Events and activities

Who for: Anyone Ages 5+

When:  3pm-5pm

Where: Beside the Disney Bay

What: You'll find members of the Play Team with opportunities to take part in some creative activities, and much more.

Who for: Anyone Ages 5+

When:  3pm-5pm

Where: Beside the Disney Bay

What: You'll find members of the Play Team with opportunities to take part in some creative painting activities.

Who for: Young people and their siblings, aged 12 -years-old and over

When:  Wednesdays between 5pm to 6.30pm

Where: outside Pals and Pharmacy, also known as The COVE

What: You'll find members of the Play Team and YPF with opportunities for gaming, a chance to say hello, chat and chill, or take part in some creative activities, and much more. We have a table tennis table and a sensory space, for chilling out, for some much needed down time with a good book.

Who for: Anyone aged 5+

When:  Thursdays between 4:30-5:30pm

Where: outside Pals and Pharmacy, also known as The COVE

What: You'll find members of the Play Team who will have lots of fun drama games and activities for you to get involved in.

Who for: Anyone aged 5+

When: Fridays between 3pm-5pm

Where: Beside the Disney Play

What: You'll find members of the Play Team who will support you with a hands on clay making experience.

Who for: All Ages

When: Saturdays between 11:30 am and 5pm

Where: Charity Hub

What: You'll find members of the Play Team who will have a range of games and toys which you can takeaway to play with over the weekend

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Radio Lollipop are a brilliant charity organisation, and they were founded in the UK in 1979, and have been at GOSH since 2004.

When: Volunteers visit GOSH throughout the week, and on Sundays. They broadcast through to TVs 24 hours a day, seven days a week with live shows and ward activities every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between 6pm to 8pm and Sunday 4pm to 6pm.

For more details: Please email volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

When: Saturdays and Sundays between 1pm and 4pm

Where: Outside PALS and Pharmacy - The Cove

What: A wide range of arts and craft activities as well as face painting for both patients and siblings

For more details: Please email volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

When: Every Tuesday

What: Music, play, magic and storytelling by our Giggle Doctors.

For more details: Please email volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

What: The GOSH Charity colleagues have a hub space situated in the lagoon, where you can find out about events, how to become a charity champion, some of the research projects and funding they are involved in, as well as saying hello, and enjoying some arts and crafts.

When: Open Monday to Friday, from 11.30am to 2pm.

At Great Ormond Street Hospital we have a team of wonderful canine volunteers who visit patients, visitors, and staff.

The main aim of our therapy dogs is to cheer up children and young people who might be missing their pet at home. They bring a smile to everyone they visit – staff as well as families – and generally make us all feel better.

When: They visit GOSH regularly and go to most wards and departments.

For more details: Please email volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

What: Enjoy regular visits from the storytellers who share delightful tales with our children, young people and families. Read For Good also provide us with books and stories for our patients and families to continue their love of reading whilst in hospital.

What: Want to meet a tyrannosaurus rex? A lumbering triceratops? Cute baby dinosaur? An awesome stegosaurus?

Come and hang with our friends for an unforgettable dinosaur experience.

Spread a Smile have been supporting us for many years, and their support ranges from whole day visits and spreading joy to inpatient and outpatient areas. They also support us during celebrations and multi- faith festivals, as well as summer and Christmas Parties.

When: Spread a Smile visit GOSH on Thursdays

For more information: Please email volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

What: Want to see some spinning plates, circus games, parachute games or a full show? Come and hang with our friends and meet the amazing clowns, musicians and entertainers.

The Spitz Charitable Trust provide fun and participatory music sessions at the hospital, and have visited wards and outpatient departments over the last year. The Spitz build relationships with patients and their families nurturing memories and creating new ones.

When: The Spitz musicians visit the hospital on a regular basis.

For more details: Visit The Spitz website or email: Volunteer@gosh.nhs.uk

Did you know GOSH is friends with the empire? We are lucky that we are allies with the empire and they make regular visits to meet children, young people and their families to create laughter, joy and beautiful memories.