Young People’s Area

Youngsters are particularly well catered for. They have their own area in which to learn about the Jurassic Coat. Quizzes, games and lots of shells, fossils and minerals to handle, make visiting the Museum a thoroughly enjoyable (and educational) day.

Special Young People Activity Days
Aimed at youngsters between 5-10 years of age, each day has a particular theme:

Wednesday, 22th July – Mr. McGregor’s Garden
How about miniature gardens, very hungry caterpillars, vegetable prints and origami butterflies.

Wednesday, 26th August- English Country Gardens & Natural Beauty
By popular demand, includes a singalong with Val Howells, as well as flower collage, paper flowers in pits, butterflies and dragons, bees &  ladybird greeting cards.

Other activity days, for youngsters & adults:

Wednesday 12th August - Red Rocks Jamboree,
Meet geologists, learn the history of the Jurassic Coast and examine rocks, fossils & minerals in detail. Youngster can “make a gnasher beak and a fossil!”

Thursday 29th October – Big Draw Day
This is the opportunity for everyone, young & old, to come along and help produce a painting based on this year’s theme of Natural Beauty.