Holiday Activities

Enjoy either half- or full-day children's workshops in the school holidays. Develop a skill or explore Soane's treasures with specialist guidance.

• Workshops are suitable for children aged 7+
• Whole-day workshops run from 10:30am until 3:00pm
• Half-day workshops run 10:30am-1:00pm or 1:30pm-4:00pm (please specify when booking)
• Please ensure that your children arrive promptly for the activities
• All materials are provided
• Children must bring their own lunch for whole-day workshops
• £15 for whole day, £8 for half day, payable in advance (concessions available)

Booking is essential - contact Satinder Bhatti on 020 7440 4263 or at sbhatti@soane.org.uk

Spaghetti Structures
Tuesday 6 April (2 x half day)
Challenge yourself to create a structure in spaghetti. Will you make something very strong or very beautiful? Or both? Beth Walker

Sir John Soane Live
Wednesday 7 April (2 x half day)
Bring Sir John Soane alive by transposing his portrait for yours - and surround yourself with collaged and painted treasures from his collection. Caroline Dorset

Extraordinary Eggs
Wednesday 14 April (2 x half day)
Have a go at egg painting. Explore the Museum to find patterns and paint a plastic egg with a Soane-inspired design. Rosie Fuller

From Fossils to Fashion
Thursday 15 April (whole day)
Design and print your own T shirt using Soane's collection as inspiration. Rosemary Bianchi

Magnificent Mosaics
Thursday 3 June (whole day)
Learn how Roman mosaics were made and the stories they told. Then create a wall mosaic using mixed media, with your very own special piece to take home. Rosemary Bianchi

The Wonderful World of Watercolours
Friday 4 June (whole day)
Have a go at painting in watercolour, inspired by patterns and colours in the Museum. Sally Crowley

Miniature Museum
Wednesday 4 August (whole day)
After exploring the Museum together, choose your favourite space and recreate your own version in miniature, using an exciting range of materials. Caroline Dorset

Self Portraits and Spectacular Frames
Thursday 5 August (2 x half day)
Discover the family portraits Sir John Soane displayed in his home and the stories behind them. Create a self portrait and decorate a frame to display it in. Rosie Fuller

Ceramic Tiles
Tuesday 10 August (whole day)
Using the wonderful variety of patterns in the Museum as inspiration, design and paint your own Sir John Soane's Museum ceramic tiles. Caroline Dorset

Cast away!
Wednesday 11 August (2 x half day)
Create your own clay relief sculpture, then make a plaster cast from it to take home - inspired by decorative friezes and fragments in the Museum. Caroline Dorset

Make a Mini Model Mummy
Thursday 19 August (2 x half day)
Investigate the sarcophagus of Seti I and discover why some ancient Egyptians were mummified after they died. Make a miniature model mummy to take home. Rosie Fuller

Glowing Glass
Friday 20 August (2 x half day)
Don't look through the windows, look at them! Explore the Museum's stained glass windows, investigate colours and light, and create a suncatcher to hang in your window at home. Rosie Fuller

Momentous Monuments
Wednesday 25 August (whole day)
Be inspired by Britannia, John Soane's model of a colossal monument that could have been one of Britain's greatest ever structures, if only it had been built! Then design and build your own great monuments. Lucy Grace Trotman

Fabulous Furnishings
Thursday 26 August (2 x half day)
John Soane often bought artefacts linked to people he admired. Whose chair would you like to buy? Why not design furniture for your heroes with all the trimmings a hero needs?! Lucy Grace Trotman