Local children are set to have a ball over the April school holidays with a special program in place at Camden Libraries.

From art and science workshops to music sessions, the April School Holiday program will keep children entertained and educated.

Mayor of Camden, Cr Theresa Fedeli said Camden Libraries’ school holiday program was a great benefit to local families.

“Keeping children educated, entertained and informed over school holidays is important for their development as well as to assist families,” Cr Fedeli said.

“We have a great line up of events planned which will be held at Camden, Narellan and Oran Park Libraries which will test local children’s abilities and also provide them with great fun.

“It is fantastic to be able to have our face-to-face holiday program return for local children and we have all COVID-19 safety measures in place.”

The program runs between Wednesday 7 April and Friday 16 April, including:

• Wind Things Science Workshop – Open to children aged between six and 12, this workshop invites children to explore the science of flight, investigating the roles of lift, drag, thrust and gravity to explain how things fly. They will make a model wing, a whirligig and a paper plane and understand why they can fly.

                       When: Wednesday 7 April, 2-3pm
                       Where: Narellan Library, in the Redgum Room
                      Cost: $8 per child

• Watercolour Workshop - Children aged between seven and 12 years will learn how to master the materials and techniques of watercolour painting.

                        When: Thursday 8 April, 3-4.30pm
                       Where: Oran Park Library, in the Lakeside Room
                       Cost: $10 per child

• Meet the Monsters Puppetry Workshop - An adventure through the magical world of puppetry. In this high energy, creative workshop, children will build their very own monster puppets.

                        When: Friday 9 April, 10.30am-noon
                        Where: Camden Library, in the MP Room
                        Cost: $10 per child

• All hands-on drums with Tom Harding - Children aged between five and 12 years need no previous musical knowledge to enjoy this session. In no time at all, Tom will have kids sounding great as they beat out fantastic rhythms. Children will learn to cooperate and drum as a team to make awesome music together.

                        When: Tuesday 13 April, 10-11am
                       Where: Narellan Library, in the Redgum Room
                       Cost: $8 per child

• All hands-on Ukuleles with Tom Harding - Children aged between five and 12 years need no previous musical knowledge to enjoy this session. Along with the hands-on experience on their own uke, kids will learn some ukulele facts and that many styles of music including disco, funk, pop and jazz sound great on a ukulele.

                       When: Thursday 15 April, 10-11am
                       Where: Oran Park Library, in the Lakeside Room
                       Cost: $8 per child

• Slinky Business with Dennis Clare - Children aged between five and 12 years are invited to take park in this very interactive, two-part workshop. It starts with mime; how to moonwalk, use invisible walls and walk an invisible dog. This leads into the introduction of the giant slinky, children will learn how to create wonderful shapes and characters by using the slinky and exploring their imaginations.

                         When: Friday 16 April, 10.30-11.30am
                        Where: Camden Library, in the MP Room
                        Cost: $8 per child

Bookings are essential for all workshops and will open on Monday 29 March from 9.30am.

For more information and to secure your spot, visit library.camden.nsw.gov.au/events