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Learn, play and explore in our regular
sessions for under 5s and their carers
during term time and the holidays.
Find out more at
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/families
Events all year round
Every Sunday at Museum of London and
Saturday at Museum of London Docklands, For our full programme of events for
plus during the school holidays, we put on children of all ages or for more information
FREE family events that support learning visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk
at school as part of a great day out! /families or call 020 7001 9844. Sign

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up to enews to be the first to find out
Events include: about events throughout the year at
• storytelling www.museumoflondon.org.uk
• workshops /enews and be entered into our draw to
• drama

families
win an iPod nano! Terms and conditions apply.
• art… and much more!

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Museum of London Museum of London Docklands
150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN West India Quay, London, E14 4AL

Barbican, St Paul’s, Moorgate West India Quay (15 mins from Bank)

Liverpool Street, City Thameslink

4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242, 521
Canary Wharf (11 mins from Waterloo)
15, 115, 135, 277, D3, D6, D7, D8
July-August 2010
www.museumoflondon.org.uk/holidays

Spend the day together as a family
Free events at Museum of London
Victorian playtime
Sat 14 – Mon 16 Aug,
11am – 4pm
Come and play with 150 year
old children’s toys. Which one
will be your favourite? 5+
Catch!
Sat 14 & Sun 15 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Play a game of Jacks in their
original form using sheep
knucklebones, then make your
own set to take home. 5+
Film to flipbook
Tue 17 Aug, 12-1pm,
1.30-2.30pm & 3-4pm
Make your own film then
turn it into a flipbook in this
history-inspired session in
our e-Learning studio. 5+*
Toys through the ages
Tue 17 & 24 Aug, 2-3pm
Meet the Museum’s curators
and let them guide you through
London’s past using toys from
our Roman, medieval and
Tudor collections. 5+
Caring for toys
Wed 18 Aug, 11am – 1pm
& 2-3.30pm
Join the Museum’s conservators
and see how they look after our
amazing collection of toys. 5+
Bill and Ben puppet fun
Wed 18 & 25 Aug, 11-11.30am,
12-12.30pm & 2-2.30pm
Have fun making and playing with
your own Bill or Ben puppet and
then see if you can find them in
the galleries. 2+*
Never board
Thu 19 & Mon 23 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Be inspired by old and new
board games and learn more
about their history, then make
your own to take home. 3+
Favourite toy
Thu 19 & Fri 20 Aug, 1-1.30pm,
2-2.30pm & 3-3.30pm
Listen to tales about favourite
toys from around the world with
our storyteller. 5+
Archaeology up close –
my childhood
Fri 20 Aug, 12-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Children and toys go hand in
hand. See how true this has
been throughout London’s past
with staff from the Museum’s
archaeological archive. 7+
Jumping through hoops
Sat 21 – Mon 23 Aug, 1-1.30pm,
2-2.30pm & 3-3.30pm
Hear the fun story of one of the
most popular toys in Victorian
London. It was so popular that
both the police and parliament
tried to stop it! 5+
Roman toys
Sat 21 & Sun 22 Aug,
11.30am – 4pm
Meet Roman soldiers and
find out about the games they
played to keep themselves
amused in the evenings. 5+
Get moving
Tue 24 & Wed 25 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Make your own mini animations
using just a strip of paper and
a spinning drum. 3+
Now you see it
Thu 26 & Mon 30 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Discover the secrets of
optical illusions then make
a toy to baffle your friends. 3+
Toys old and new
Thu 26 & Sun 29 Aug,
11.30am – 1pm & 1.30-3pm
Can you spot the new toys
amongst the old? See how toys
have changed over time and learn
more about them in this object
handling and art session. 5+
A miniature house
Fri 27 & Sat 28 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Look closely at the amazing
doll’s house which belonged to
the Blackett family in this art
workshop. Before you go, make
your own to take home. 5+
Day out at the seaside
Fri 27 – Sun 29 Aug, 12.30-1.15pm,
2-2.45pm & 3.30-4.15pm
Take a trip to the seaside with
our interactive storytelling
session about this popular
pastime for Victorian families. 5+
Hamleys’ favourites
Mon 30 Aug, 11.30am – 1pm
& 1.30-3pm
Having sold toys in London
for over 250 years, staff from
the famous toy shop will show
of some of their best sellers
over the years. 5+
In partnership with
*FREE but tickets allocated
on arrival
If you’re looking for something fun and free for all the family to do then visit
Museum of London and Museum of London Docklands for a great day out
that everyone can enjoy!
Free events at Museum of London Docklands
Bugs, grubs and
creepy crawlies
Sat 24 Jul, 12-3pm
Join us for family fun with
bug related activities. 4+
Make a woggle
Tue 27 & Thu 29 July,
12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm
Design and make a scarf or
a woggle (a small decoration
used to fasten a scarf) to take
home and wear. 5+
Soundtrack for London
Wed 28 Jul, Tue 3, Wed 4,
Tue 10, Wed 11 Aug,
12.30-2pm & 2.30-4pm
Come and create a dynamic
soundtrack for the vibrant
city of London. 5+*
Traditional crafts
Sat 31 Jul, 12-3pm
Join a representative from the Girl
Guides to learn more about our
special centenary exhibition and
create your own craft pieces. 5+
Nancy the water seller
Fri 6 Aug, 12.30-1pm,
2.30-3pm & 3.30-4pm
Meet Nancy who lives on
London’s Victorian streets
selling water. 5+
With kind permission of the
Science Museum.
Folk tales and myths
Fri 13 Aug, 12.30-1pm,
2.30-3pm & 3.30-4pm
Celebrate London, a vibrant
city made up of cultures from
around the world, with these
traditional tales. 2+
Recycled art Trading places
Sat 14 Aug, 12.30-1.30pm Fri 27 & Sat 28 Aug,
& 2.30-3.30pm 12.30-3.30pm
Make a modern masterpiece Meet an archaeologist and
for your home by recycling handle some objects that
everyday objects. 6 months + tell us about Docklands’
trading and seafaring past.
Campfire songs and stories
Mon 16 & 23 Aug, 10.30-11am,
Festival
11.15-11.45am & 2-2.30pm
of British
Play instruments around the
Archaeology
camp fire in this interactive
24-25 Jul
musical session, inspired by our
Try your hand
Guides exhibition. 6 months +* at being a real
archaeologist this summer and
Design your own badge learn about the London hidden
Tue 17 & Fri 20 Aug, beneath your feet. Then get
12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm your hands dirty at The Big
Design and make your own fabric Dig*. Find out more at www.
badges to decorate clothes or museumoflondon.org.uk/
maybe your school bag. 5+ FOBA
Museum of London
Girl power
Wed 18 Aug, 12.30-1pm,
2.30-3pm & 3.30-4pm
Join us to hear stories from
around the world celebrating
strong women and girls. 5+
100 challenges
Sat 21 Aug, 12-3pm
Join us for a Girlguiding
centenary challenge. 5+
New Exhibition!
Designs for chocolate
Here come the Girl
Tue 24, Fri 27 & Tue 31 Aug,
Guides: 100 Years of
12.30-1.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm
Guiding in London
Discover the history of chocolate
26 Jun – 31 Oct
making. Design a unique wrapper
From Baden-Powell to Brown
and create your own ‘candy’
Owl, celebrate 100 years of
chocolate bar. 5+*
guiding at Museum of London
Docklands this summer!
Secret stories
FREE
from the Thames
Museum of London Docklands
Wed 25 Aug, 12.30-1.30pm
& 2.30-3.30pm
Join us to hear about mysterious *FREE but tickets allocated
objects found in the Thames. 7+ on arrival