Using tissue paper, make your own stained glass inspired animal suncatcher to take home and display in your window!

Suitable for all ages, this workshop takes place at the Stained Glass Museum in the South Triforium of Ely Cathedral. Donations on the day are welcome to cover the cost of the materials.

Join us at the Museum to make cow mask, a harvest mouse and a corn dolly.

Pre-order your craft pack which contains everything you need to complete the activities, plus a Museum trail and instruction booklet. Then collect your pack from the Museum on the Wednesday and we will help you with the crafts in your pack and supply basic materials and equipment.

Join us at the Museum to try pargeting on clay, make a model of a local building and a saffron crocus.

Pre-order your craft pack which contains everything you need to complete the activities, plus a Museum trail and instruction booklet. Then collect your pack from the Museum on the Wednesday and we will help you with the crafts in your pack and supply basic materials and equipment.

Kaitlin will take you through the steps of making your zine and help out with creative tips.

Join us at the Museum to make a wildflower, nursery rhyme blackbirds baked in a pie and a paper bittern. There will be loads of other things happening on the day - just visit our website for further updates. 

Join us at the Museum to make your own treasure chest, gold torque and design a coin. 

Pre-order your craft pack which contains everything you need to complete the activities, plus a Museum trail and instruction booklet. Then collect your pack from the Museum on the Wednesday and we will help you with the crafts in your pack and supply basic materials and equipment.

Join Geologise Theatre as they take you on a musical journey back in time to meet Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter Extraordinaire. Learn about dinosaurs and other ancient creatures through their songs, including a sing-off between a dinosaur and a mammal, and a ballad about their favourite fossil. Fossil fun for all the family.

Geologise Theatre will be performing throughout the day.

Drop in event.

Come along to the Sedgwick Museum and make your very own Mary Anning inspired paper ichthyosaur and pterosaur skeletons. While you are here have a look for three ichthyosaurs found by Mary that are on display in the museum.

Did you know that as well as finding ichthyosaurs, Mary found the first pterosaur fossils found in Britain.

Drop in event.

Come along to the Sedgwick Museum and make your very own Mary Anning inspired ammonite sun catcher. Don't forget to look for the fossil skeleton of an Ichthyosaur found by Mary next to the scale model of the statue that was recently unveiled in her hometown of Lyme Regis. 

Drop in event

children colouring

Join us at the Museum to make a peg clam, yogurt pot jellyfish, and Winstanley’s lighthouse.

Pre-order your craft pack which contains everything you need to complete the activities, plus a Museum trail and instruction booklet. Then collect your pack from the Museum on the Wednesday and we will help you with the crafts in your pack and supply basic materials and equipment.

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