Food Magicians' Barbican

On Wednesday the 29th of October, the Barbican Children's Library will be transformed into a magical haven for little cooks, in order to celebrate the launch of The Food Magicians' Spell Book.

The book is the debut release by new publishers with a conscience, Conch Press. Children - and their parents and guardians - are welcomed to spend a fun day out, be engaged and entertained, and perhaps learn a thing or two.

The aim of The Food Magicians' Spell Book is to reconnect children with the magic of food through spells and poems. With the help of The Food Magician characters, children learn how to create yummy, healthy and wholesome dishes with minimal adult supervision. In an age rife with food scares and panic about children's diets, The Food Magicians bring back the love into mealtimes and enable families to have quality time together sharing and enjoying nourishing, fantastic food which is cooked by children.

At the Food Magicians' Barbican event, children between the ages of five and twelve years old are invited to take part in workshops, where they have the chance to put the spells into practice and create tasty dishes whilst having fun and working as a team. And of course, sample their magical creations!

The author of the book, Catherine Warrington, will be present for book signing and to read compelling extracts throughout the day. There will also be plenty of other activities including feely food boxes, design your own Food Magician and colouring competitions to make the day with the Food Magicians a memorable and magical one.

Times of workshops:
1.00 Workshop 1 Fruity Beauty
12.00 Workshop 2 Salad Jewels
13.00 Workshop 3 Party Pieces
14.00 Workshop 4 Fruity Beauty
15.00 End of Event

In order to guarantee your place in the workshops please make sure you book. Places are limited to 15 children per workshop.

The Food Magicians' Barbican will be held in Barbican Children's Library from11am until 3pm on Wednesday 29th October. For more information and bookings, please telephone the library on 020 7628 9447 or email amanda.owens@cityoflondon.gov.uk

(Allergy advice: All recipes are vegetarian, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free. Salad Jewels contains nuts, and Party Pieces contains coconut. For any more specific information, please get in touch.)

How to get there

To help you plan your visit, visit Transport for London's Journey Planner, whether you're walking, cycling, driving, using the tube or buses, Journey Planner will provide the fastest, most efficient route.

The closest tube stations are located at Farringdon and Barbican.

If travelling by bus the 55, 63 and 243 serve Farringdon and the 4, 55, 56, 100, 153 and 243 all serve Barbican.