DATE: Thursday 11th June
Time: 1:30-3:30pm Drop in anytime.
PRE-BOOKED EVENT.
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is pleased to announce an afternoon of talks, artefact handling and archaeological activities around the theme of one of our most popular sessions, Roman Britain. This event is specifically designed for home educated children aged 7 to 11. Spaces are not available on these sessions for younger or older siblings outside the 7 to 11 age range.
Come and create craft inspired by bees. Using paper, card, wool and string you can create a bee to take out into the Garden.
Drop-in to join in the fun. All ages welcome, no need to pre-book. Find us in the Garden Room at the Schools’ Garden.
Normal Garden admission applies for accompanying adults.
The trail will take you on a trip around the Botanic Garden to learn everything you need to know to be a bee. Complete all the lessons, collect the teacher stamps and be awarded with a graduation prize at the end.
Drop-in runs 10am-12pm.
All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children under 5.
This month we will be based in Gallery 26 exploring Sculpture and movement focussing on pieces in our Ceramics collection.
These free events build upon our ‘Family Welcome Project’, a participatory research project with the North Cambridge Child and Family Centre.
No need to book, just drop in!
Space to park prams is available at the Courtyard Entrance.
Join us for Little Stars – a relaxed morning at the Whipple Museum. We’ll have picture books, drawing materials, and sensory play resources. We’d also love to hear what you’d like to see in future activities for little ones at the museum.
There’s no need to book, just drop-in. All welcome, especially suitable for families with babies and young children.
Meet in the Learning Gallery.
Create a seed ball to take home and plant.
Ages 3 +
Children must be accompanied at all times.
Free child tickets for this event must be booked online. Ticket sales open one week before the event. Adults do not need to book to accompany however please note that adults will be required to pay for Garden entry on arrival.
Dive beneath the waves to the shallow tropical seas of coral reefs with stories and play. Suitable for children aged 2-5.
Go on a journey to the tropical seas and discover the amazing animals that live on corals reefs. See real specimens and make your own reef animal to take home with you.
There are two sessions, one at 10.30 and another at 11.30. Both sessions are the same.
Go on safari around the Museum of Zoology looking for animals from all parts of the alphabet.
Snuffle like an aarvark, grumble like a bear, uncover the capybara and find the antlers of a deer. Discover an animal alphabet in the Museum of Zoology with stories and play.
Suitable for children aged 2-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
There are two sessions, one at 10.30 and another at 11.30. Both sessions are the same.
Hear stories, play games and explore our collections with tales of monkeys and their friends at the Museum.
Solve the monkey puzzle in the Museum, and learn more about our cheeky animal friends with stories and play.
Suitable for children aged 2-5. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
There are two sessions, one at 10.30am and another at 11.30am - both sessions are the same.
Drop in and follow our new trail to explore young prehistoric animals and plants. Discover what their fossils can tell us about how they lived. If you find them all, come and tell us in the shop to win a prize.
