Fun Palaces News and Blogs

#TinyRevolutions – connecting OFFline

Make your front window or flat balcony a gallery – if you’re home-schooling put your kids’ paintings up in the window, facing out for those on their way to vital work to see. Artist &…

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#TinyRevolutions – create a community quilt

A great way to involve those NOT online. Several local online groups are offering this suggestion – anyone with basic knitting or sewing skills can make sections of a quilt, perhaps adding embroidery or applique…

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#TinyRevolutions – social distancing bookstall

Sarah Deakin is an ex primary school teacher and bookseller with a passion for sharing books, and often collects donations of unwanted books to hold fundraising bookstalls (the most successful to date was for the…

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#TinyRevolutions – message in a bottle

From Alis, our Scotland Ambassador in the Highlands – a way of staying connected with friend and neighbours that are not online or on a screen. Going out and making more personal contact at a…

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#TinyRevolutions – count 1-20 in Irish

from our Northern Ireland Ambassador, Siobhan you can listen to Siobhan teaching us 1-20 in Irish here: and here are the numbers in words, in case it helps to read them too: 1 – a…

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#TinyRevolutions – share a poem

from Dr Tehmina Goskar, Curatorial Research Centre Tehmina is part of a group playing traditional Cornish music & says they’ll play outdoors in parks & public spaces (keeping safe distances) as long as the weather…

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#TinyRevolutions – doorstep connections

from Sarah Dickenson, writer & dramaturg Front Doorstep Teas People who live on streets or have neighbours along a balcony, arrange a front doorstep cuppa on a daily basis at a certain time (eg 3.30pm)…

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#TinyRevolutions – creative coat hangers?!

This is Jack. One half of our Cornwall Ambassadors. And a coat hanger. And something fun to do in self-isolation. Jack says: The thread needs to go over the ends of your fingers, your fingers…

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#TinyRevolutions – local creative connections

Loads of possibilities for connection on your street or block of flats … From Bev, Fun Palaces Ambassador Sheffield Create a discovery trail in local woodland / green space using unwanted toys, i.e. plastic dinosaurs,…

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#TinyRevolutions – Prescription

A prescription for an anxious neighbour … from Carine, Farnham Fun Palace nb – strict handwashing safety is important before passing on any objects to others. (we know you know this, just saying …) Hello…

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Illustration of a large group of people huddled together, smiling and embracing under red bunting and a Fun Palaces banner.

Fun Palaces Launch 2020

A message from the Fun Palaces core team about our launch on Tuesday 17th March. We have just taken the sad decision not to travel to join our friends at Eden Court in  Inverness for…

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Newsletter 11.3.20

Get Ready! Register for Fun Palaces 2020 from March 17th It’s been a very busy start to the year, but we are almost good to go, and we’re looking forward to seeing loads of you…

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Fun Palaces & Arts Award

Fun Palaces support local people to put culture at the heart of community and community at the heart of culture. Arts Award is a range of unique qualifications that support anyone up to 25 to…

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How to Make a Fun Palace in 4 weeks (or less!)

You’ve decided to make a Fun Palace. You have FOUR WEEKS to do it – here’s how: 1. Find someone/someone to do it with youFun Palaces are made by individuals, groups of two or ten…

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Fun Palaces news!

Today we launch signups for our sixth weekend of Fun Palaces. In just over six years we have grown from a tiny idea to an annual weekend of action and an ongoing campaign for community…

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Want to Make a Fun Palace in 25 Days or Less?!

Interested in making your own Fun Palace – even with just a few weeks to go? GREAT! It’s totally do-able. Here are five tips for making your own local Fun Palace, bringing your community together…

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