Creative Activities for Kids and Families

Join us to celebrate the colourful and feel-good world of illustrator David McKee.

To celebrate the end of our Parks for People project we will be asking visitors old and young to make a wish and create their own delightful pom pom dandelions to plant in the parklands.

Would you like to take part in my new Birds A-Z art for wellbeing challenge from home, in your own time? Starting on 9 August and running through to late January, there's no need to commit to the enti...

☎️ brring, brring! ☎️ Who ya gonna call for this month's design challenge?

From octopus puppets to alien slime, the Make & Take sessions at the museum promise to help keep your little ones busy and creative whilst at home. Choose from a range of activities, available on ...

Explore the tales of Oshi, a friendly sea sprite, on our online trail!

Are you ready for an adventure? Get ready to go on a journey in search of alien life...

DIY Art is our new free series of activity packs specially designed by artists, inviting you to get creative at home. The instructional creativity kits give insight into an artist's practice, showing ...

Peter Liversidge's HELLO Postcards creativity kit invites you to greet and connect with people by sending mail art, especially to those who have played an important role for you and oth...

Artist Alexa Hare presents WAITING PAINTING, an art pack asking you to slow down and use the act of listening as a starting point for creating your own visual statements combi...

DIY Art is our new free series of activity packs specially designed by artists, inviting you to get creative at home. The instructional creativity kits give insight into an artist's practice,&nbs...

Over the past year, The Secret Garden Team has been inspired by nature, family and friendship, to create The Secret Garden Experience just for you.

Download this party pack that will help you party like it's AD 99! Packed with loads of ideas to make your Roman themed party a hit like costume tips, decorating ideas, recipes from real Roman cookboo...

Download this party pack which has costume tips, recipes, Victorian parlour games, craft activities and props for you to print off and use like fake beards and Victorian hats. Run a Victorian themed p...

Watch our video workshops recorded by theatrical set-designers and performers to work through the stages of making your own play, theatre and theatre puppets at home. These workshops were inspired by ...

Watch these short videos to find out more about some special and some everyday but all amazing artefacts from Roman London.

Merfolks are mythical creatures that live deep down in the ocean. They often occur in our museum's collections, over maps, paintings and naval badges. 

Badges, pins, ribbons and medallions tell a story about the person wearing them.There are many in the National Maritime Museum’s collection. Some are awards, others are used for identification.T...

SS Archimedes is famed for being the world's first steamship to be driven by a Screw Propeller.  This steam ship was built in Great Britain in 1839 and influenced many ship builder...

Antarctica is an ice-covered continent that covers the southernmost part of the world. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean and has an abun...