A Creepy Crafternoon at the Islington Ecology Centre

Name: A Creepy Crafternoon at the Islington Ecology Centre
Start: 2025-10-31T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-31T16:30:00+00:00
Location: Islington Ecology Centre

Schedule

Fri Oct 31 2025 at 12:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Islington Ecology Centre | London, EN

Halloween half-term fun for the family: decorate pumpkins, see worms, make a mini-witch broom & swap costumes
About this Event

Creepy Crafternoon @ Islington Ecology Centre

📅 Friday, October 31st | 🕕 12.30–4.30pm 📍 191 Drayton Park, N5 1PH

The Islington Ecology Centre is in Gillespie Park, a natural Wildlife Park and Nature Reserve in Highbury, North London. Gillespie Park and the ecology centre are a sanctuary for residents and an educational resource for local schools since its inception.

Join us for a frighteningly fun afternoon in the adventure-filled Islington Ecology Centre. We've got a jam-packed plan to get hands sticky, mucky and busy this halloween!

What’s Happening?

🎃 no-carve pumpkin decoration - decorate a pumpkin ready for trick or treating: wings, horms, halos, googly eyes, and most of all no knives needed!

🪱 wriggly worm expo - get gross and up close with the creatures that help break down rotting things and keep our soils healthy

🪲 witches broom bug shelters - you don't need a full bug hotel to keep creepy crawlies safe, make these 'witches brooms' to hide in hedges or dry spots to make great bug shelters

🌱 seed-bomb making - mix together soil, clay and seeds and you've got a time bomb that will explode in flowers and grasses next spring to help biodiverse ecosystems thrive

🧙 halloween costume swap - bring along an old halloween or book day costume for the swap - you might pick up something new too!

🧁 We’ll have a limited about of veggie snacks and drinks on site

This event is for families, children must be accompanied by an adult. 🎟️ It's free to attend and explore the park too. Please get the 'add on' for the pumpkin session if you would like to decorate one so we know how many to provide.

This event is supported by and part of research by the North London Waste Authority and the University of Derby. This event is organised Hubbub (registered charity 1158700 ) and the Islington Ecology Centre. Residents or those working in North London (the Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington or Waltham Forest) can receive a £20 voucher by filling in surveys to contribute to the research. See the FAQs to find out more about the research.