Using paper and pens/ pencil crayons to design and make an optical illusion picture to take away. A great way to make a funky room decoration.
Booking Essential.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Using paper and pens/ pencil crayons to design and make an optical illusion picture to take away. A great way to make a funky room decoration. Booking Essential.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Medals were issued to civil war soldiers after major battles in the civil war to celebrate their victories.
Drop into Huntingdon Town Hall to create your own medal out of clay to commemorate a civil war battle, or your own greatest victory!
Part of the Cromwell Museum's Workshop Wednesdays programme. Join the Museum each Wednesday in August to take part in a different, family friendly activity.
Drop into Huntingdon Library and create your own 17th century pocket watch, based on Oliver Cromwell's own watch!
No booking required, drop in only. Ages 6+.
Part of the Cromwell Museum's Workshop Wednesdays programme. Join the Museum each Wednesday in August to take part in a different, family friendly activity.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Discover the ‘painting with stone’ technique that decorates Cromwell’s pomade chest, and create your own version in this fun and creative collage activity.
No booking required, drop in only. Ages 6+.
Part of the Cromwell Museum's Workshop Wednesdays programme. Join the Museum each Wednesday in August to take part in a different, family friendly activity.
This event is part of Summer at the Museums 2025.
Join us on Huntingdon’s Market Square to meet real Civil War soldiers, take part in training, and receive your recruitment certificate signed by Oliver Cromwell.
Plus, make your own civil war soldier craft!
No booking required, drop in only. Ages 6+.
Part of the Cromwell Museum's Workshop Wednesdays programme. Join the Museum each Wednesday in August to take part in a different, family friendly activity.
Get ready to dive into a world of patterns and prints with this fun summer workshop, where children can make their own plant stamps using funky foam.
This creative activity lets kids explore the shapes and textures of leaves, flowers, and other plant parts by designing and cutting their own unique stamps.
Using colourful, funky foam sheets, children will create fun, bold plant-inspired shapes which they can then dip into paint and print onto paper, creating beautiful, nature-inspired artworks.
Unleash your creativity and soar into a world of colour and imagination with this summer craft workshop, where children can make their very own vibrant bird masks from paper!
This fun and engaging activity encourages kids to explore the beauty of birds through art, designing masks that reflect the bright colours and unique patterns found in nature. By the end of the session, every child will have a stunning, wearable bird mask to take home and proudly show off. Fly into fun and creativity with this delightful craft experience!
Calling all budding palaeontologists! Join an exciting summer craft workshop where you can create your very own large-scale model of a living ammonite.
This hands-on activity brings prehistoric sea creatures to life, allowing children to explore the fascinating world of ancient marine life in a fun and interactive way.
Using various materials, participants will build a detailed, colourful ammonite model that showcases the unique spiral shell and intricate features of these amazing creatures that lived millions of years ago.
Step into the world of ancient warriors with this exciting summer craft workshop inspired by the 'Wonders' exhibition.
Children are invited to create their very own samurai helmet using card and paper, exploring the fascinating history and artistry behind these iconic helmets worn by legendary Japanese warriors.
