This February half term, join us for Hands-on Science in our Photography Exhibition, take part in exciting family-friendly activities and craft, plus Play, Discover and Learn in the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery!
MUSEUM
✨Explore hands-on Science and our new Photography Exhibition
Experiment with lenses, lightning and luminosity and discover brilliant exhibits on colour and optics. Investigate how images merge into moving pictures and how your brain influences what you see. Also on display are the wonderful entries and competition winners in our Bucks Photography Exhibition.
✨Get ready for a paws-itively fun journey on our museum Animal Trail!
✨Discover the soothing magic of our Dark Den sensory room.
✨Help bring our Animal Mural to life—add your creative touch today!
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ACTIVITY / CRAFT
Take part in exciting family-friendly activities including Wild Science animal encounters, where you can meet fascinating creatures up close. Get creative with funky frames craft workshops, immerse yourself in interactive storytelling sessions, and explore hands-on exhibits and surprises for all ages. Don’t miss this action-packed week of fun and discovery!
Saturday 15 February – Wild Science Animal Encounters
Saturday 15 February – Wild Science Animal EncountersMeet creatures great and small with this interactive 45-minute animal handling session and then try out a range of animal-themed crafts to take home.
£10 per participant. Non participating adults/infants free.
Timings:10:15am-11:00am, 11:15am-12:00pm and 12:15pm-1:00pm
Suitable for ages 5-11
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Monday 17 February – Animal Science!
Monday 17 February – Animal Science!Explore the science behind the weird and wonderful members of the animal kingdom in this hands-on workshop.
£7 per child+1 free adult. £3 for each additional adult
Timings:10.30am-11.30am, 12.30pm-1.30pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm
Suitable for ages 5-11
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Tuesday 18 February – Animal Science!
Explore the science behind the weird and wonderful members of the animal kingdom in this hands-on workshop.
£7 per child+1 free adult. £3 for each additional adult
Timings:10.30am-11.30am, 12.30pm-1.30pm and 2.30pm-3.30pm
Suitable for ages 5-11
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Wednesday 19 February – Funky Frames
Wednesday 19 February – Funky FramesDecorate your own animal-themed photo frame and create an animal picture to go inside to celebrate our photography exhibition.
£5 per participant
Timings: 10.00am – 2.30pm
Suitable for ages 3 – 11
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Thursday 20 February – Step Into A Story: The Gruffalo
Explore your favourite stories and take part in themed crafts in the first of our series of interactive walk-through story. Each session lasts approximately one hour. This event is part of our 2025 Aylesbury Children’s Book Festival.
£8 per child
Timings: 60 minute sessions. 10.15am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.00pm, 1.30pm & 2.15pm
Suitable for ages 3-7
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Friday 21 February – The Most Enormous Crocodile
Friday 21 February – The Most Enormous CrocodileLearn about how different animals adapt for their environment through this beloved Roald Dahl classic, enjoy an interactive story session and make your very own predator puppet to take home!
Free with Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery entry
Timings: 10am – 3pm
Suitable for ages 3-10
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Saturday 22 February – Meet the Author: Fabi Santiago – part of our Aylesbury Children’s Book Festival
Join Children’s author and illustrator Fabi Santiago, best known for her picture books Tiger in a Tutu, I really want that Unicorn and My Pet T-rex.
In this special interactive session, Fabi will talk about her books and characters and then read from her latest book, Finderella. There will also be a draw- along where Fabi will teach how she draws her characters. Afterwards, have your book signed by Fabi.
Booking
All tickets include FREE access to the museum and any free temporary exhibitions on that day.
£8 Child (3 – 15 year olds)
£8 Adult
Under 3’s free
For an extra £3 per Child you can also visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery. Adult tickets include access to the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery on this day.
Timings: 10.30am – 60 minutes long (including Q&A), followed by public book signing.
Suitable for ages 3-8
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Discover more about our Aylesbury Children’s Book Festival here.Â
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ROALD DAHL CHILDREN’S GALLERY
Come and discover the famous Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery, a space bursting with interactive displays and engaging activities inspired by Roald Dahl’s wonderful stories that encourage learning through play. Children can step inside the Giant Peach, explore sound with the BFG and crawl through Fantastic Mr Fox’s tunnel. They can appear in their own drawings on TV and even freeze their own shadows! Come along and explore for yourselves.
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Please book your tickets online following the links above to secure your place, tickets can be bought on the day but are subject to availability.Â
Café
Treat yourself to light snacks, hot and cold drinks in our café.
What else is there to do?
Make a day of it and visit the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery, our exciting Celebrating Bucks Photograph Exhibition and the the rest of the Museum too!
