Ogre Municipality offers workshops, films, museums and outdoor activities for school autumn break
During the school autumn break, Ogre Municipality in Latvia is offering families with children workshops, film screenings, canine-assisted therapy sessions, museum visits and outdoor leisure options.
Schools across Latvia are on autumn break this week, and Ogre Municipality is offering families with children a range of indoor and outdoor activities. The information was published by the regional portal OgreNet.
Activities for children
Two workshops for children will take place at the Creative Space of the Ogre Municipality Cultural Centre from 10:00 to 12:00: “Framed woven wall decor” on 19 October and “Knotting” on 21 October. On 19, 21 and 23 October, canine-assisted therapy (canistherapy) sessions for children will be held at the Ogre Social Service premises at 2 Suntaži Street.
Cinema
The feature film “Uļa” can be seen on 20 October at 19:00 at the Ogresgals People’s House and on 23 October at 19:00 at the Ikšķile People’s House. On 25 October at 12:00, the Ķegums People’s House will hold a children’s film morning with the adventure fantasy family film “Kristofers un divu pasauļu atslēga”. After the screening, there will be a meeting with the film’s creative team and Amēlija Gurova, an actress from Ķegums who plays one of the main roles. At 16:00 the same day, the family film “Izdzīvošanas skola” will be shown in the Great Hall of the Ogre Municipality Cultural Centre.
Learning, libraries and the outdoors
Several museums and educational venues are available, including the Suntaži Observatory, the Ķeipene cinema station, the Ogre History and Art Museum, the Andrejs Pumpurs Lielvārde Museum, Tīnūži Manor, the Elektrum Energy Museum and a virtual reality room in Ogre. At the Ogre Central Library, children can use a climbing wall, board games and a puzzle-style task game, while the Ikšķile multifunctional service centre offers Lego construction activities.
For time in nature, options include the Ogre Blue Hills nature park, the Ķegums nature trail and the Dullā Dauka trail with a lookout tower. During the break it is also possible to ride in a dog-sled team, go horse riding, visit the Iks Park mini zoo, feed deer at Dobelnieki or see rabbits.
For more active leisure, there is a jungle adventure park in Ogre, the Kļavu Krasti recreation park, padel tennis in Tome, disc golf in Ikšķile, motocross and e-bike rides, ice skating in Ogre, and orienteering in the Ogre Blue Hills and on the grounds of the EkVidO environmental education centre.
