Spring Term 2021
Week 1
Wednesday 13th January 2021
10 - 11.30am
The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Gruffalo and Winter
Week 2
Saturday 16th January 2021
1 - 2.30pm
Wednesday 20th January 2021
10 - 11.30am
Hairy Maclary by Lynsey Dodd
Theme for Session: Vets and Pets
Week 3
Wednesday 27th January 2021
10 - 11.30am
Saturday 30th January 2021
1 - 2.30pm
What the ladybird heard by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Farm
Week 4
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
10 - 11.30am
Saturday 6th February 2021
1 - 2.30pm
George and the Dragon by Chris Wormell
Theme for Session: Dragons, Princesses and Knights
Week 5
Wednesday 10th February 2021
10 - 11.30am
Hedgehugs - Horace and Hattiepillar by Lucy Tapper & Steve Wilson
Theme for Session: Valentines and Bugs
Half Term Session
Week 6
Holiday sessions need to be pre-booked!
Saturday 13th February 2021
1 - 2.30pm
Wednesday 17th February 2021
10 - 11.30am
Duck in the Truck by Jezz Alborough
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 7
Wednesday 24th February 2021
10 - 11.30am
Saturday 27th February 2021
1 - 2.30pm
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Theme for Session: Bears
Week 8
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
10 - 11.30am
Saturday 6th March 2021
1 - 2.30pm
Pirates Love Underpants - Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Theme for Session: Pirates
Mother's Day Week
Week 9
Wednesday 10th March 2021
10 - 11.30am & 1 - 2.30pm
Friday 12th March 2021
10 - 11.30am & 1 - 2.30pm
The large family - Five minutes peace by Jill Murphy
Theme for Session: Mothers Day and Jungle
Week 10
Wednesday 17th March 2021
10 - 11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Friday 19th March 2021
10 - 11.30am & 1-2.30pm
There’s an Alien in your book by Tom Fletcher
Theme for Session: Space
Week 11
Wednesday 24th March 2021
10-11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Friday 26th March 2021
10-11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Dinosaurs love underpants by Claire Freedman
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 12
Wednesday 31st March 2021
10-11.30am & 1pm-2.30pm
Friday 2nd April 2021 (Good Friday)
10-11.30am & 1-2.30pm
Ten Little Princesses by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty
Theme for Session: Princesses and Fairytale
Bright Times Special Easter Sessions!
Week 13
Friday 9th April 2021
10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
Saturday 10th April 2021
10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
We're going on an Egg Hunt by Laura Hughes
Theme for Session: Easter
The Special Easter Session Prices:
£12.50 per child aged 7 months - 6 years
£2.50 per child aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per adult
(Note: The Children aged 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Easter sessions include:
🐣 A 2 hour session
🐣 An Easter treat box at story time.
🐣 An Easter Balloon on a stick to take home
🐣 An Easter gift for each child
🐣 An Easter Egg Hunt and Chocolate Egg for each child
Bright Times Reopens
Week 14
Wednesday 14th April 2021
10 - 11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 16th April 2021
10 - 11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Hattie Peck by Emma Levey
Theme for Session: Animals
Summer Term 2021
Week 1
Wednesday 21st April 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 23rd April 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl
Theme for Session: Bugs
Week 2
Wednesday 28th April 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 30th April 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Saturday 1st May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo & Alex Ayliffe
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 3
Wednesday 5th May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 7th May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
Theme for Session: Space
Week 4
Wednesday 12th May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 14th May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Theme for Session: Jungle
Week 5
Wednesday 19th May 2021
10-11.30am and 1.30-3pm
Friday 21st May 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Kippers New Pet by Mick Inkpen
Theme for Session: Pets
Bright Times is closed on Wednesday 26th & Friday 28th May 2021
Bright Times is away on holiday this week, but I hope to see you back for The Singing Mermaid next week!
Half Term session
Week 6
Wednesday 2nd June 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 4th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
The Singing Mermaid by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Mermaids, Circus and Underwater
Special Summer Sessions
Saturday 5th June 2021
10am-12.00pm & 2-4pm
My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
Theme for Session: Teddy Bears Picnic, Games and Activites
Please bring your favourite Teddy Bear to Bright Times and enjoy a a Teddy Bears Picnic.
The Special Summer Session Prices:
£12.50 per child aged 7 months - 6 years
£2.50 per child aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per adult
(Note: The Children aged 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Sumer sessions include:
🐻 A 2 hour session
🐻 A special treat box at story time.
🐻 A colourful balloon on a stick to take home
🐻 A party bag for each child to take home
🐻 A game of pass the parcel
Week 7
Wednesday 9th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1.30-3pm
Friday 11th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1–2.30pm
Six Little Chicks by Jez Alborough
Theme for Session: Farm
Fathers Day Week 8
Week 8
Wednesday 16th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
There is no Friday sessions of Bright Times this week!
The Dressing-up Dad by Maudie Smith
Theme for Session: Fathers Day, Superheroes and a mixture of other Themes
Week 9
Wednesday 23rd June 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 25th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1–2.30pm
Zog by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Dragons, Princesses and Knights
Week 10
Wednesday 30th June 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 2nd July 2021
10-11.30am
Ten Little Pirates by Mike
Theme for Session: Pirates
Week 11
Wednesday 7th July 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 9th July 2021
10-11.30am
Paddington and the Tutti Frutti Rainbow by Michael
Theme for Session: Paddington, Summer, Seaside
Week 12
Wednesday 14th July 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 16th July 2021
10-11.30am
Saturday 17th July 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Harry and his bucketful of Dinosaurs go on holiday by Ian Whybrow
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 13
Wednesday 21st July 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 23rd July 2021
10-11.30am
Sharing a shell by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Underwater and Summer
Summer Holiday Sessions:
Please Note: There will be no Bright Times Sessions on Wednesday 4th August and Friday 6th August!
Week 1
Wednesday 28th July 2021
10-11.30am and 1- 2.30pm
Friday 30th July 2021
10-11.30am
Captain Duck by Jez Alborough
Theme for session: Vehicles
Week 2
Wednesday 11th August 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 13th August 2021
10-11.30am
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson
Theme for session: Multiply themes - Dragons, Princesses, Space, Pirates, Animals and Lots More!
Week 3
Wednesday 18th August 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 20th August 2021
10-11.30am
Elmer and the Race by David McKee
Theme for session: Jungle Animals and Sports Day Activities
Week 4
Wednesday 25th August 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Friday 27th August 2021
10-11.30am
Smiley Shark by Ruth Galloway
Theme for session: Underwater Creatures
Autumn Term 2021
No Bright Times this Week
Wednesday 1st and Friday 3rd September 2021
Bright Times is on Holiday this week!
No Bright Times this Week
Wednesday 8th and Friday 10th September 2021
There will be no Bright Times sessions this week, due to this being my little boys first week of School.
Week 1
Wednesday 15th September 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 17th September 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
We’re going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
Theme for session: Autumn, Bears and Woodland
Week 2
Wednesday 22nd September
2021
10-11.30am
Friday 24th September 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Fairytale
Week 3
Wednesday 29th September 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 1st October 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman
Theme for Session: Space
Week 4
Wednesday 6th October 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 8th October 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Saturday 9th October 2021
10-11.30am
The Little Red Train by Benedict Blathwayt
Theme for Session: Vehicles
Week 5
Wednesday 13th October 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 15th October 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Winnie's Dinosaur Day by Valerie Thomas
Theme for Session: Dinosaurs
Week 6
Wednesday 20th October 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 22nd October 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Witches and Halloween
Half Term Halloween Party!
Week 7
Wednesday 27th October 2021
10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
The Special Halloween Party Prices:
£12.50 per child aged 7 months - 6 years
£2.50 per child aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per adult
(Note: The Children under 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Halloween sessions include:
🎃 A 2 hour session
🎃 A Halloween treat box at story time.
🎃 A Halloweeen Balloon on a stick to take home
🎃 A Halloween gift for each child
🎃 Halloween games with prizes to be won.
Booking as always is essential.
Spookyrumpus by Tony Milton
Theme for session: Halloween
Week 8
Wednesday 3rd November 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Sugarlump and the Unicorn by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Unicorns and Circus
Week 9
Wednesday 10th November 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 12th November 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
My Best Friend Bob by Georgia Ripper
Theme for Session: Pets
Week 10
Wednesday 17th November 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 19th November 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Jungle
Week 11
Wednesday 24th November 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 26th November 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
A Squash and a Squezze by Julia
Theme for Session: Farm
Week 12
Wednesday 1st December 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 3rd December 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Paw Patrol Ice Team by Random
Theme for Session: Paw patrol, Vehicles and Winter
Week 13
Wednesday 8th December 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 10th November 2021
10-11.30am and 1-2.30pm
Snowball by Sue Hendra
Theme for Session: Winter and Snowman
Week 14
Wednesday 15th December 2021
10-11.30am
Friday 17th December 2021
10-11.30am and 1–2.30pm
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
Theme for Session: Christmas
Bright Times Christmas Parties
Wednesday 22nd December 2021
10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm
The Night Before Christmas
The Special Christmas prices:
£12.50 per child aged 7 months - 6 years
£2.50 per child aged 0-6 months
£2.50 per adult
(Note: The Children under 0-6 months will not receive the special extras at this session)
The Special Christmas Parties include:
🎅🏻 A 2 hour session
🎅🏻 A visit from Santa
🎅🏻 A gift for each child
🎅🏻 A pass the parcel
🎅🏻 A balloon on a stick to take home
🎅🏻 A Christmas treat box at story time
🎅🏻 Mince Pies and short bread for the adults at story time.
Booking as always is essential.
Theme for Session: Christmas
