Join Artist Rosie Ireson for a fun family craft, to make your own fabulous spring or Easter wreath. With lots of decorations to pick from you can personalise you design to make it your own special creation.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Free snacks and a drink will be available to each child that takes part.
Takes place: 1pm – 3pm
Discover the fascinating world of Victorian medicine and explore lotions, potions and
tonics that have shaped health practices through time in this fun family session.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Free snacks and a drink will be available to each child that takes part.
Takes place: 1pm – 3pm
Many of the vehicles in the Streetlife museum were used for carrying people or goods from or to Hull’s docks. Can you design the cargo or people carrying transport for the future? Consider what you want your vehicle to carry, how it will navigate the tight streets of Hull and drive it around our track using our incredible Sphero robots.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Free snacks and a drink will be available to each child that takes part.
Takes place: 1pm – 3pm
Tuesday Evenings 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Tuesday 29th April – 3rd June 2025
A good all round introduction to pottery. Techniques to include; tile making, coiling, throwing on the potters wheel, decorating and glazing.
The cost is £150 per person to include everything.
‘I would like to inform other people what a wonderful short course this was. Adele the tutor was very calm and relaxed and also very friendly and informative throughout. We learnt numerous skills during the course and even had a go on a potters wheel. It was very laid back and very enjoyable. I have mobility problems and my needs were accommodated really well and I felt the class was very inclusive in a positive way. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it.’ Verity.
See the link at the bottom of the page for Cancellation / Terms & Conditions.
Price is for 6 weeks of classes at a time.
Thursday 10.30am – 12.30pm with Adele Howitt.
1st May – 5th June 2025
Do you already have experience working with clay and the techniques involved? Perhaps you have completed our Beginner’s Pottery Course and want to continue making in clay?
Then this is for you! Self-directed with dedicated support in various techniques and the support of other members of the pottery club.
The cost is £150 per person to include everything.
Did you know that there is a castle hidden underneath a car park next to the River Hull? Come along to this family construction activity and find out more about Hull’s South Blockhouse by building your own version using construction toys and craft materials.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Healthy Holidays Hull, Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Children will get a free drink and healthy snacks as part of the session.
Takes place: 1pm-3pm
Join us at Hull Truck Theatre on a Great Adventure during the half-term holidays!
Get whisked away to a land with wizards and magic. Explore the wild and wonderful jungle.
Come for an adventure that features an arts and crafts session followed by an interactive play that uses whatever you have made.
For adventurers aged 3-6.
Each show lasts approximately 30 minutes.
£6.50 per child + One free accompanying adult.
This is a prebooked craft session designed for children and young people who have a disability, are neurodivergent or experience anxiety, that would find it difficult to attend our busier drop-in family craft sessions. In the session, families can have a go at the craft activities that have been available in our drop-in half term craft workshops, but in a quieter environment with limited numbers.
In this workshop, children can make their own clay pinch pots, decorate a hand puppet and make some mermaid and horse themed crafts, all inspired by the Hull Museums collections.
Bookings will open on the Hull Museums Eventbrite page on Monday 20th January.
Takes place 10am-11:30am
Tuesday Evenings 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Tuesday 25th February – 1st April 2025
A good all round introduction to pottery. Techniques to include; tile making, coiling, throwing on the potters wheel, decorating and glazing.
The cost is £150 per person to include everything.
‘I would like to inform other people what a wonderful short course this was. Adele the tutor was very calm and relaxed and also very friendly and informative throughout. We learnt numerous skills during the course and even had a go on a potters wheel. It was very laid back and very enjoyable. I have mobility problems and my needs were accommodated really well and I felt the class was very inclusive in a positive way. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it.’ Verity.
We’re back with our first event in 2025.
This February we are hosting the 10th ‘Happy Little Paint Along’ at The Welly Club.
Come for an evening with Art, Heart and Prizes.
If you’ve not been before, come with us on a journey to paint based placidity as we collectively join in with a communal paint along to our Paint Thinner Winner – Bob Ross.
Our host Rabbey will be on stage guiding you along a cerulean quest to find your inner artist. Follow along with our tutorial, or go your own way, it’s entirely up to you, there are no mistakes here, just Happy Little Accidents.
Prizes to our favourite paintings, picked with no rules, rhymes or reasons.
Doors at 7pm, painting starts at 8.
Tickets available now.
Decorate your own hand puppet to look like your favourite animal, in this fun family craft activity inspired by the toys in the Hands on History Museum collection.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Healthy Holidays Hull, Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Children will get a free drink and healthy snacks as part of the session.
Takes place 1pm-3pm
In this fun family activity, have a mer-mazing time creating your own mermaid and sea monster crafts inspired by the Hull Museums and Ferens Art Gallery artworks and collections.
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Healthy Holidays Hull, Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Children will get a free drink and healthy snacks as part of the session.
Takes place 1pm-3pm
Join us for fun, horse themed crafts for the whole family, inspired by the carriage collection at the Streetlife Museum. Make your own mini swinging horse or horse collage puppet!
This activity is funded by Hull City Council and the Department for Education through the Healthy Holidays Hull, Holiday Activities and Food Programme. Children will get a free drink and healthy snacks as part of the session.
Takes place 1pm-3pm
Calling all mini explorers! Join the Hull Museums and Hull Maritime team for fun art activities and stories inspired by the sea and sea creatures.
This is a drop-in session designed for children under the age of 7 but older children are welcome to join in the fun too. In the session, there will be a selection of activity stations for children to make their own art and craft creations using different materials as well as a drop-in story area. We hope you can join us for the fun!
Takes place 10am-12pm
In this fun family activity, families can make and decorate their own mini pinch pots from clay, inspired by some of the pottery in the Hull and East Riding Museum.
Takes place 1pm-3pm
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