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London Museum Docklands
Series
London Museum Docklands

Summer holidays

12 Jul – 31 Aug 2025

Series

Dig, dance and discover London’s vibrant history

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

Mudlarks family gallery

26 Aug – 7 Sep 2025

Activity

Get hands-on in our interactive play area for under-8s

London Museum Studios
Free
London Museum Studios

Summer family crafts

26 Aug 2025

Activity

Play, draw and take part in collections-inspired crafts

London Museum Docklands
London Museum Docklands

The big dig

26 – 31 Aug 2025

Activity

Get digging and experience what it’s like to be an archaeologist

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Tots at the docks

27 Aug – 17 Dec 2025

Activity

Free monthly play sessions inspired by the history of London's Docklands

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Secret stories family trail

Now until – 31 Aug 2025

Activity

Go on a mudlarking journey with our trail inspired by Jessie Burton's new book, Hidden Treasure

London Museum Studios
Free
London Museum Studios

Circular free-play workshop

6 Sep 2025

Activity

Take offcuts, trims and leftovers and turn them into something brilliant

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

River Thames free play

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Set sail across the Thames in this session full of sensory play

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Paint the Thames craft activity

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Combine water, tissue paper and a little imagination to make an underwater scene

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Rescue our river – baby session

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Enjoy props and play with some interactive storytelling

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Eye tracking with the ISEY

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Join this experiment with the Institute for the Science of Early Years & Youth to understand how narratives help children focus

London Museum Docklands
Series
London Museum Docklands

Tots & the Thames day festival

9 Sep 2025

Series

Celebrate our river with this special takeover day for babies and toddlers

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Bobbing boats craft activity

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Be inspired by our river and make your own paper boat

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Light up the Thames

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Take a dive to explore what's under the river

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Rescue our river – toddler sessions

9 Sep 2025

Activity

Join us for some sensory storytelling about a fish in the Thames

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Craft & chill

13 Sep 2025 – 14 Mar 2026

Activity

Free family drop-ins with activities inspired by identity and belonging

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Moonlit masterpieces

14 Sep 2025

Activity

Create and decorate your own tactile moonscape to take home

London Museum Docklands
Free
London Museum Docklands

Mudlarking showcase

27 – 28 Sep 2025

Activity

A showcase of London's forgotten objects from the foreshore