1 Week into the conversion of The Old Library in Prestatyn

We are only One week in to the conversion of the old library in Prestatyn in to an Arts, Craft and Heritage Centre, here are some of the highlights in pictures

THE ROMANS RETURN TO PRESTATYN - 1 week today!

This FREE event includes Roman Re- enactment, join in the kids roman army, have a go excavating, donkey rides, meet our historians, take a trip to our Roman bath house in Prestatyn, face painting, try on roman armour, make your own roman helmet and lots more ... Not to be missed !!!!

St Davids Day Free Craft Workshops 2014

We have had some great feedback from our craft workshops held on Prestatyn High Street on St Davids Day 2014.

Thank you everybody for coming and making your Welsh themed items with us today in Prestatyn.

Over 200 items were completed in just over 4 hours, at one stage we had to call upon reserve stock to satisfy demand, sorry if you were not able to make the exact item you wanted.

It is becoming increasingly obvious to us what a talented group of young people we have in the town and how much they all enjoy creating

"Great photo of my girls [not me lol] what a great day well done everyone x"

"My granddaughter Jess just loved making her windmill and her flag.

So sorry it took her so long. But she is so proud of it. Then she got a flower balloon off mr tumble and had her photo taken in the sheep on the high street look hilarious a cat face on a woolly sheep. It was a great day for the kids. And me"

"There was a wonderful buzz in Prestatyn yesterday. St David's Day celebrations, the Artisans Collective free craft event, and the beautiful weather all played a part in bringing people into town. It was good to see people from Liverpool and Manchester back in the shop again." - Cathy from Nouveau Riche

"Looks like everybody had a good time yesterday ,fantastic ,a big thank you to Rachael the town team ,Peter Harrison, and team, and all the other people that helped and not to forget you for coming along and taking part ,really looking forward to the next great day out in Prestatyn  - Bob Murray Deputy Mayor, County Councillor"

"Hi Pete thanks for yesterday the kids had a fab time & the things they were making were amazing!" Rachael Astle - Prestatyn Town Council Events Manager.

"Reflecting on a busy St David's Day the Artisans Collective CIC had making Welsh related items with lots of happy children on Prestatyn High Street yesterday.
Apart from being astounded, once again, at how well our efforts were so gratefuly received by all participants and accompanying adults, I was delighted at how polite and engaging the children all were. They certainly are a credit to their parents and should be duly proud of their creative abilities and their wonderful manners.

Looking forward to sharing some "cracking" Easter crafts the next time we meet. By the way I do like Cadbury's Creme eggs!" - Yvette Byrne Jones

"Had a great day getting crafty with the Artisans Collective CIC in Prestatyn today, making lots of daffodil garlands and daffodil windmills to celebrate St. David's Day!"  - Michelle Thompson

"A massive thank you to all who collected and donated as part of the Great Daffodil Appeal today. The collection in Prestatyn High Street raised an amazing £1,021.12 to support our local Marie Curie Nurses so a HUGE thank you to everyone involved. Don't worry if you didn't get your Daffodil today there are still plenty of opportunities throughout March to get one." - Rhyl and Prestatyn Marie Curie Fundraising Group

As another year draws to a close, why not give the kids a crafty New Years Eve

May the New Year bring you delight, health and happiness in all your endeavors.

New Year's Eve for most people entails copious amounts of champagne, an elaborate fireworks display and a sloppy midnight kiss. New Year's Eve with kids is a different story… and dare I say it, a slightly boring one?

This year change it up with these fun, family friendly party games that are going to rejuvenate any tired New Year's Eve ritual. Put down that coronation chicken, leave the Monopoly in the drawer and get creative; welcome 2014 in with a bang for you and your little ones.

What you'll need:

- Balloons… lots of them 

- Brown paper bags 

- Silly string, party poppers, whistles, glow sticks, anything that makes a silly noise or lights up 

- Different coloured card and tape 

- Empty jars

Make a party bag

Set up an area with coloured pens, glitter and stickers; help your youngsters make their own New Year's party bags by personalising the front and filling it with lots of goodies they can play with all evening.

Adventure balloons

Attach lots of different coloured balloons to a wall or board that you can hang up and pop a balloon at the end of every hour leading up to midnight (or bedtime). Fill the balloons with pieces of paper with clues to items you've hidden around the house, make the clues easy or hard depending on the ages of your children. (If you have children of varying ages you can colour code them or just write a little E or H in marker pen, so the right balloon gets popped by the right child.)

Family photo booth

Buy or make props with a New Year's theme: party hats, glittery glasses, bow ties etc. and make your own photo booth area. All you need to do is cut a large piece of card (or an old cardboard box) into a frame and get family members to pose inside with their chosen props. Instant photo fun!

Dinner and dares

To really get your kids into the spirit of New Year's, place a jar filled with pieces of paper in the middle of your dinner table, get family members to pick out dares between courses, this will stop little bums getting restless and keep everyone having fun. Dares could include: bouncing a ball while everyone sings a nursery rhyme, making as many animal noises as you can think of in 30 seconds, doing a roly poly, jumping up and down on one leg while everyone counts to 10 (or higher), making a funny face every time someone says a certain word.

Question time

Keep a jar stocked with questions and set an alarm so that every half hour someone has to get a question and answer it. Alternatively you can switch this with the dares and vice versa. Keep the questions centred on New Year's: what was your favourite food in 2013, what was your favourite memory, what are you looking forward to in 2014? Etc.

Making mocktails (mock-cocktails)

Include your kids in the toasts at dinner or midnight, if they manage to stay up that long, by making special family friendly drinks.

Great ones for kids include:

· The Raspberry Fizzler - mix raspberry juice, raspberry sherbet and sparking water.

· Cool Watermelon (or any other similar fruit) Slushies - Blend watermelon chunks and ice cubes with honey to sweeten.

· Mock Champagne - mix ginger beer, pineapple juice and apple juice.

Buy coloured plastic glasses, umbrellas and straws to really glam them up, your kids will feel very grown-up!

New Year's Eve is all about new beginnings, so start as you mean to go on: have fun, get creative, do things together and after your kids pass out from all the games, pop the champagne and toast to a happy 2014!