Children’s Interactive Area

Families from around the city will descend on Sefton Park this September for the fifth annual Liverpool Food & Drink Festival.

Returning even bigger and better this year is  The Children’s Interactive Area, sponsored by Hugh Baird College which will offer children of all ages an array of exciting and interactive activities, provided by the best family and child orientated businesses from the city and beyond.

Hugh Baird College is the best Further Education College in Merseyside*. With over 7,000 students we are committed to improving life, job and business prospects through our excellent education, training and support.

With more than 300 courses to choose from including Business Studies, Bricklaying, Performing arts, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, we have a course to suit you.

Whether you want to study full time or part time, diplomas, NVQs, A Levels or full honours degrees, we can help you to achieve the qualifications that will make a real difference to your future. Located in Bootle, Hugh Baird College is within short travelling distance to Liverpool and Southport.

*Based on point score per examination entry according to Government League Tables January 2011

Our friends at Family Go Live Magazine are once again sponsoring free entry to the festival for children!

This year’s Interactive Area will focus on educating families about where food comes from as well as encouraging them to grow their own. Families can expect a selection of cookery workshops, taste adventures, inspiring demonstrations and a whole host of competitions.

Parents and children of all ages are invited to explore the world of real food and embrace healthy community cooking… Just be sure to book your cookery workshops as soon as you get to the festival!

Family Go Live Magazine are sponsoring the free admission to the festival for all Children 14 and under. With a readership of 54,000 readers (and growing!), Family Go Live magazine is a bi-monthly publication aimed at busy parents and their families in and around Liverpool.

They will also be on hand in the children’s interactive area with fun and games, activities and great competitions! Also they will be handing out great samples from Happy Monkey Drinks! 

Meet Smelanie of Fooleys on the Family Go Live stand. This naughty ten year old will be making fantastic balloon creations for the kiddies!

Junior Chefs Academy are pleased to be involved with the Liverpool Food & Drink Festival once again.They will run adult and child cookery sessions throughout the weekend. Having young children and parents or guardians working together learning kitchen skills is great fun, and encourages a better understanding of foods and tastes for a healthier diet. This year the area will be bigger due to popular demand! Saturday sessions will be at 12pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm. Sunday sessions -12pm, 1.30pm, 3pm, 4pm

Dobbies will be hosting their Little Seedlings groups in the Children’s Interactive area. They will be running a variety of workshops and all children will have the chance to plant up something to take home! Children will also have the chance to meet our Little Seedlings Club mascot. So come along throughout the weekend to meet us, join in and get your hands dirty!

Speke Hall   will be offering fun sugar mice decorating classes and you’ll have the opportunity to purchase discounted National Trust memberships valid all over the country!

Create food art with the gang from  Yellow Sub  , and sample their new sugary donuts.

Enjoy biscuit decorating workshops with Water Babies.

Chocorella - Come and have fun making and decorating your own lollipops with Chocarella Chocolate lollipop workshop

Church Farm will be on hand with a fantastic animal petting area.

Knowsley Safari Park will be educating children on what food the animals eat and the nutrients they add to it. They will be running their ‘Food Glorious Food’ workshops across the two days with the opportunity to get up close to some creepy crawlies.

Crafty Cooks- learn to create edible jewellery and making fruit kebabs.

Legoland-  will be hosting mini Lego design classes throughout the day, offering some family discount vouchers and meet their 6ft Lego character for fun and games,  free crayon sets and comics to all participants.

On This Rock  try the 18ft climbing wall in the Park!