Vantastival is a very family friendly festival and children are welcomed. All weekend scheduled children’s activities take place in the Enchanted Garden Kids’ Camp. Check the blackboards for schedules on the day. All children must be fully supervised by parents/carers at all times.
Read this article from RTÉ Lifestyle with our top tips for people bringing kids to Vantastival!
Kids’ activities include:
- Arts and crafts
- Drumming workshops
- Face painting
- Scavenger hunt
- Bubble shows
- Circus skills
- Kids’ disco
- Games
- Storytelling
- and much more!
THE ENCHANTED GARDEN AT VANTASTIVAL 2020
We’re happy to bring back the Enchanted Garden this year, with a lot of activities and surprises !
Like a fairy-tale book come to life, the Enchanted Garden is a magical land, which will whisk you away on unforgettable vantastival adventures.
Who will discover the “Faraway Tree”, a tree so tall that its topmost branches reach into the clouds, and so wide that it contains small houses carved into its trunk?
Join us in the walled garden at Beaulieu and come dressed in your most enchanted fairy-pixie attire for an unimaginable garden-y delight.
KIDS’ ART WITH UNIT T
Wild flower sun-catchers & fairy doors. Design & create your own unique art work using a mixture of nature, recycled & new materials.
DRUMMING WORKSHOPS
Nix Moon will be offer drumming and percussion and workshops for all ages, all abilities. Drums are really accessible and the workshops are great fun, beginner friendly, very creative – a fabulous connecting and interactive activity. We can raise the vibration of our festival and have lots of fun doing it.
BUCKY’S CIRCUS
Bucky’s Circus travels to festivals all over Northern-Ireland and Ireland. Join in the fun and learn some circus skills!
BUBBLE TROUBLE
Bubble trouble will arrive at Vantastival with their marvelous massive bubbles…. like fireworks without the danger!
Beautiful huge colourful bubbles will be created in an hourly show daily along with bubble walkabouts during the festival. We like to encourage participation, anyone can have a go. Come and experience the magic of gigantic bubbles!
HOOPERELLA
An entertaining and creative workshop. Through a range of energetic, playfull hoop games and activities for all level, kids will certainly spend a fun and unforgettable moment !
THE STORY QUEEN
RINGO: MUSIC BINGO
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Ronan plays the intros to well known songs from Disney Films, if that song is on your sheet you cross it off (it’s a game, not a quiz, he gives you the answer via comedy clues) first to fill the sheet wins prizes!
Ringo: Music Bingo, it won’t change your life but it will make your day. Fun for the whole family!
DIGITAL SCAVENGER HUNT
A fun modern take on a classic children’s pastime hosted by Ronan Leonard.
Kids will be given a list of items to find on a trail around the Vantastival Site, with the challenge to photograph them all using a digital camera or phone – it should take about 30 mins to complete.
This won’t be a race, but there will a small prize for each child who completes each trail.
The focus will be on using their imagination to take the photos, it isn’t a photography competition.
There will be parallel sessions for age groups – 4 to 7 year olds & 8 to 11 year olds;
WOLFPACK CIRCUS
And much much more! … including a line up of wandering musicians, walkabouts, aerialist, workshops and many other events such as nonsense poetry slams and storytelling
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“a highly family-friendly crowd”
– AU Magazine
“One of the first things I noticed about this festival is how happy and friendly everyone was.”
– A Year of Festivals in Ireland
