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Autumn harvest crafts at the Senedd
The Senedd advertises Autumn Crafts from 24 to 31 October 2026, suitable for ages 3+.
Things to do with kids in Cardiff
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Events
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Sunday 25 Oct
Sunday School at Grangetown Baptist Church
Children up to eleven can leave Grangetown Baptist Church’s Sunday morning service after about twenty minutes for Bible teaching, play, singing and time with friends.
Crèche at Grangetown Baptist Church
Children below four can leave the morning service after about twenty minutes to play with toys under the supervision of two adults.
Monday 26 Oct
Halloween Painting and Craft
A free painting and craft session for children of all ages at Ely and Caerau Hub. Come to make something for Halloween on Monday 26 October 2026, 2pm–3.
Open Access youth club at Fairwater Leisure Centre — 2026-10-26
The advertised programme includes multi-sports, arts and crafts, board games, life skills and digital activities for ages eleven to eighteen.
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Youth Space Juniors at Cardiff West
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Nearby: Ely
11–13 years
An open-access evening of sport, crafts, games, cooking and digital activities for ages eleven to thirteen.
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Grange Gardens
Nearby: Grangetown
A neighbourhood playground, lawns and a Victorian bandstand in the heart of Grangetown.
Grange Pavilion
Nearby: Grangetown
A community meeting place beside the park, with a café and a range of family clubs.
Grangetown Hub and library
Nearby: Grangetown
Children’s books, a reading space and creative activities at the Havelock Place library.
Parc Play
Nearby: Grangetown
Indoor, outdoor and covered adventure play, with toddler spaces, slides, a timber castle and sand-and-water play.
Children up to 12
Llanishen Hub
Nearby: Llanishen
Choose books, share a reading break and find out about parent-and-toddler groups at Llanishen’s library hub.
Llanishen Leisure Centre
Nearby: Llanishen
A local base for family swimming, children’s sports and indoor play on Ty Glas Avenue.
Addresses for your route
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- Butetown Hub book corner
Plas Iona, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5HW
- Butetown Pavilion – Youth Hub
Dumballs Road, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5FE
- Craft in the Bay gallery
Craft in the Bay, The Flourish, Lloyd George Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 4QH
- Techniquest science discovery centre
Stuart Street, Cardiff, CF10 5BW
- The Senedd with children
Senedd, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, CF99 1SN
- Wales Millennium Centre for family theatre
Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
- Canton Library
Canton Library, Library Street, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QD
- Chapter Arts Centre
Chapter Arts Centre, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF5 1QE
- Peggy’s Pots at The Bone Yard
Peggy’s Pots, The Bone Yard, Paper Mill Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8DH
- Thompsons Park
Thompsons Park, Romilly Road / Pencisely Road, Cardiff
- Victoria Park, Canton
Victoria Park, Victoria Park Road East / Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff
- Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre
Ely and Caerau Children’s Centre, Michaelston Road, Ely, Cardiff CF5 4SX
- Ely and Caerau Hub
Ely and Caerau Hub, Cowbridge Road West, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BQ
- Plymouth Great Wood: the Llewellyn Avenue approach
Plymouth Great Wood, southern approach from Llewellyn Avenue, Ely, Cardiff
- The Dusty Forge
The Dusty Forge, 460 Cowbridge Road West, Ely, Cardiff CF5 5BZ
- Cardiff Ski & Snowboard Centre
Cardiff Ski & Snowboard Centre, 198 Fairwater Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3JR
- Fairwater Hub and library
Fairwater Hub, Doyle Avenue, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3HU
- Fairwater Leisure Centre
Fairwater Leisure Centre, off Waterhall Road, Fairwater, Cardiff, CF5 3LL
- Grange Gardens
Grange Gardens, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7LJ
- Grange Pavilion
Grange Pavilion, Grange Gardens, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7LJ
- Grangetown Hub and library
Grangetown Hub, Havelock Place, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 6PA
- Parc Play
Parc Play, Unit 5, Curran Embankment, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF10 5DX
- Llanishen Hub
Llanishen Hub, 11 Station Road, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5LS
- Llanishen Leisure Centre
Llanishen Leisure Centre, Ty Glas Avenue, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5EB
- Llanishen Reservoir Waterside Walk
Waterside path around Llanishen Reservoir, Cardiff; visitor access via Lisvane & Llanishen Reservoirs Visitor Centre, Lisvane Road, Lisvane CF14 0BB
- RampWorld Cardiff Indoor Skatepark
RampWorld Cardiff, Unit B, Parc Ty Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff CF14 5DU
Guides & inspiration
Butetown, Cardiff with kids: books, science and creative stops
Plan a family outing around Butetown’s books, community activities, hands-on science, free Senedd crafts, Welsh craft and family theatre.
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Canton with kids: parks, books and making
Plan a family outing in Canton, Cardiff: Victoria Park, books and crafts at Canton Library, Chapter and pottery at The Bone Yard.
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Ely, Cardiff with kids: books, dance and community
Plan a local family outing around Ely and Caerau Hub, the children’s centre, beginner street dance, youth clubs, The Dusty Forge and the woodland approach from Llewellyn Avenue.
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Fairwater, Cardiff with kids: books, swimming and the dry slope
Plan a family outing in Fairwater, Cardiff, with local books, swimming, toddler play, children’s clubs and dry-slope skiing and tubing.
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Grangetown with kids: gardens, books and play
Plan a local family outing in Grangetown, Cardiff, with Grange Gardens, the Pavilion, library activities, adventure play and community groups.
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Llanishen, Cardiff with kids: books, swimming and waterside walks
Choose a family outing in Llanishen around the library hub, swimming and junior sports, RampWorld and the open waterside path around Llanishen Reservoir.