed cupcake making and story-telling as part of the afternoon of family friendly events, organised through the Council’s Science and Innovation Programme, run in conjunction with Stem Aware.

Director of Legacy with Derry City and Strabane District Council, Oonagh McGillion, said it had been a great afternoon of family fun.

“We were delighted to see so many children enjoying all the activities in the creative hub at Building Eighty81,” she said.

“The Scinnovate Programme gives children the opportunity to take on new challenges and learn new skills as a result, focusing on the key STEM areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,” said Ms McGillion.

The Legacy Director said the event was a perfect way to get children interested in science and it was also a great way of introducing them to new friends.

“The programme aims to engage children with education through new creative approaches and to put the fun back into learning by ge