Creative Activities for Kids and Families

Singer, Valérie Ekoumé, leads an online vocal masterclass as part of Africa Oyé's 'Learning and Participation' project. 

Our new podcasts feature music based on the NHS 5 ways of wellbeing.

We invite you and your family to listen to our audio fairy tales available free on Soundcloud. Tune in from the comfort of your sofa or garden or, if you live nearby, we&rsquo...

Sporting organisations from across the country have nominated 20 female sporting heroes which have been celebrated through an illustrated card game with lots of interesting facts.

Calling all families! Sculpture in the City has launched a Family Trail on its Bloomberg Connects multimedia guide, narrated by actress and writer, Martha Howe-Douglas, from the ‘Horrible Histor...

Why is the trumpet the best instrument in the orchestra? What fun sounds can it make? How can you try it at home? Find out the answers to these questions and much more with RSNO Principal, Chris Hart,...

Spring is here and that means so are the bees! We don’t have to be outside for long before we hear a buzz from a furry bee zooming from flower to flower. Try some of our fun bee themed acti...

Go on an imaginative adventure with your child: welcome a magical creature into your home and experience the outdoors in a new way.

Watch the 'How To' video and discover how to make a cute origami bunny! All you’ll need is a square piece of paper and a pen.

Using your imagination and items from South Shields Museum & Art Gallery you can create your own wonderful, original stories. 

10 different inclusive musical activities to help you write songs, play with sounds and make your own instruments, all using things you can find around your home.

Make your own sensory sea tray to explore the wonders of the deep blue from your home. 

Imagine going on a journey across the seven seas! Sailing across wide open oceans, with no land in sight, as you hunt for treasure!

If you have visited the Polar Worlds gallery at the National Maritime Museum, you may have spotted a friendly penguin 'chilling' and waiting to meet you. Percy the Penguin is an Emperor Penguin, all t...

Fancy having a go at creating your own moving, doodling robot during the Easter holidays?

Follow artist Ciara Callaghan as she shows you how to make your own natural dyes and bring life to fabrics with a pop of colour!

Join in with artist Rachael Coward in this free video where she shows you a selection of drawing exercises. 

In this free tutorial learn about an easy printing process that you can try without any specialist equipment. With just a few bits from your recycling bin you can create beautifully textured collograp...

Join artist Rachael Coward in this introduction to monoprinting, the most basic type of printmaking that you can easily do with materials that you can find at home.

Mix & Match – The playful family hunting game