Workshops and drop-in sessions to get creative!

Exploring all things nature and celebrating the gallery's final summer with Dippy, the Nation’s favourite dinosaur.

Upon arrival, you will be met by a member of the Learning and Engagement team who will check you in against the register.

Most activities will be drop-in throughout the day, with the exception of Fascinating Fossils and Sensory Stories and Rhymes

Fascinating Fossils will run from 11am - 12:30pm and repeated at 1:30pm - 3pm. This workshop is aimed at 6 to 11-year-olds and is limited to 20 children per workshop, on a first-come, first served basis.

Sensory Stories and Rhymes will run from 11.00am - 11.30am and 1pm - 1.30pm. This activity is aimed at early years children, and is limited to 20 children per session, on a first-come, first served basis.

Workshops include: 

Fascinating Fossils Experience seeing Dippy the Dinosaur (from the Natural History Museum), handle real fossils, explore how fossils are formed and create a unique art print.

Lego® - Build the Change challenge A hands-on creative session where children can explore big ideas through imaginative building and play. Using LEGO bricks, participants will design and create their own solutions to real-world environmental challenges, thinking about sustainability, climate, and ways to care for the natural world.

Clay Nature Prints After exploring Curious Creatures, Stones and Bones visit the art studio to use natural materials to make stunning prints in terracotta, air drying clay.

Sensory Stories and Rhymes Explore the gallery's collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory play. These sessions provide an opportunity for our youngest visitors to engage with our collections in a way that is meaningful to them. The hands-on nature of these sessions appeal to their imaginations and above all else is fun.

Zine Making - Create a Dippy inspired zine, creating images, stories and facts to share your favourite things about the Natural History Museum’s famous diplodocus.