If you are looking for more creative activities to do in your own time, there are over 200 ideas in our Lockdown List.

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For under 5s

  • The Tiger who Came to Tea Storytime – Norfolk Museums

    Friday 5 February, 10.30-11am
    Join Horace, Lynn Museum’s tiger and staff from Lynn Museum and Ancient House for the classic children’s story Judith Kerr’s ‘The Tiger who Came to Tea’ and see how to make a simple tiger craft. Find out more.

  • Play Live – The Whitworth

    Monday 8 February, 10-11am
    Play along with The Whitworth in these workshops specially designed for under 5s and their grown-ups. An artist will guide you through playful activities demonstrating and modelling how simple materials you will have to hand can be used playfully at home. Find out more.

  • Sensory Storytime with the Museum – Leeds City Museum

    Wednesday 17 February, 2.30-3pm
    Join Natalie from the museum as she leads you on an adventure to find out about one panda’s quest from China to Leeds! Recommended for ages 2-8. Find out more.

  • Baby Ashmoles Online – Ashmolean Museum

    Friday 26 February, 10.30-11.30am
    Baby Ashmoles Online sessions are designed for babies under 1 and their families. They include a sing-along, play ideas, and a short object talk for the grown-ups, inspired by the Ashmolean collection. Sessions sell out quickly, but you can find dates for March and April online. Find out more.

For children

  • Quiz A Character Online Events – Lynn Museum

    Mondays and Thursdays, 10.30-11am
    Meet a character from the past, learn about their lives and ask some questions. This month hear from a Tudor servant, workhouse inmate, Ancient Egyptian archaeologist and a woman accused of witchcraft! Find out more.

  • What Makes a Medieval Knight?: Family Live Stream – The Wallace Collection

    Saturday 13 February, 9am
    Join the Wallace Collection this February half term to learn all you need to know about medieval knights – like is armour really heavy, what did knights eat for breakfast, and how did they go to the toilet in steel trousers? Suitable for ages 7+. Find out more.

  • Chinese New Year – Royal Museums Greenwich

    Saturday 13 February, from 4pm
    Celebrate the Year of the Ox online with a whole host of Chinese New Year activities, videos and performances – from sign language storytelling, Tai Chi demonstrations and live music. Find out more.

  • Museum Sleepover: Dino Nights! At Home – National Museum Wales

    Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 February, 3.15pm-9am
    You’re invited to a very special sleepover – experience a fun-filled night at the museum from your own home. Build a den, take a torchlit tour of the museum, meet some dinosaurs, watch a film and more with this fun event for ages 6-12. Find out more.

  • A Tommy’s Tale – National Archives

    Monday 15 February, 10.30am or 1pm
    Get your half term off to a great start by meeting a First World War soldier called Frosty and asking him about his experiences of the war. Find out more.

  • Children’s Football Writing Festival – National Football Museum

    Monday 15 – Friday 19 February, 11-11.15am
    The National Football Museum is hosting some of its favourite children’s authors online this February half term. Enjoy a week of activities starting at 11am each day. Find out more.

  • Decoding pictures – National Gallery

    Monday 15 February, 11-11.45am
    Make a virtual visit to the National Gallery and discover how to piece together clues in paintings in this live online family tour. Suitable for ages 8+. Find out more.

  • Fab Pharaohs Family Workshop – The Egypt Centre

    Monday 15 and Friday 19 February at 11am, and Wednesday 17 February at 2pm
    Discover some of the most famous Pharaohs of ancient Egypt in these live Zoom sessions. Learn to write your name in Hieroglyphs, watch our royal mummification demonstration and even have ago at making your very own Egyptian collars. Find out more.

  • Terrific Toys – Haslemere Educational Museum

    Tuesday 16 February, 10.30am
    Take a look at toys from the past and try craft activities to create your own simple toys. Find out more.

  • Family Online Cookalong Session – Garden Museum

    Tuesday 16 February, 10-11am or 2-3pm
    Celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake themed cookalong! Learn how to whip up a date caramel sauce and vote on your favourite fillings! Find out more.

  • Design Quest: Under the sea online make along – RIBA

    Wednesday 17 February, 10-11am
    Join this online creative architecture make along for children aged 6 to 10. Help our finned friends with their housing crisis under the sea. Find out more.

  • Virtual Open Day – Museum of Methodism & John Wesley’s House

    Wednesday 17 February
    Join this London museum for a day of family fun with resources to download in advance, including 18th century recipes, Curator’s Picks and an at home trail. Find out more.

  • Family Fun: Mary Anning and Jurassic Seas – Lapworth Museum of Geology

    Thursday 18 February, 11am and 3pm
    Discover what life was like in the ocean 200million years ago with the Lapworth Museum of Geology. You will learn about incredible fossil detective Mary Anning and some of the incredible creatures she studied. Find out more.

  • Russ Brown’s magic workshop – Showtown, the museum of fun and entertainment

    Thursday 18 February, 2-2.45pm
    Award winning magician Russ Brown will teach you step by step how to make things transport, vanish and even float on a card’s edge! Find out more.

  • Chinese New Year Online Celebration – Burgh House and Hampstead Museum

    Sunday 21 February, 11am-1.30pm
    Welcome in the Chinese New Year on Facebook Live. Learn Chinese calligraphy, try clay making and watch a live Kung Fu show. There’s also a chance to win a free Family Membership. Find out more.

For young people

  • Source 2021 – The Fitzwilliam Museum

    Saturday 13 February and Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 February
    These free informal sessions are designed to help GCSE, A Level and BTEC students develop their practice and prepare for art assessments. Find out more.

  • Climate Talks – Science Museum

    Saturday 13, Monday 15 and Friday 26 February
    The Science Museum is hosting a series of Climate Talks, including panel discussions, Q&As and events exploring the problems caused by climate change. Recommended for ages 14+. Find out more.