Family Craft Saturdays

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Free, drop in
Join our volunteer team on Saturday afternoons for family craft activities inspired by the Museum’s collections.

Learn about some of the 350,000 objects in the Horniman’s collections, and discover more about music, nature, wildlife, and the world around us.

Get stuck into some crafts and have fun with our wonderful volunteers at these free, drop-in sessions.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

There will be no Family Craft Saturdays on 28 March and 25 April.

21 March

Celebrate Women’s History Month and create a badge inspired by the Egyptian women in our !كل العيون عليها / All Eyes on Her! display.

7 and 14 March

Celebrate Women’s History Month and create a mini botanical painting inspired by pioneer Anna Atkins, an artist and botanist whose work features in our Library Collections.

21 March

Celebrate Women’s History Month and create a badge inspired by the Egyptian women in our !كل العيون عليها / All Eyes on Her! Display.

4 April

Drop in to make a bright spring flower crown. The Plant Fair will also be taking place this day.

11 April

Drop in to make a bright spring flower crown. The Spring Fair will also be taking place on this day.

18 April

Make your own paper plate planet Earth to celebrate Earth Day.

2 and 9 May

Join us for a bee-autiful family craft to celebrate World Bee Day.

16 May

Decorate your own mini plant pot and plant a seed to take home for National Children’s Gardening Week.

23 May

Dive into World Turtle Day with a turtle themed craft for all the family.

30 May

This week we will be crafting an activity to take around the gardens and explore our Nature Trail.