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Kingsland Road, London, E2 8EA; Tel: 020 7739 9893
'Pop-Up Lounges', one of the Geffrye's previous workshops
On the first Saturday of every month the Geffrye offers a range of fun activities, including quizzes (all ages) and creative crafts (suitable for young people aged 5 - 16). All children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis 30 minutes prior to the workshop.
Create a summer lantern to hang in your home or garden.
Use recycled materials to make a giant 3D night-time garden. For children aged 3+ and their carers.
Use plants and herbs from the gardens to make hand creams and face packs.
A fun and interactive session exploring the Geffrye's gardens.
The baking workshops are always popular!
Bake biscuits and decorate a lunchbox to take them home in.
Wondrous stories exploring the new season.
Face-painting fun in the Geffrye's gardens
Three exciting weeks of activities for children aged 3 - 15, exploring garden animals and the homes they live in. Hear animal stories, have your face painted, meet Zoolab and some unusual animals from around the world and observe the bees from the North London Beekeepers Association. Holiday activities are free for children and families. All children under 11 must be accompanied by an adult both in the workshops and in the museum. If you are part of a community group and would like to bring a group of children to the activities please contact Laura Bedford on 020 7739 9893 or by email: lbedford@geffrye-museum.org.uk.
Make some delicious chocolate-flavoured birds' nests. For children aged 3+.
Weave a spider web-shaped dream catcher. For children aged 5+
Foxy faces in the gardens last summer
Turn yourself into a fox, cat or squirrel using fake fur, fun foam and other materials. For children aged 5 - 9.
Sculpt clay into a bird's nest and make a crazy bird to live in it. For children aged 10+
Find out how animals have adapted to living in different habitats and handle unusual animals and insects. For all ages.
Mix up some salt dough and create a garden animal. For children aged 5+
Use natural materials to make a summer spider's web. For children aged 10+
Zoo Lab returns with their popular handling sessions
Explore the world around us and handle some amazing animals from different habitats. For all ages.
Make a rabbit, fox or badger puppet pop out of its burrow. For children aged 5+
Create a mini animal habitat for your bedroom. For children aged 5 - 9.
Learn how to make a book in the shape of a butterfly or beetle. For children aged 10+
Create a headdress inspired by animal homes. For children aged 3+
Previous Bug Head workshop at the Geffrye
Turn yourself into a butterfly or dragonfly for the day. For children aged 5+
Use card and other materials to create a bird box and decorate it with Tudor-style patterns. For children aged 10+
Explore incy insects and their outdoor homes in these interactive craft and storytelling sessions. Each day will feature a different creepy crawly! For children aged 3+
Join the museum's young volunteers on any day this week for a tour of the museum's period rooms and gardens. For all ages.
Use recycled materials to make a garden animal. For children aged 5+
Bake some small bug-shaped sweet and spicy biscuit bites. For children aged 5 - 9
Create your own tiny garden with a secret keyhole to look through. For children aged 10+
Make your own mini habitat for some special magnetic ladybirds. For children aged 5+
Use fimo to create some animal-shaped magnets. For children aged 10+
Hear enchanting stories about animals and the homes they live in. For children aged 5 - 11.
Design and make some summer bunting inspired by gardens and animals. For children aged 5+
A clay tortoise from a previous workshop
Craft a hedgehog from clay and then decorate a flowerpot for it to live in. For children aged 5- 9
Be inspired by the Geffrye's gardens to to create an artwork for your bedroom. For children aged 10+
Make a colourful, creative animal mask using fun foam. For children aged 5+
Create a slippery soap and hide a scary plastic insect inside. For children aged 10+
Use recycled materials to turn yourself into a snail for the day. For children aged 3+
Be inspired by the museum's gardens and create a fantasy bug island. For children aged 5 - 15
Help create a mosaic inspired by plants, flowers and insects. For all ages.
Previous bee-keeping activities at the Geffrye.
Join bee-keeper Angela Dougall to learn more about the life of bees.
Decorate a mini watering can with animal and garden patterns. For children aged 5 - 15.
Help create a mosaic inspired by bugs and blooms from the Geffrye's gardens. For all ages.
Use recycled materials to make a home for a real bug. For ages 5 - 15.
Another opportunity to help create a mosaic inspired by the Geffrye's gardens. For all ages.
Hear enchanting stories about animals and the homes they live in.
Paint each other's faces in this fun-filled session: which insect will you become? For children aged 3+
Help create a giant garden pattern using rice. For children aged 5 - 15.
A final chance to make your mark on this garden-inspired mosaic. For all ages.
Drop in and have your face painted like a garden animal. For all ages.
Clay crafts workshop in the Geffrye's art rooms
Be inspired by ceramic objects to create some funky fridge magnets.
Paint your own mug, inspired by patterns in the museum's rooms.
