Idea Store Logo with various children taking part in our events
In This Issue
Space Day
Great Reading Activities
Visit the Science Museum
Greetings!
 
Welcome to May's edtion of Idea Store E-News. This month become an inventor and discover outer space! 
Ideas and Inventions Competition
Do you usually walk to your local Idea Store carrying your books for return in a carrier bag? Do you use the self service machines or stop by the library Help Desk?
 
Share your bright ideas and invent a new way of returning your library books.  

The whackiest invention ideas will win a prize and appear in a future edition of this
e-newsletter 
Go Wild  
Go wild in May and visit the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.
 
Saturday 3 May 10am -4pm
Annual Woodland Craft and Funday 
Try your hand at traditional woodland crafts or have your face painted. There will also be a bouncy castle and much more.

Saturday 16 May 10.30am - 12.30pm
Bow Beasties Wildlife Watch Club
For children aged 8 - 14 years. Take part in a different fun activity each month to learn about wildlife.
 
Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park
Southern Grove  
Bow E3
Rocket ShipReading out of this World
 
 
Space Day
 
Come and take part in a special Art Attack session celebrating space exploration and make your own rocket ship.
Fun for ages 6 years and over.
Idea Store Chrisp Street
Friday 1 May 4 - 5.30pm 
Share-a-Story Month 
Discover great reading events at your local Idea Store.
 
Roald Dahl Reading
Come and listen to passages from your favourite Roald Dahl classics.
Idea Store Bow
26 - 31 May 1 - 2pm
 
Share a Story Day

Storytelling and arts / crafts session in the morning, storytelling puppets workshop in the afternoon and quizzes and puzzles to win prizes throughout the day.
Fun for ages 12 years and under.
Idea Store Whitechapel
Wednesday 27 May 10am - 4pm
  
Comic Book and Manga Group
Are you crazy for comics? Mad for Manga? Then this group is for you.Discuss your favourites, make new friends and create your own comics too!
Fun for ages 9 - 16 years
Idea Store Whitechapel
Thursdays  4.15 - 5.45pm
 
Brain foodBrain Food
Discover the fascinating world of science at the Science Museum. It is free to enter the museum, which is open 7 days a week. While you are there why not visit 'Wallace & Gromit present A World of Cracking Ideas' a fun family experience with some of the greatest objects ever invented, plus some of the first ever patented inventions.
 
Have a great month!
 
Best Wishes
 
Karen & the Idea Store Team