CHILDREN need not be bored this summer in Ealing, thanks to lots of free activities in Walpole Park and Rickyard education centre.

There’s everything from woodblock painting and the Big Lunch to nature walks and drawing workshops, so weekends in the park should keep the whole family entertained.

Activities include:

Saturday, May 30, 2-5pm

Woodblock Painting Workshop with artist Karen Tang Winner of Walpole Park’s summer art commission, Karen Tang will run a family workshop on woodblock print / painting, using shapes and structures inspired by the botanical nature of Regency design. Her sculpture, Cedrus Maximus, will be in Walpole Park from early June.

Sunday, June 7, 11am-4pm

The Big Lunch: Vegetable Carnival This year’s Big Lunch will have a Brazilian theme, with samples of tasty food prepared by chef-in-residence Roberta Siao, music by Brazilarte and story-telling by Akuba.

Saturday, June 13 10am-5pm

Wild about Walpole and Ealing Extra The Ealing borough parks team, in association with Our Big Gig EXTRA, is organising a family-friendly one-day event with activities, music and market stalls. Our Big Gig EXTRA will be showcasing local bands, offering music workshops and performances. The parks team will be offering tours, wildlife activities and nature walks.

Saturday, June 20 2-5pm

Hidden worlds workshop Karen Tang returns to the park for a drawing-based workshop, using a computer microscope to view small wonders of nature from material collected in the park.

Saturday, June 20 6pm (for 6.30 start)

Cedrus Maximus Artist’s Talk This will be followed by a special late-night opening of the Rickyard, with readings from George Adams’ Essays On The Microscope (1797) by Karen Tang. She will be providing an insight into her newly-commissioned work, inspired by one of the first publications on optical botany.