Online Events for Kids and Families

A series of brief educational videos presented by the principal players from Orchestra of the Swan.

Help Hercules reach Mount Olympus with our online trail for all the family.

Our challenge to you... Become an architect and build your own Waddesdon Manor!

Why not have a go at baking Waddesdon's 'special' chocolate cake, using the recipe from our archive.

Try baking some tasty Ginger nuts using the recipe from our archive.

Enjoy a tasty bread and butter pudding, made using a recipe from Waddesdon's archives! 

Get crafty and creative as you make some beautiful paper tulips. Follow our simple, step by step instructions to create a lovely bouquet of flowers, just the thing to brighten up your mantelpiece!

Make an impressive Delft-inspired pop-up card. Adapt our design and send to a loved one, perhaps for a birthday or to simply to hello!

Enjoy this activity pack all about tulips! Whether you want to learn some tulip facts, discover more about the tulips at Waddesdon or decorate your very own tulips, this pack is for you. 

Baron Ferdinand enjoyed a bit of dressing up. When invited to fancy dress balls, he liked to dress as a Renaissance nobleman from Austria. Can you design him a fancy dress outfit? 

Baron Ferdinand enjoyed a bit of dressing up. When invited to fancy dress balls, he liked to dress as a Renaissance nobleman from Austria. Can you design him a fancy dress outfit? 

Mimi the Mynah is our feathered mascot and is a Rothschild Mynah, a critically endangered species. Our Aviary team work very hard to boost numbers of these birds in the wild.

Go on an online adventure as you explore our sculpture trail and discover more about the 18th-century statues and contemporary artworks in our grounds.

Much of the rockwork in the gardens is actually artificial. Waddesdon has several artificial rock grottoes, a feature of late 19th-century gardens. Made by James Pulham and Son, they created natu...

This trail introduces you to some of our remarkable trees, and through them, to the members of the Rothschild family who created and continue to care for Waddesdon.

The Museum of Fundon is a brand new family learning platform with a range of new and exciting online and offline activities from the Museum of London and the Museum of London Docklands for families to...

Little Angel Theatre brings you the final instalment in Jon Klassen's 'hat' series, performed and directed by Ian Nicholson with set and puppets by Samuel Wilde and music by Jim Whitcher. The performa...

Looking for something fun to do with the family?

Forest of Imagination 2020Keeping communities connected with creativity In 2021 Forest of Imagination will create a radical response to the global environmental crisis through creativity &am...

Online resources and other activities to help make home schooling fun! BSO Participate is pleased to release the first in a series of digital initiatives to inspire all ages over the summer months. Fr...