For 3-5 year olds and their guardians.

Discovery toddler takeover

Dates

Friday 2 May

Friday 9 May

Friday 16 May

Friday 23 May

Friday 6 June

Friday 13 June

Friday 20 June

Friday 27 June

Visitor Information

Times: 10.30-11.30am or 1-2pm

Where: Play and Invent, 2nd floor.

Cost per session: £3.50 per child, per session. £3 for additional children aged 3-5.

Dates and themes:

  • Friday 2nd May-Building and Construction
  • Friday 9th May- Things that fly
  • Friday 16th May- Clean and Tidy
  • Friday 23rd May- Circus Fun
  • Friday 6th June- Light and Shadow
  • Friday 13th June- Marvellous Medicine
  • Friday 20th June- Codes and Puzzles
  • Friday 27th June- Wonderful Water

Tickets for Tiny Sparks sessions will go on sale at 9am on Friday 18 April 2025. 


Please note: We need time to prepare individual resources for each participant therefore advance booking is essential. 

These sessions are for children aged 3 to 5 years old, due to the content, resources, room space and furniture they are unsuitable for babies and younger children - unless they are accompanying an older attendee. 

The afternoon session is the same as the morning session, please do not book more than one Tiny Sparks session a day. 

About

Spark your child’s imagination with stories about science and curious objects. This is an opportunity for tiny engineering, inventing, discovering, designing and investigating. 

At Tiny Sparks young children aged 3-5 can explore science, history and museum collections each week through play, craft, activity, song and story. 

Tiny Sparks is the perfect place for little ones to socialise and make new friends. 

What to expect:

  • Sessions will take place in Play + Invent on the 2nd floor. 
  • We recommend arriving early to allow plenty of time to make your way through the museum. 
  • Please wear clothes suitable for messy play. You might like to also bring a spare outfit with you!
  • Other children participating in the session may have food allergies, we therefore ask that no food is consumed during Tiny Sparks. Thank you for helping us to keep everyone safe. 
  • Only adults accompanying a participating child will be admitted. 
  • To run sessions we need a minimum of three children, aged 3-5 years old, booked on to attend. If we do not make these numbers we will contact attendees to let them know. 

Funders

Reece Foundation Reece Foundation