Family Fun at Bord Bia Bloom

Budding Bloomers Kids’ Zone has an action-packed programme of exciting entertainment and fun activities for our little visitors this year.

Don’t forget, children 16 years and under can visit Bord Bia Bloom for free (up to 2 children per adult, additional child tickets are priced at €5).

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RTÉjr presents Mark Langtry (Let’s Find Out)

Mark “the Science Guy” is a Theoretical Physicist, former professional footballer and star of RTÉjr’s amazing science show, Let’s Find Out. Mark’s live science show will ignite curiosity in kids of all ages as he makes it fun with plenty of surprises.

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RTÉjr presents Mark Langtry (Let’s Find Out)

Craft of Ireland – Weaving with Natural Irish Wool

Craft of Ireland are teaching children the basic methods of weaving, using wool from their own flock of sheep. Children can learn all about wool, where it comes from and how sustainable and natural it is, and how to recycle household waste such as cardboard and string into their creative crafting materials.

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Craft of Ireland – Weaving with Natural Irish Wool

RTÉjr presents Storybud on the big screen

Grab a picnic blanket with the kids and head to the Budding Bloomers kids’ zone where you can enjoy Storybud on the big screen. Storybud adds a fun Irish twist to classic fairytales and is narrated by a host of well-known faces including Jason Byrne, Baz Ashmawy, Doireann Garrihy, Deirdre O'Kane and more.

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RTÉjr presents Storybud on the big screen

Face Painting

Two face painters are stationed in the Budding Bloomers Kids’ Zone for the duration of Bord Bia Bloom. In order to keep queues short, there is a selection of five or six designs to choose from.

GOAL “Changemakers Storytelling”

GOAL NextGen and Smashing Times is presenting Changemakers Storytelling, a 45 minute family friendly interactive storytelling session with performances spun around three stories from GOAL’s Global Citizenship Education Resources. The stories aim to inspire a sense of global connectedness and oneness and are interspersed with audience participation including singing, dancing, and meditation.

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RTÉjr presents DJ for a Day Kids Disco

The kids take over the music choices with guest kid DJs on rotation, dancers and surprises for a fun disco for kids of all ages to get involved in. Big kid parents can bring their dancing shoes too! Stay tuned to RTÉjr radio and social accounts for the chance to become a DJ for a Day at Bord Bia Bloom.

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Story Time with Galway Fairytales

Using charming and educational stories about animals living in Merlin Woods Galway, Martha from Galway Fairytales shows kids how to navigate some difficult topics they may encounter.

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RTÉjr presents magician Joe Daly (Dizzy Deliveries)

Well-known and loved professional magican Joe Daly is known as the “Magical Delivery Man” in RTÉjr kids’ TV show Dizzy Deliveries. Joe will perform a live magic show with crowd interaction and close up magic that will ensure the audience leave Bloom believing in magic.

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RTÉjr presents magician Joe Daly (Dizzy Deliveries)

Scientific Sue

Scientific Sue is back on the kid's stage with her Science of Bubbles Show to blow the kids away with her scientific magic. Her Science of Bubbles Show will amaze kids and make bath time a scientific experiment. Whether its her colour changing bubble bath which is used to make a colour changing bath bomb or her bouncing bath foam, kids and adults will be entertained. She will be on stage 4 times each day so be sure to check the schedule.

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Paddy Courtney’s A Buzz about Bees

Seed bombs are a fun and interactive way for children to learn how and where to plant native Irish wildflowers, which are an important source of food for Ireland’s bees. While it’s possible to simply sprinkle seeds around a garden or patch of waste land, kids will learn that the seeds have a better chance against hungry birds and bugs when they are packed into a seed ball. The planting patch is also back this year and children will be able to bring sunflower seeds home to grow in their own garden or outdoor space.

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Make Your Own Tension Tray

Westcountry Willows’ mini workshops are suitable for all ages so parents can join in too! Participants can learn the art of willow weaving by making a tension tray to take home. This is a fun way of showing how using natural materials for crafts and everyday homewares can benefit local ecosystems.

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Jellyfish Fantastic

Previously on display in Blarney Castle, Jellyfish Fantastic is a hugely popular pop-up garden that was developed by UCC scientist, Dr Tom Doyle, and a previous Bord Bia Bloom Botanical & Floral Art Winner, Siobhan Doherty. The aim of the garden is to “take jellyfish out of the sea” and place them in an alien setting. This is the first time Jellyfish Fantastic has come to Bloom and we hope it will return on a larger scale as a show garden in 2024.

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First 5 Play

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is joining us this year, bringing a sandpit to Budding Bloomers Kids’ Zone where kids up to age of five can play while parents watch from comfort of their deckchairs. The Department is also sponsoring the First 5 Garden of Wonder and Discovery show garden as part of its First 5 strategy to improve the lives of babies, young children, and their families. This magical garden is designed by Oliver and Liat Schurmann and is well worth seeing during your visit.

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