A sensory play activity for under fives especially created to develop curiosity and imagination. Explore a range of different activities using your own activity tray.
Design and make your own beautiful clay tile with real glass tesserae to use as a hanging decoration or a coaster.
Ages 7+
Design and make your own beautiful clay tile with real glass tesserae to use as a hanging decoration or a coaster.
Ages 7+
Zoology Live! 2021: Land, Sea and Sky
Join us for the Zoology Live! Online Festival 2021. We have three fantastic livestreams lined up for you, broadcast live from the Museum of Zoology at 7pm on Wednesday 30 June, Thursday 1 July and Friday 2 July. This year we are exploring animals of land, sea and sky. Sign up here for reminders for these three livestreams, and details of where to find more information about this online event.
Enjoy escaping into the world of art with your baby. This online interactive session is a relaxed invitation to look at art works in playful ways.
For babies up to 12 months and their adults, but if you have older children at home, then they would be very welcome to join in too.
May's Fitz Family First is all about Mini-Beasts!
- Join Helen from our learning team to make a door hanging inspired by the protective scarab beetle in our ancient Egyptian collection. Online via zoom. Free, but booking essential.
- Other on demand activities to do at home can be find on our website here.
Join us at 5pm on Thursday 1st April for a live wildlife Q&A!
In 2021 we will be keeping a diary of all the wildlife events taking place at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as spring unfolds. Follow us on social media in the lead up to the Cambridge Festival as we share some of our wildlife diary entries.
Join us at 2pm on Sunday 28 March to explore the Museum of Zoology with this film by conservation experts and discover the wildlife conservation success stories behind the animals on display.
Head over to the Earth Optimism website to watch: https://www.earthoptimism.cambridgeconservation.org/film-festival/conser...
Crafting materials at the ready – join us in an online craft club as we create nests together using different techniques, and find out from expert Dr Jenny York how different species of birds create their nests. Share your creations with us after the event! We will be using materials you can find at home, recycling materials where possible, to create a nest you could use as an Easter decoration. We will send information about materials and equipment as well as joining instructions when you book.
This event is suitable for ages 8+
