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 […]
FLEDGLINGS AT HOME
Join us online for our Fledglings at Home session – 23 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 […]
ONLINE FAMILY WORKSHOP WITH 51 VOICES ARTIST
Celebrate The MERL at 70 with this participatory arts session suitable for families with children aged 8+ Connect & Create with Reading based artist and illustrator Linda Newcombe and think about how objects might connect to folklore. She’ll show you how to look at museum objects in a different way. You’ll be drawing unusual things, […]
FLEDGLINGS AT HOME
We invite you to play along with us in our first online ‘Fledglings at Home’ pilot session, 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. If successful, we hope to continue weekly with changing themes. They will focus on […]
HALF TERM FUN FOR FAMILIES
Get creative at home with half term fun inspired by The MERL and the UoR Special Collections. Cook up a storm in the kitchen with seasonal recipes and get stuck in to our craft-along videos. Craft-along activities For these activities you will need: lolly-sticks, a drinking or craft straw, a wooden skewer, scrap corrugated card, […]
FRIDAY FLEDGLINGS
Join us for a weekly Outdoor learning session for pre-schoolers in the fantastic urban garden at the MERL Discover the benefits of outdoor learning! Come and join in outdoor activities inspired by the themes and collections of the museum. Enjoy outdoor play and explore the natural environment. Each session involves story-telling, craft activities and singing. […]