Five weeks only after their return to school the day after the New Year, the young Auxerrois will be on vacation in eight days, Friday evening February 3. How to occupy them during these winter holidays? Some tracks.
Science in the spotlight in leisure centres. The five municipal leisure centers as well as the two community centers will welcome children from Monday 6 to Friday 17 February. More accustomed to having fun around artistic or sporting activities, the children will share in particular many scientific experiments, a new challenge within the framework of the joint project “Our dear friends” set up in the centers at the end of the health crisis.
Ages 2.5 to 12 (3-15 for community centres), 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (6.30 p.m. at Brichères). Registration on the family portal www.auxerre.fr or at the town hall, then reservation with the leisure centre.
Creative activities with Lézards des arts. The City’s Pays d’art et d’histoire service offers two Lizards of the Arts workshops at the Abbey of Saint-Germain. One for making biscuit masks for 5-7 year olds, on one day on February 6,7,8 or 10 (from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.). Inspired by sculptures from the cathedral, participants will create masks to decorate with chocolate or sugar balls. The other will invite those aged 8 and over to invent a story and create an animated film based on works from the art library, over five half-days from February 13 to 17 (from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 2 p.m. to 17 hours).
Another possibility is to borrow equipment to do an activity at home based on artists’ videos visible on Youtube. On the menu, creation of modellings, shortbread cookies, prints or computer drawings.
Registration by appointment by calling in advance at 03.86.18.02.92 or 03.86.72.44.20. Rates according to the place of residence and the family quotient of the household.
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Family workshops and a new exhibition at the Museum. The natural history museum presents a new exhibition called “In colors”, from February 5 (until July 7). The opportunity to discover the diversity and the role of colors in nature through certain treasures taken from the reserves, minerals, stuffed animals, insects, shells… At the same time, four free parent-child workshops are offered. With a facilitator, participants will create animal models (5-8 years old), an electric game (6-10 years old), kaleidoscopes (7-10 years old) or birdhouses (7-12 years old).
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Info and registration at 03.86.72.96.40. Calendar of workshops on the site www.auxerre.fr. Duration: 1 hour or 1 hour 15 minutes.
Inflatable structures at Auxerrexpo. As usual during school holidays, Auxerrexpo will be transformed into a giant leisure park from February 6 to 19. 80 inflatable structures and pedal go-kart tracks will await young people (dedicated area for under-5s). Catering on site.
Open from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. every day on weekdays, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends. Prices: children, €8; adults, €3.
The Auxerre comic strip festival is back in Angoulême. Organized by the association Aux’ID, the comic strip festival Auxerre fait son Angoulême returns after two years of absence, on February 11 and 12 at the theater. On the bill, meetings and signing sessions with the fifteen guest authors, booksellers’ stands, exhibitions, drawing workshops for children, introduction to role-playing The legendaries born from the eponymous comic strip (registration on site) or drawing battle between guest authors on Saturday evening (from 7 p.m.).
FREE ENTRANCE. Open Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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And also… Animation Arty’show to discover the one-design on February 8 at 10 a.m. at the Micro-Folie (3-12 years, on reservation), cinema-holiday screening (Aïlo, an odyssey in Lapland) on February 15 at 3:30 p.m. at Skénét’eau (in Monéteau) and shows for young audiences at the barge La Scène des quais (Quai de la République).
Sports and wellness activities for adults. The city’s sports life service offers various physical, sports and well-being activities for adults, all free, from Monday 6 to Friday 17 February. From aqua gym to badminton, from climbing to soft gym, from hiking to pilates, including sophrology, squash, archery or yoga, among others, the choice is wide. Already open, registrations are taken by email at [email protected] or by phone at 03.86.72.43.85. Limited seats.
Christophe Pacalet
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