FLEDGLINGS FAMILY ACTIVITY PACKS
Little Mouse Looks for Colours activity pack (8 – 13 June) Before Friday Fledglings sessions begin again, Charlotte and Fong, our Friday Fledglings session leaders, have developed new weekly activity packs. Each pack will contain a story featuring Little Mouse and activities to help you explore the MERL garden. They’ll also be a sticker and […]
BECOMING WITH WHEAT COMPANIONS: MONTHLY MEET-UPS
Would you like to be a ‘Becoming with Wheat Companion’ (BwW)? As part of ‘The Commons: Re-Enchanting the World’ project, artist Amanda Couch with be hosting monthly meet-ups. BwW Companions will work with, advise, care for, and learn from each other, the wheat and any other entities and phenomena in The MERL Garden. Everyone is […]
THE MERL FAMILY ACTIVITY PACK
Little Mouse and the Woodland Creatures activity pack (29 May – 6 June) Suitable for families with children aged 5 – 11. Younger children can still take part but may need more support from a grown-up. We are pleased to offer this new family activity pack, which will be available to purchase at our museum […]
FLEDGLINGS FAMILY ACTIVITY PACKS
Little Mouse Listens to the Birds activity pack (25 – 30 May) Before Friday Fledglings sessions begin again, Charlotte and Fong, our Friday Fledglings session leaders, have developed new weekly activity packs. Each pack will contain a story featuring Little Mouse and activities to help you explore the MERL garden. They’ll also be a sticker […]
HALF TERM HOLIDAYS AT THE MERL
VISIT THE MUSEUM DURING THE HOLIDAYS FOR TRAILS, ACTIVITIES AND MORE Discover our new half term family activity pack (£4 per pack) Try out our Rat and Rodent Trail in the galleries (print out your trail at home) Have a go at a variety of garden trails including our woodland brass rubbing trail Have fun […]
FLEDGLINGS FAMILY ACTIVITY PACKS
Little Mouse and the Shape Hunt activity pack (18 – 23 May) Before Friday Fledglings sessions begin again, Charlotte and Fong, our Friday Fledglings session leaders, have developed new weekly activity packs. Each pack will contain a story featuring Little Mouse and activities to help you explore the MERL garden. They’ll also be a sticker […]
HAIKUMOO – WHAT IS A COW?
Join artist, Adam Stead and celebrate The MERL at 70 with this participatory online session suitable for families with children aged 7+. Connect and create with Reading based artist Adam Stead. This family orientated online workshop is designed to get everyone involved in drawing their own hybrid cow. Using the exquisite corpse drawing method, we […]
EASTER HOLIDAY VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES FOR FAMILIES
Get creative at home with Easter fun inspired by The MERL and the University of Reading Special Collections from 2 – 18 April Cook up a storm in the kitchen with seasonal recipes, get stuck into our craft-along videos and sit back and relax with our rural life colouring in sheets. Craft-along videos We hope […]
FLEDGLINGS AT HOME
Join us online for our Fledglings at Home session – 30 April We invite you to play along with us at our new online ‘Fledglings at Home’ sessions, designed for under-5s and their grown-ups. The session is 40 minutes long and led by Charlotte, a local teacher and Level 3 Forest Leader. These sessions will […]
FLEDGLINGS AT HOME
Join us online for our Fledglings at Home session – 26 March We invite you to play along with us at our new online ‘Fledglings at Home’ sessions, designed for under-5s and their grown-ups. The session is 40 minutes long and led by Charlotte, a local teacher and Level 3 Forest Leader. These sessions will […]