Produced by Tiny Light Theatre and Wild Boor Ideas, Tiny Ideas Festival celebrates 0-7 year olds and the creativity they bring to the world with a mega line up of events over the weekend in Oxford.

From theatre, movies, workshops and storytimes there’s lots going on.

Saturday 27th September

Boxes by WhatNot Theatre at 10.30am & 2pm

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW

For 0 – 3 year olds / 50 minutes including stay & play / Free but ticketed / Book here 

A sensory show developed for under threes about what our imaginations conjure when we look inside a simple cardboard box. Discover the magic when we lift the lid…encounter hidden lands and enchanting characters, brought to life through the senses and an un-extraordinary cardboard box!

In Time by Sole Rebel at 11am & 2.30pm

The Story Museum, 42 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP

For 3 – 7 year olds / 45 minutes including stay & play / £12 / Book here

An interactive dance show for 3-7 years & their grown ups.  We flock, we swoop, we travel across time and space, a soundscape immerses us into a dance together. An immersive, in-the-round performance with a tree in its centre. A playful & poetic journey through the seasons that will transport the whole family. Accompanied by a live and original score, two dancers play in the leaves, chase feathers & wait hopefully for spring.

Playtime by The Last Baguette at 11am & 2pm

Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE

For 2- 6 year olds / 1 hr /  £8/£10/£12 (+ £2 booking fee per transaction)/ Book here

Cheesy Tunes – a play-along theatre adventure – join Ratty’s band!

Come along for a fun, relaxed participatory theatre session with The Last Baguette theatre company. There’ll be silliness, play-acting, games and music… Expect to play, move, watch and laugh. Join Ratty and her friends for a fun and gentle introduction to theatre with play-along storytelling, original music, puppetry, theatre games, movement, and lots of imaginative play. Ratty has a lot of ideas but sometimes things don’t go according to plan….can you help her by playing along and working together? Created for ages 2-6 and their grown-ups, but younger and older siblings welcome!

Saturday Morning Movies at 11am (The Snail & The Whale) & 12.30pm (Alice in Wonderland)

UPP, Jeune St, Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1BN

Families / 1hr / £5 child, £7 adult / Book here

Come along to the fabulous UPP for family favourite films for all ages with a themed craft activity! We’ll be showing the much loved The Snail and the Whale at 11am and the Disney animated classic Alice in Wonderland at 12.30pm, both as relaxed movie screenings with an accompanying make for children.

The Time Seekers by  The Wardrobe Ensemble at 11am & 2pm

The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JN

For 3 – 8 year olds / 1hr / £12 adults/£8 children / Book here
With free stay and play at the venue from 12 – 2

Join The Wardrobe Ensemble for a thrilling interactive journey through time where you take the steering wheel – get ready to strap yourselves in as Alph, Betty and Gammo are back with a brand new mission for 3-8 years olds! After their epic space adventure in The Star Seekers,  join the team for a journey through time!

The Goose and Mrs Frost by Luminous Tales at 11am & 2pm

The Burton Taylor Studio, Oxford Playhouse, Gloucester St, Oxford OX1 2BN

For 3-8 year olds / 60 mins inc. stay & play / £11.50 adult, £9.50 concessions / Book tickets here

Puppetry and pop-up paper theatre ideal for 3-8 yr olds. A gentle story told with a giant pop-up book and beautiful paper puppets where kindness is rewarded, the unhelpful get their comeuppance and the Goose helps out!

Sunday 28th September

A Tale of Us by Tiny & Tall Productions at 10am, 12pm & 3pm

The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JN

For parents with children ages 0-18 months / 1hr inc. stay & play /  £15 (1 adult + 1 baby) or £20 if you book for both A Tale of Us and an adult ticket for Parent’s Power Hour / Book here

Blending drama and multi-sensory playtime in a relaxed and beautifully designed environment, this is a celebration of the wonder, joys and challenges of becoming a new parent. After each performance there will be a guided Stay and Play session – a chance for everyone to explore the world of the show and meet other parents and babies.

Parent’s Power Hour by Rachel Gildea at 10am & 12pm

The North Wall Arts Centre, South Parade, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7JN

Parents, Grandparents & Carers / 1 hr / £7.50 (or £20 if you book for both Parent’s Power Hour and an adult + baby ticket for A Tale of Us) / Book here

Parents Power Hour is like creative stay and play for grown-ups! Led by artist and mother Rachel Gildea, this is an inclusive and creative space for parents, grandparents and carers to reconnect to themselves and their creativity. It’s a child-free space but babies under 1 are welcome to join us.

Famjam by Dancin’ Oxford at 11am & 2.30pm

The Story Museum, 42 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP

For under 5s but all ages welcome / 1 hr /  £5 / Book here

Come and join us for an hour of creative movement, activities and sensory play for you and your little ones.  We’re going on adventures, with bubbles, magic carpets, stormy seas and beautiful butterflies, all in a fun party atmosphere!

Flower Block Storytime by Lanisha Butterfield at 2.00pm

at Caper Bookshop, 74-77 Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RE

For 4 – 8 year olds / 1 hr plus book signing / £3 / Book here

Join Lanisha Butterfield for a special story-time session of Flower Block and discover the magic that comes from planting seeds of love! This award-winning picture book celebrates the power of nature to bring communities together and was even inspired by the local Oxford area.

Stopping to Notice by Miranda Keeling at 11.30am

at Caper Bookshop, 74-77 Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RE

For 5 – 9 year olds / 1 hr / £3 / Book here

Stopping to Notice with author Miranda Keeling is a workshop for ages 5 to 9 year olds and their grown-ups based on finding joyous, tiny stories in ordinary things. Using words, sound and colour, Miranda uses mindful observation to help with overwhelm and to enable us to focus on moments of magic in the everyday!

Stitched Stories by Wild Boor Ideas at 9.30am, 11am, 1.30pm & 3pm

The Jacqueline Du Pré Building, St Hilda’s College St Hilda’s College, Cowley Pl, Oxford OX4 1DY

For 3 – 8 year olds / 1hr /  £12/£10/£8 (under 1s & carers free but ticketed) /Book here

An intergenerational mini show and workshop aimed at 3-8 yr olds and their adults. Watch a little stitched puppet story by Emma Boor of Wild Boor Ideas, then work together with your adult to make a puppet with fabric, threads and your imagination! Use tying, knotting and simple stitching and make your own lovable fabric friend (suits all abilities)

Puffling Percy by Puffling Productions & Norwich Puppet Theatre at 11am & 2pm

Pegasus Theatre, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE

For 4 – 10 year olds / 50 minutes / £8/£10/£12 (+ £2 booking fee per transaction) / Book here

An uplifting children’s show about true friendship and trusting your instincts. With music by Harriette Ashcroft (Mrs H and the Singalong Band) and magical puppetry, Puffling Percy is bound to lift you up, up and away!