The First Ever early years arts festival in Oxford. Celebrating 0-7 year olds and the creativity they bring to the world!

Thursday 28th September

11am – Bloom by Tiny Ideas Festival with Tiny Light Theatre and Wild Boor Ideas

Directed by Katy Costigan
For 0-3 year olds and their grown-ups

Come and play in the garden! We’ll wander down the path and meet the Gardeners who look after it all year round. Together we’ll grow some flowers, meet some insects and learn about the other creatures that call the garden home. An ideal introduction to theatre for babies and very young children, Bloom is a multi-sensory gentle adventure into nature with puppetry and music, and is followed by a stay and play.

Created as part of Tiny Ideas 2023

Tickets: £9 per parent & child

At The Story Museum
2.30pm – Seed by Ensonglopedia

For 0-3 year olds and their grown-ups

Come and join Ensonglopedia in a celebration of nature and creativity! Tiny Ideas is proud to present a brand new work in progress performance commissioned especially for our 2023 festival. Be the first to experience this short interactive & multi-sensory puppetry performance including a follow up stay and play session, perfect for under 3s.
Commissioned as part of Tiny Ideas 2023

Tickets: £9 per parent & child

At the Museum of Oxford:
10.30am and 1.30pm – Mini MOX

Story-songtime & sensory play for under 5s and their carers!

Join us to hear the story of one of Oxford’s famous historical characters and then enjoy 45 minutes of sensory play!

For 0-4 year olds and their grown-ups
Tickets: 1 child-£4 / 2 children-£6 / 3 children-£10

At Modern Art Oxford:

This September, Tiny Ideas Festival brings three new artist commissions to Modern Art Oxford. The first ever early years festival in Oxford presents new work from artists Abigail Horn, Leah Miller-Bio and Mills Brown. Three interactive installations will be on display in the gallery’s basement space from 28 September – 1 October.
Visit the Modern Art Website for more information.

Free, no booking required

Friday 29th September

At The Story Museum

11am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm (SEN focus) & 4pm – Looking After Nature by Star Bright Arts

Come and learn how to nurture nature! A sensory story time for little ones aged 2-5 that looks at the power of friendship, growth, and change! Using sensory props, high quality children’s picture books and music, the audience will go on a journey of discovery into the world of nature. Children and their grown-ups will also get the chance to supercharge a seed ball to take home and grow too!

Tickets: £9 per parent & child

At Modern Art Oxford:
10am – 5pm – Make Your Mark

This September, Tiny Ideas Festival brings three new artist commissions to Modern Art Oxford. The first ever early years festival in Oxford presents new work from artists Abigail Horn, Leah Miller-Bio and Mills Brown. Three interactive installations will be on display in the gallery’s basement space from 28 September – 1 October.

Visit the Modern Art Website for more information.

Free, no booking required

At The North Wall:
10.30am and 1.30pm – Kindred by Luminelle

A moving, interactive family dance experience about connection and relationships for grown ups, and their 0-5 year olds.

A home from home, filled with warmth and light. Join us for an immersive dance experience to nurture compassion in grown-ups, and inspire connection with our 0-5 year olds through joyful movement and play. Share your stories and watch them come to life with live dance and music that will move you. Kindred is a brand new multi sensory dance experience, an informally presented concept by Luminelle, commissioned especially for Tiny Ideas Festival 2023 by The North Wall and Dancin’ Oxford.

Tickets: £6
With a free Stay & Play between 12 & 2.30pm – a space to get crafty, play and dress up!

At Pegasus:
11am, 12.30pm & 2pm – The Rainbow Builder

Moulded Theatre and Discover Children’s Story Centre present The Rainbow Builder, a sensory experience for 0-2s and their grown-ups.

How will The Rainbow Builder find the colours when everything is so dirty? Can The Rainbow Builder clean up in time and restore the environment around them to full colour?

Told through storytelling and sensory interactions, The Rainbow Builder is an accessible production for curious minds and budding explorers. Together, looking around, can you find a rainbow too?

Tickets: £11/£8

At The Museum of Natural History:
10.15am, 11am, 12.30pm & 1.15pm

A Little Look at… Pattern

From dots and spots to stripes and swirls, look at patterns in nature on this guided walk around the Museum. Includes storytelling and specimen handling. For 2 to 5 years.

Tickets: Free, booking recommended

At The Museum of Natural History:
12.30pm & 1.15pm

A Little Look at… Colours

Can you sing a rainbow? Hunt for colours in nature with us on this guided walk around the Museum. Includes storytelling and specimen handling. For 2-5 years.

Tickets, Free, booking recommended