{"id":11251,"date":"2023-02-10T19:39:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T19:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/?p=11251"},"modified":"2023-02-27T16:57:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:57:17","slug":"free-valentine-crafts-and-art-installation-at-braintree-shopping-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/hub\/things-to-do\/free-valentine-crafts-and-art-installation-at-braintree-shopping-village","title":{"rendered":"Free Valentine Crafts and Art Installation at Braintree Shopping Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Head over to <strong>Braintree Shopping Village<\/strong> this February half term for lots family fun. Best of all, many of the activities are free!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Heart of the Village event<\/strong> sees the retail outlet team up with Moniker Art to create a heart themed backdrop for shoppers. There&#8217;s also a variety of free craft sessions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"dowtk-heading\">What is The Heart Of The Village Event?<\/h2>[vc_column_text]The Heart of the Village event is an <strong>immersive art takeover<\/strong> at Braintree Village.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to enjoy bright, colourful, whimsical art and<strong> heart balloons<\/strong> dotted around the shopping centre. Get ready to take lots of pics- there&#8217;s plenty of Instagram worthy snaps to capture!<\/p>\n<p>In addition, there will be FREE pop up <strong>creative arts and craft sessions<\/strong> held in The Art House. Why not design a personalised Valentine Card?\u00a0 Or create a unique gift at the ceramic painting workshop- a fun experience to share with the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this lovely video from A Suffolk Mum, showing her recent visit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h3>A Suffolk Mum Reviews The Heart of the Village event<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CoeosIlOP9t\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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