Summer Drop-in Crafts: Eco Craft

Explore the museum this half-term with your family and friends. Try out our pop-up activity station bursting with different activities boxes, puzzles and books.

You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.

Some minibeasts have moved into the museum for the summer. Can you find them all? Discover fun facts about nature on this family trail around Ely Museum.

You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.

Can you find all of the photo boards around the district and have your photo taken in at each one?

Drop-in and meet Dr Elsa Amsellem who researches how planets form. Can you sort out Earth rocks from meteorites and complete a challenge set by Elsa?

A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".

Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.

Be introduced to robot 'staff' member, JNFR (Jennifer!) and hear about the history of Robotics!

In this first event for the Museum of Cambridge’s Season of Wellbeing, craft a miniature version of yourself, and learn to appreciate the little things that make you, you!

Make a beautiful glass lantern for your garden!

Try your hand at archaeology with a dig site at the museum. Archaeology related children’s crafts will be on offer and you can handle real fossils.
 

During this special museum tour, in-house gaming experts will guide you through the history of video games from the seventies to the modern day.
 

Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.

Uncover the mysteries of ancient spells and prophecy at the Museum of Classical Archaeology

They wanted to do a treasure hunt but all the clues are secret codes! Become a spy and help the team at the Centre of Computing History 'crack' these secret messages.
 

We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 

Create your own fused glass design and make your own stunning 10cm x 10cm glass piece for you to keep once it has been fired!

We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 

Create a basic intruder alarm with the Raspberry Pi Pico and protect your bedrooms from being invaded by parents and siblings! 
 

Help BeeBot (a bee-shaped robot!) plan a trip to the beach while learning about algorithms.
 

Grab your favourite teddy and come and join an interactive storytelling adventure – a bear hunt in the museum!

You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.

Meet some incredible birds of prey, live at Ely Museum with the Raptor Foundation.
 

Sport and art collide in our free, family-friendly outdoor sensory play experience designed by artists Play Build Play.

Explore food through the ages. 

Paint a stunning 10cm x 10cm acrylic panel, inspired by the museum's varied and beautiful stained glass from medieval times to modern day. 

In this first event for the Museum of Cambridge’s Season of Wellbeing, craft a miniature version of yourself, and learn to appreciate the little things that make you, you!

A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".

Turn rubbish into music in the Museum of Cambridge's final Summer workshop. Learn how a tin can and a balloon can become an instrument before taking part in a drum circle.

Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.

Join the Museum to make and decorate a spinner toy to take home.  

This summer Ely Museum is going back to nature with some awesome crafts inspired by the natural world. The theme this week is insects! 

Join the Denny Abbey and Farmland Museum as they step back in time to explore the lives of the Victorians. Experience Victorian washday using a dolly tub and mangle and create Victorian inspired crafts. 
 

Find out what an algorithm is and how they help us tell computers what to do! 

Move over Paris Olympics, we’re heading back to where it all began with The Great Greek Olympic Games.

Create a fun space game using the programming language BBC Basic on a 30-year old BBC Micro. 
 

Join the Museum to make and decorate a spinner toy to take home.  

Become an animator and create your own moving images!

Join a free family drop-in workshop at the National Horseracing Museum.

You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.

Explore the animals carved on the Church's wooden pews, learn about the real and imaginary creatures that feature and then have a go at creating your own!
 

We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 

We look forward to welcoming you to the Whipple Museum for a relaxed morning exclusively aimed at children with sensory sensitivities along with their families, siblings and carers. 

Join artist Jacqui Campbell at Kettle’s Yard for this fun printmaking workshop for 7-11 year olds.

We’re redesigning our Learning Gallery, and we need your help! Become a Whipple Museum curator for the afternoon and build your own museum. 

Mosaic Workshops with a professional artist

A family craft activity as part of the Museum's super summer programme inspired by current temporary exhibition "Soggy Sandwiches: Tales of British Summer".