What’s on in January: Family fun from museums

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For under 5s

• Toddler Time Online – Cutty Sark

  Wednesdays, 10.30-11am
  Bring your little sailors along for songs, stories and playtime in these live online workshops. Find out more.

• Play Fridays – National Maritime Museum

  Fridays in term time, 11am, 12 noon, 2pm
  Explore the Museum and the collection with your family through song, dance and stories led by early years facilitators. Find out more.

• Sensory Storytime with the Museum – Leeds City Museum

  Wednesday 20 January, 2.30pm
  Join Natalie from the museum as she leads you on an adventure to find out about some very mysterious animal bones. You will go on a scavenger hunt to find things in your own home to bring the animals to life in your imagination. Age 2-8. Find out more.

• Beeing Yourself Bedtime story – People’s History Museum

  Thursday 21 January, 6-6.30pm
  Get ready for bed and settle in for a live streamed, multi-sensory story session – the perfect way to end the day. Find out more.

• Bobbin Babies and Bigs: Robert Burns Night – Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum

  Monday 25 January, 9.30am (age 0-2) and 10.15am (age 3-5)
  Join this family friendly museum for a specially themed Bobbins songs & stories session celebrating Burns Night. 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 – from a Victorian schoolmaster to a Second World War Housewife. Find out more.

• Creativity At Home – The Glucksman

  Mondays – Saturdays, 11am and Sundays, 3pm
  Join this Irish art gallery online for on daily live art sessions and creative activities. Find out more.

• Creative Writing Workshop: Fairytale Factory – Seven Stories

  Saturday 16 January, 11am
  Led by the Children’s Literature unit at Newcastle University, this session will invite you to rewind, remix and mash up some of your favourite fairy tales to create brand new stories! Find out more.

• Natural History Museum Homework Club – Natural History Museum

  Friday 22 January, 10.30am
  The museum’s expert educators will be sharing fun activities for you to do with children at home. This week’s theme is dinosaurs. Find out more.

• Museum Storytimes – Ancient House Museum

  Friday 29 January, 10.30-11am
  Join staff from Ancient House to learn the history of the Rainbow Pride flag and other important symbols for the LGBTQAI+ community. Find out more.

For young people

• Franklin’s Young Inventors – Benjamin Franklin House

  Tuesdays, 4.30pm or Saturdays,11.30am
  A weekly science club for aspiring scientists in Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14), exploring topics from photosynthesis to fuel. Find out more.

• Family Day: The Unknown Warrior – National Army Museum and Westminster Abbey

  Saturday 23 January, 11am-12pm
  Discover the remarkable story of the Unknown Warrior at this online event with Westminster Abbey and the National Army Museum. Ages 8+. Find out more.