Family Fun, Kids Events
- Saturday 12th July 10:00am until 12:00pm
As part of Newbury Pride, we’re hosting a family craft morning to make rainbow fans to wave and display at today’s event.
- Wednesday 16th July 10:00am until 12:00pm
The Arts Award Discover at West Berkshire Museum is an arts and craft self-led project for the summer aimed at 6-12 years and includes attending two summer Messy Museum Mornings of your choice (six in...
- Wednesday 23rd July 10:00am until 3:00pm
Make a 3D minibeast, real or imaginary, from polystyrene shapes, pipe cleaners, wiggle eyes, sequins and sequin pins, acrylic paint pens and other craft materials.
- Friday 25th July 10:00am until 1:00pm
Make a cast fossil using clay and foil. Carve a dino footprint or press a small plastic figure of an insect or dinosaur into the clay to make an indentation and then pour in Plaster of Paris and leave...
- Wednesday 30th July 10:00am until 3:00pm
Beautiful butterflies Decorate with paint pens and then construct the 3D wooden butterfly hanging decoration. Hang it up to watch it flutter about!
- Friday 1st August 10:00am until 1:00pm
Make a Stone Age pot from air-drying clay and decorate with wooden modelling tools. There will be a replica Neolithic pot to view as well as a free museum adventurer trail called Go Potty! to complete.
- Wednesday 6th August 10:00am until 12:00pm
The Arts Award Discover at West Berkshire Museum is an arts and craft self-led project for the summer aimed at 6-12 years and includes attending two summer Messy Museum Mornings of your choice (six in...
- Wednesday 6th August 10:00am until 3:00pm
Dancing dragonflies Using pipe cleaners, a magnet, pony beads and other craft materials, make a dragonfly fridge or magnetic whiteboard. It is ready to dart home to display!
- Friday 8th August 10:00am until 1:00pm
Make a Roman-inspired mosaic from a wooden base, square clay tiles and grout. Take home to display or use as a coaster. See pieces of real Roman mosaic on display in room 2 and do the free museum adventurer...
- Friday 8th August 10:00am until 5:00pm
Pack up your favourite treats and join us for a Royal Picnic with your favourite princesses!
Starting with a live show of singing and dancing, you will then be able to meet and have photographs with the...
- Monday 11th August 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Pack your picnics and join Ratty, Mole, Badger, and the fantastically irrepressible Toad as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime culminating in a colourful battle to save Toad Hall from the mischievous...