Wacky Wednesdays (Under 5s)

Play and learn with your pre-schoolers!

Join us as we explore one of our fun weekly themes through interactive storytelling, activities, singing and crafts.

Wacky Wednesday is a shared experience perfect for pre-school children and their carers and includes opportunities to take a close look at different themes from the museum which they can relate to their own lives.

Upcoming themes:

Wed 19 Mar– Trains and Tracks
Wed 26 Mar – Mining Mothers
Wed 2 Apr – Easter
Wed 23 Apr –  Pit Nurses
Wed 30 Apr – Coal Queens
Wed 7 May -Pit Wood
Wed 14 May – Allotments
Wed 21 May – Dragonflies
Wed 4 Jun – Brass Bands
Wed 11 Jun – Miners are Fathers Too
Wed 18 Jun – Pit Ponies
Wed 25 Jun –  Mining Myths

Wacky Wednesday is exclusively for children under 5 years only. Booking is essential to guarantee your child’s place. Adults do not need to pre-book their place. Please note all children must be accompanied by a maximum of two adults.

After Wacky Wednesday you can find the rabbit in Parkinson’s Yard, tunnel in the Technology Gallery or visit our Victorian Gallery. Watch out for the cute canaries, the ponies in our Pony Discovery Centre.