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Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery will once again be making summer even more fun by offering some fabulous FREE activities for children over the holidays. Visitors to our special Make ‘n’ Take workshops will have the opportunity to enjoy themselves whilst trying out their artistic skills!

No need to book, just pop along. All children must be accompanied by an adult. At busy times you may be asked to wait. The activities will be as follows:

Fossils & Dinosaurs Week

23 July - Make an amazing paper plate dinosaur

24 July - Make a scary T- Rex Dinosaur mask

25 July - Create a colourful ammonite fossil mobile

Lost Local Landmarks Week

30 July - Cut out a model of Weddington Castle

31 August - Make a replica of Griff coal mine

1 August - Re create Tuttle Hill windmill with turning sails

Transport of the 1920s Week

6 August - Create a canal boat

7 August - Cut out and colour a railway locomotive

8 August - Make a fantastic biplane model

Museum Around The World Week

13August - Make a colourful puppet of the Hindu God Ganesh

14 August - Create your own Chinese dragon

15 August - Decorate a Japanese fan inspired from our collections

Stories & Legends Week

20 August - Make and colour a Noah’s Ark

21 August - Make a finger puppet for storytelling

22 August - Cut out and decorate a genie and lamp

By The Seaside Week

27 August - Create a beach hut door hanger

28 August - Make and decorate a lighthouse

29 August - Cut out and decorate a fantastic flapping seagull mobile

Don’t Forget!

Our next storytelling session for under 5s is on Wednesday 21 August from 11:15am to 11:45am. No need to book, just drop in!

Councillor Ian Lloyd, Portfolio Holder for Arts & Leisure said:

“If you are looking for stimulating, creative and free activities for children over the summer holidays, these workshops offer a great opportunity to get involved at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery.”