Events

What is air resistance? How does friction work? What is surface tension? We’ll be exploring the world of science with this interactive workshop for home educating families. Explore the world of physics and forces with our simple hands-on experiments! This workshop is recommended for children aged 5-11 years but all ages and levels of ability are welcome. Please note: parents are required to remain in attendance throughout this activity. Cost: £6.50 per child, accompanying adults and under 3s free Date: Wednesday 23rd April 2025. Time: 11.00-12.30 Why not visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery while you’re here! Just add either of the tickets below to your basket! £3 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITH a Home Education Day ticket) £5.50 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITHOUT a Home Education Day Ticket) for those who just want to visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery These tickets will give you access to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery on 23rd April, open 10am – 2pm. |

How are fossils formed? Where do rocks come from? We’ll be exploring these questions with this interactive workshop for home-educating families! Become a geologist with our Rocks & Fossils workshop: learn how to identify different types of rock, handle real fossils, make a fossil of your own to take home and more! This workshop will begin with a short group discussion: if you wish to take part in this portion of the workshop, please arrive promptly for 11.00am. This workshop is recommended for children aged 5-11 years but all ages and levels of ability are welcome. Cost: £6.50 per child, accompanying adults and under 3s free Date: Thursday 15th May 2025. Time: 11.00-12.30 Why not visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery while you’re here! Just add either of the tickets below to your basket! £3 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITH a Home Education Day ticket) £5.50 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITHOUT a Home Education Day Ticket) for those who just want to visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery These tickets will give you access to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery on 15th May, open 10am – 2pm. |

How did Roald Dahl use inspiration from real life for his books? We’ll be exploring the inspiration behind some of Dahl’s best loved stories and making our own souvenir bookbags inspired by our museum collection. This workshop will begin with a short storytelling session: if you wish to take part in this portion of the workshop, please arrive promptly for 11.00am. This workshop is recommended for children aged 5-11 years but all ages and levels of ability are welcome. Cost: £6.50 per child, accompanying adults and under 3s free Date: Friday 13th June 2025. Time: 11.00-12.30 Why not visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery while you’re here! Just add either of the tickets below to your basket! £3 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITH a Home Education Day ticket) £5.50 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITHOUT a Home Education Day Ticket) for those who just want to visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery These tickets will give you access to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery on 13th June, open 10am – 2pm. |

Who were the Tudors of Church Street? What was life like back in Tudor Bucks? We’ll be stepping back into Tudor times with this interactive workshop for home educating families: learn about terrible Tudor crimes and punishments, try out writing with a quill, make a pomander and more! This workshop will begin with a short group discussion: if you wish to take part in this portion of the workshop, please arrive promptly for 11.00am. This workshop is recommended for children aged 5-11 years but all ages and levels of ability welcome. Please note: parents are required to remain in attendance throughout this activity. Cost: £6.50 per child, accompanying adults and under 3s free Date: Monday 7th July 2025. Time: 11.00-12.30 Why not visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery while you’re here! Just add either of the tickets below to your basket! £3 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITH a Home Education Day ticket) £5.50 Children’s Gallery Child ticket – (WITHOUT a Home Education Day Ticket) for those who just want to visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery These tickets will give you access to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery on 7th July, open 10am – 2pm. |