Events

Join the Junior Curators team this summer for six weeks of family fun activities!

All activities are drop-in sessions, and a small charge per child applies (details below).

Week 1 (26 to 30 July)
Ice Cream Dream Machines

Monday to Friday
Ice Ice Baby Bingo - £1
A treasure hunt around the museum

Monday 26th July
Ice Cream 'biff' bats - £2
Design and colour your own bat and ball game

Tuesday 27th July
Summer Scrap Book - £2
Decorate your own A4 scrapbook to record all your Summer fun

Wednesday 28th July
Ice Cream 'biff' bats - £2

Thursday 29th July
Lollipop stick pencil pot - £2
What a great way to recycle some rubbish!

Friday 30th July
Ice Cream themed ceramic painting - £2
Choose from a plate, bowl or mug

Week 2 (2 to 6 August)
Curator's Choice

Monday to Friday
Logo a go go - £1
Draw logos from the museum's collection in your logo a go go sketchbook

Monday 2nd August
Make your own shoe box gallery - £2
You will be the curator of your very own fantasy 3D gallery!

Tuesday 3rd August
Make a badge or fridge magnet - £2

Wednesday 4th & Thursday 5th August
Make a logo out of air dry clay - £2

Friday 6th August
Make your own shoebox gallery - £2

Week 3 (9 - 13 August)
On 2 Wheels

Monday - Friday
I Spy - £1
A treasure hunt around the museum

Monday 9th & Tuesday 10th August
Mods & Rockers fabric painting - £2

Wednesday 11 & Thursday 12 August
Cycling Ceramic Plate - £2
Design your own plate with a cycling theme

Week 4 (16 - 20 August)
Landmarques

Monday - Friday
Landmarques and Beyond Quiz - £1
A quiz taking you around the museum

Monday 16th August
Magnet Memento - £1
Draw your favourite period of time from the Landmarques gallery and put it in a fridge magnet

Tuesday 17th August
Make your own decoupage box - £2
Decorate a box or photo frame to keep treasured memories or a precious photograph in

Wednesday 18th August
Paint your own Yo-Yo - £2

Thursday 19th & Friday 20th August
Create your own Art Deco painting - £2

Week 5 (23 - 27 August)
Spirit of Speed

Monday - Friday
Speed challenge quiz - £1
A treasure hunt and quiz in the museum

Monday 23rd August
ThrustSSC model - £2
Build your own land speed record vehicle out or toilet roll tubes

Tuesday 24th August
Make your own Thrust novel note pegs - £2

Wednesday 25th August
Make a racing car sun catcher - £2

Thursday 26th August
Make a sun visor - £2

Friday 27th August
Make a Thrust novel note peg - £2

Week 6 (30 August - 3 September)
Best Of The Rest

Monday - Friday
Summer Sizzler Task Trail - £2.50
Collect your Task Trail Pack from the front of the Museum and complete the task trail around the galleries

Crafty Lucky Dip - £2
From Monday to Friday there will be a choice of crafty activities available for you to try.