The Review Issue 3 | Page 37

Advertise from as little as £25! email [email protected] 37 if you go down to the woods today... Monkey FACE recently ran a social event inspired by the movie ‘The Rise of the Guardians’. They staged a woodland Easter egg hunt in the beautiful Lainshaw Woods where their characters were hiding. The children had to solve each clue to find the characters that would lead them back to the centre in the hunt for the missing eggs. The children also enjoyed a picnic lunch and a professional magic show by Gary Dunn. Children and adults commented that they had a fun time! Their next Social Event will be held during the summer holidays and more will run throughout the year for all the family. about monkey face Over eight years ago Gills McDaniel set up a children's activity class in Stewarton, called Artys. The classes grew, and due to this, Artys moved to bigger premises at the Area Centre in Stewarton. An extra day was added and then along came Monkey Madness, a supervised class for three to eight year-olds involving music and movement. Now they have taken up residence in The Centre located at Standalane in Stewarton. This allows them more space to offer new services to the local community, which they say is at the heart of their business. This is incorporated in their name MONKEY F.A.C.E - Family Activity Centre for Everyone. Offering families or adults and children to get involved in activities promoting fitness, health and fun. Monkey Face are open two days a week, Monday and Thursdays from 9am to 5pm with a variety of classes running on both days. cafe Upstairs they have a cafe with their resident chef providing tasty, nutritious food, packed full of fresh fruit and veg. The cafe also runs a takeaway service selling 'Kids Lunchbags' that are packed with goodies. In this Pop Up Cafe there is