Summer Holiday Activities 2022
Free Children’s Activities.
Activities aimed at ages 4-12 but all ages welcome.
These activities are free. No need to book just drop in and join in!
The Children’s Library is on the ground floor of the Danum. The Paddington Room is on the first floor.
Monday 1st August
11am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Traditional Tale Week Session 1
Use the bricks to build a bridge for the Billy Goats Gruff or a tower for Rapunzel
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Plants & Flowers Week Session 1
Make a rosette flower
Handling Session
Handle 3D printed replicas and get hands-on with 3D digital models of one of the Museum’s first collections. The Bronze Age Burial group was discovered in 1887 and is one of Doncaster’s earliest recorded archaeological discoveries. Tell us what you think about these 3D replicas and how you would like us to use them in the future.
Self guided fairy tale trail around building
Tuesday 2nd August
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Plants & Flowers Week Session 2
Draw round your hand to make a cactus
Self guided fairy tale trail around building
Wednesday 3rd August
9:30am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Traditional Tale Week Session 2
Make traditional tale character stick puppets
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Plants & Flowers Week Session 3
Make a cupcake case flower
Self guided fairy tale trail around building
Friday 5th August
10am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Traditional Tale Week Session 3
Use the cut out templates to create a traditional tale character
Self guided fairy tale trail around building
Monday 8th August
11am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Animal Stories/Information Books Session 1
Build your own lego animal
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
In the Garden Week Session 1
Make a dolly peg butterfly
Self guided bug trail around building
Tuesday 9th August
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
In the Garden Week Session 2
Make a paper plate apple and worm
Self guided bug trail around building
Wednesday 10th August
9:30am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Animal Stories/Information Books Session 2
Design your own pet
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
In the Garden Week Session 3
Make a paper garden gnome
Self guided bug trail around building
Friday 12th August
10am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Animal Stories/Information Books Session 3
Make a paper plate spiral snake
Self guided bug trail around building
Monday 15th August
11am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Handa’s Surprise Session 1
Use the lego bricks to make different fruits or their names
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Fruit Week Session 1
Design a fruit smoothie
Self guided fruit trail around building
Tuesday 16th August
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Fruit Week Session 2
Make a pop up strawberry
Self guided fruit trail around building
Wednesday 17th August
9:30am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Handa’s Surprise Session 2
Design a healthy meal on a paper plate
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Fruit Week Session 3
Make a paper plate watermelon
Self guided fruit trail around building
Friday 19th August
10am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Handa’s Surprise Session 3
Scrunch and stick fruity pictures.
Self guided fruit trail around building
Monday 22nd August
11am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Transport Books and Stories Session 1
Use the bricks to build a type of transport
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Seaside Week Session 1
Decorate a paper ice lolly
Self guided seaside trail around building
Tuesday 23rd August
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Seaside Week Session 2
Make a fish wand
Self guided seaside trail around building
Wednesday 24th August
9:30am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Transport Books and Stories Session 2
Make a cut and stick train
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Seaside Week Session 3
Design a paper shark
Self guided seaside trail around building
Friday 26th August
10am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Transport Books and Stories Session 3
Make a box model vehicle
Self guided seaside trail around building
Monday 29th August Bank Holiday Site Closed
Tuesday 30th August
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Sports Week Session 1
Make a paper plate tennis racquet
Self guided Mini Olympics trail around building
Wednesday 31st August
9:30am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Roald Dahl Week Session 1
Design a chocolate wrapper
11am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm, Paddington Room
Sports Week Session 2
Make a hand sport sign for your favourite team
Self guided Mini Olympics trail around building
Friday 2nd September
10am – 2pm, Children’s Library
Roald Dahl Week Session 2
Make a fantastic a fantastic Mr Fox mask
Self guided Mini Olympics trail around building