Come to our Discover Digital summer festival
Are you ready for a summer of fun for the whole family? Registration for our free online Discover Digital summer festival is now open! Join us between 30 July and 15 August.
Our friendly and interactive festival is a great chance for children to learn new skills, socialise and have a good time during summer holidays. We’ve got a range of brand new, exciting workshops coming up: from creating your own badge (to show the world what makes you special) to getting the party started by remixing your favourite song, or learning how to vlog about your favourite topic.
See the full line-up and book workshop places now.
Sign up to our free workshopsWhat’s on?
Does your family fancy finding out about coding or vlogging? Perhaps art or music is more your thing? We’ve got something for everyone – sign up to all the workshops or mix and match.
Have something special you want to share with the world? Visionary vloggers is where YOU get to be the star! Learn how to make your own vlog and share all the things that matter to you with your friends and family.
Ever wanted to make your toys the heroes of a cartoon or tell a story with pictures? Join the Animation artists workshop and learn how to make objects move like magic.
Creative coders is your chance to master the power of coding using micro:bit. Make your feelings light up the room with flashing happy faces you program yourself!
Ever wondered what kind of monster hides in your phone? In our Storytelling sketchers workshop, you’ll draw and create your own crew of monsters, to join your next selfie. And who knows, maybe they’ll be your new best friends!
DJ dreams coming true! Our Remix rockstars workshop lets you take your favourite songs and turn them into something totally different. Scratch, rewind, and add crazy effects to make your own musical masterpiece!
Do you have something you really love? In the Badge buddies workshop, you can design your own digital badge to show the world what makes YOU special!
What’s needed to attend?
This year, all children can access all sessions, no matter their age, abilities, and experiences. We also made three of our festival workshops multiplatform, so children can join the session from the device most suited to them (Android tablet, iPad or PC).
Each session will be one hour long, with a qualified trainer leading it, and a Family Fund staff member to support.
The Discover Digital summer festival is free to attend, and we’ll use apps that are free to download onto your iPad.
To attend the sessions, you will need:
- an internet connection
- a device to make your creation on. Depending on the workshop, this can be a smartphone, an Android tablet, an iPad or a PC
- a second device, such as a smartphone, laptop or tablet, to view the workshop on
- the apps that you’ll use in the workshops you are attending. Please check out our FAQ page below for more information about which apps will be useful.