Good news! Almost every activity in our entire HAVE FUN programme is free to enjoy, so take your pick WITH THE and get there quick! Maybe you’ll become an FAMILY animator of stories from around the world. Or get up close and personal A season of surprises awaits you with a creepy crawly. in Oxford University’s Gardens, Who knows, perhaps you’ll go hunting for fantastic fossils on Planet Dinosaur! Whatever you end up Libraries & Museums. So what doing, remember to have fun, make friends and let are you waiting for? Let’s go! your mind grow.
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saturday 31st march–sunday 15th april Download one of our fun family trails before you visit (in opening hours) or print off an activity sheet to try at home: EGGSTRAORDINARY EASTER TRAIL A Want to be a dinosaur detective? Or make Follow the eggciting egg-hunter’s trail yourself some dodo feet? Track them down at: through the museums. www.oum.ox.ac.uk/educate/famtrails.htm museum of natural history & pitt rivers museum In need of a survival guide to Ancient Egypt? Check out the Ashmolean’s 8 great trails at: sunday 1st–monday 23rd april www.ashmolean.org/family-trails (in opening hours) EASTER TRAIL 7+ Ever worn a reindeer hat or flown a carp kite? Challenge yourself to the museum’s Find out how to make your own at: Easter Trail. Help yourself from the www.prm.ox.ac.uk/family-athome Entrance Gallery. museum of the history of science
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Go and grab your explorer packs from HARCOURT ARBORETUM every saturday, 11.30am–3.30pm every sunday, 2–4pm any of our information desks on site! Pick up an explorer’s backpack from the ticket office and use it to help you HANDS-ON COINS 7+ FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUNDAYS explore the 130 – acre site. Hold a piece of history in your hand as Trails, crafts, backpacks and more - all ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM you discover coins from Ancient Greece provided by museum volunteers. Begin your Ashmolean adventure at MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY through the 1800s. museum of natural history the information desk where you can OF SCIENCE ashmolean museum collect family trails and sketching Help yourself to family-friendly trails in sundays from march, 1–3pm materials every day. On weekends you’ll the entrance gallery. every saturday, 10:30–12:30pm (see www.prm.ox.ac.uk for details) find activity packs, make-and-takes, TOUCHING STORIES magnifiers and torches (2 – 4pm). OBJECT HANDLING MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Discover more about wonderful and Borrow a book, handle objects or listen Family-friendly Sundays every week BOTANIC GARDEN fascinating objects from the museum’s to a story from around the world - all 2 – 4pm. Borrow a backpack, try a trail, provided by museum volunteers. Why not pick up a botanic backpack collection. make something or have a rummage. pitt rivers museum to take with you to explore the garden? pitt rivers museum Backpacks contain a selection of activi- PITT RIVERS MUSEUM ties and are packed full of ideas to help Borrow a torch to discover the hidden you get the most from your visit. wonders in the nooks and crannies of the museum (£2 deposit).
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LAND OF Take part in our Chinese New Year MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 3–5 CURIOUS CUBS -5 4+ every thursday, 10.30–11.15am museum of natural history saturdayTHE DRAGONS 10th, 2–2.45pm & 3.15–4pm party with stories and craft activities to Explore, play and learn together. Pick up an activity bag and explore the thursday 15th, 11am–12.30pm LITTLE ASHMOLES: Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. celebrate the Year of the Dog. ashmolean museum saturdaymuseum with27th, some 2–2.45pm of our & 3.15–4pm furry friends. ASHVENTURE ashmolean museum CHINA: MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 3–5 LAND OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY ashmolean museum museum of natural history PRINTING WORKSHOP 8+ saturdayExplore, play13th, and 11am—1pm learn together. ASHVENTURE ANCIENT THE DRAGONS 4+ monday 12th–wednesday 14th, 1–4pm Learn to print the old-fashioned way ashmolean museum saturdayROME: EMPERORS27th, 2–2.45pm & 3.15–4pm Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. thursday 15th, 11am–12.30pm TRY YOUR HAND AT AND EMPIRES 4+ PEOPLE & PLANET: on hand-operated printing presses. THE PRINTING PRESS A ashmolean museum saturday 13th, 11am—1pm Stories,ASHVENTURE gallery hunts, ANCIENT games and crafts. OPERATION EARTH A BookingFAMILY-FRIENDLY required. Print a keepsake on our old-fashioned ROME: EMPERORS PRINTING WORKSHOP 8+ ashmolean museum mondayMarvel at12th–wednesday incredible planet 14th, Earth 1–4pm – find old bodleian library, printing workshop printingTRY YOU pressR HANDat this drop-in AT event. AND EMPIRES 4+ Learn to print the old-fashioned way THE PRINTING PRESS A out what it’s made from and some of weston library Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. thePEOPLE spectacular & PLANET: things it can do. Then thursdayon hand-operated 15th & friday printing 16th, presses. 12–4pm Print a keepsake on our old-fashioned OPERATION EARTH A Booking required. ashmolean museum visit the new Settlers exhibition. CHINESE DRAGON saturdaprinting ypress 13th, at 2—2.45pm this drop-in & 3.15—4pm event. Marvel at incredible planet Earth – find old bodleian library, printing workshop museum of natural history FIRE-CLOCKS 7+ weston library out what it’s made from and some of ASHVENTURE INDIA: KEY Make a working Chinese dragon fire- the spectacular things it can do. Then thursday 15th & friday 16th, 12–4pm LORD OF THE DANCE 4+ clock to celebrate Chinese New Year, saturday 13th, 2—2.45pm & 3.15—4pm visit the new Settlers exhibition. Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. A All ages KEY Craft andCHINESE try it out DRAGON at home. ASHVENTURE INDIA: museum of natural history FIRE-CLOCKS 7+ ashmolean museum 3–5 3 to 5 years Concert museum of the history of science LORD OF THE DANCE 4+ Make a working Chinese dragon fire- saturdayStories, gallery 13th, hunts, 2—4pm games and crafts. -5A AllUnder ages 5 years CraftDisplay thursdayclock to celebrate 15th & friday Chinese 16th, New 1–4pm Year, ashmolean museum 3–54+ 3Over to 5 4 years years Drawing and try it out at home. MAGICAL MOVIES 7+ Concert PEOPLE AND PLANET: museum of the history of science saturdayFind out what 13th, the 2—4pm Victorians knew about 5–9-5 Under5 to 9 5years years DisplayFestival WORLD STORIES 6+ the moving image, and make your own 46+ Handle objects from around the world + Over 46 years DrawingGames thursday 15th & friday 16th, 1–4pm magicalMAGICAL movie MOVIES toy. 7 and be inspired to write, draw and share Find out what the Victorians knew about 5–97+ 5Over to 9 7 years years FestivalObject handling PEOPLE AND PLANET: museum of the history of science your own stories at this drop-in session. the moving image, and make your own 8+ 6+ 6+ Over 68 years GamesPerformance WORLD pitt rivers STORIES museum magical movie toy. Handle objects from around the world monday 15th, 10.30 & 11.30am 9+7+ Over 79 years ObjectPicnic handling museum of the history of science and be inspired to write, draw and share A LITTLE LOOK AT: 10+8+ Over 810 years years PerformanceScience your own stories at this drop-in session. NIGHT-TIME ANIMALS -5 monday 15th, 10.30 & 11.30am 9+ Over 9 years PicnicStory-telling pitt rivers museum Help us hunt for animals that are wide awakeA LITTLE whilst LO weOK are AT: tucked up at night. 10+ Over 10 years ScienceTour NIGHT-TIME ANIMALS -5 museum of natural history Story-tellingTrail Help us hunt for animals that are wide awake whilst we are tucked up at night. Tour museum of natural history Trail
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A Make your own Easter sundial. museum of natural history ADVENTURE A wednesday 4th, 10–11am & + the painting, with Oxfordshire Associa- Try new foods and make decorations. museum of the history of science STRINGS ALIVE 4 Discover a special Oxford painting 11.30am–12.30pm wednesday 11th, 2–4pm tion for the Blind. pitt rivers museum Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. from the time of the English Civil War saturday 10th, 2–2.45pm & 3.15–4pm ashmolean museum FABULOUS FUNDIALS 7+ ashmolean museum SCIENCE CLUB, wednesday 11th & thursday 12th, 1–4pm ASHVENTURE MUSICAL MARCH: and help us create a tactile version of IN COLLABORATION WITH Make your own Easter sundial. the painting, with Oxfordshire Associa- wednesday 4th, 10–11am & HOLIDAY FUN: 4+ SCIENCE OXFORD 5–9 museum of the history of science STRINGSsaturday 10th, ALIVE 12–4pm 11.30am–12.30pm GODDESS OF SPRING A Stories, gallery hunts, games and crafts. tion for theMy Blind.favourite book is… Explore the awesome science of SUPER SCIENCE SATURDAY: ashmolean museum Celebrate spring with crafts and listen ashmolean museum growth.SCIENCE £10 CLUB, per child. Book in advance. wednesday 11th & thursday 12th, 1–4pm PEOPLE & PLANET 8+ IN COLLABORATION WITH to an ancient story all about seasons. botanic garden HOLIDAY FUN: Join University researchers at our big SCIENCE OXFORD 5–9 ashmolean museum saturday 10th, 12–4pm A science bonanza to investigate and My favourite book is… Explore the awesome science of GODDESS OF SPRING wednesday 4th, 2pm & 3pm Celebrate spring with crafts and listen experiment.SUPER SCIENCE Learn about SATURDAY: planet Earth growth. £10 per child. Book in advance. friday 13th, 2pm & 3pm PEOPLE & PLANET 8+ to an ancient story all about seasons. and the people that live on it. OPERATION botanic garden EARTH: OPERATION EARTH: Join University researchers at our big LIVE SCIENCE SHOW A ashmolean museum museum of natural history LIVE SCIENCE SHOW A science bonanza to investigate and Prepare to be amazed by our spectacular wednesday 4th, 2pm & 3pm Prepare to be amazed by our spectacular experiment. 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Explore, play and learn together. museum of the history of science ashmolean museum ashmolean museum saturday 17th, 12–4pm sunday 25th, 2–4.30pm thursday 5th, 11am–12.30pm sunday 22nd, 2.15pm–4.15pm (elaine wickson talk 2–2.45pm) BUGS AND BIOART A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COME-AND-SING A medically inspired celebration of PLANET DINOSAUR A PRINTING WORKSHOP 8+ FOLK CONCERT 8+ Hunt for fantastic fossils and dinosaurs Sing live during Oxford Folk Weekend saturdaybacteria and17th, bioart! 12–4pm Meet scientists and sunday 25th, 2–4.30pm thursdayPrinting on 5th, hand-operated 11am–12.30pm presses. sunday 22nd, 2.15pm–4.15pm artists, and learn about the story of (elainein the museum wickson withtalk 2–2.45pm)fun activities. And Booking required. and print a ballad on a printing press. 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