HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN

Sir John Soane's Museum is offering fun holiday activities for children.

Future Holiday Activities (until end of 2007/ 08 school year):

All activities run from 10:30am until 3pm
These workshops are suitable for children aged 7-12
All materials are provided

£10 payable in advance

Friday 30 May 2008

Making Moulds and Creating Casts: A day-long plaster cast workshop

Use the vast collections of casts and marbles at Sir John Soane's Museum to inspire your own design. You will learn about mould-making and will produce a plaster cast plaque of your own to take home. This workshop will involve the use of messy materials.

£10, payable in advance (concessions available). Children must bring their own lunch
Booking is essential - contact Beth Kingston on 020 7440 4254 or at
bkingston@soane.org.uk

 

FAMILY DROP-IN DAYS

Free drop-in activities are available on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Activities will be suitable for all ages and families can take part together. Sessions will be based in the new Education Centre of Number 14 Lincoln's In Fields, accessed through the museum.

Free, no need to book
11.00am to 1.00pm and 2.00pm to 4.00pm
3rd Saturday of the Month
Dates for 2008

• 17 May
• 21 June
• 19 July

 

YOUNG ARCHITECTS' CLUB

Sir John Soane intended his Museum as a place where architects could visit to learn and be inspired about architecture. The Soane is proud to offer a new Young Architects' Club for children aged 7 - 13. The club will meet on the 1st Saturday of every month, 10.00am to 1.00pm. Children will work with museum staff and architects to learn more about a profession that combines science, art and design. Activities will include experiments and practical artistic sessions. Members will also receive a membership pack.

The timetable is as follows:

Week 1 (November 3 2007):
Primitive Huts
The club will look at the most basic structures and the Young Architects (YAs) will create their own primitive huts out of a mixture of twigs, straw, clay and twine.

Week 2 (December 1 2007):
Classical Structures
This week the YAs will look at Greek structures around the Museum, including the wonderful architectural models not on display to the public, and build their own structure inspired by the Greeks using glue guns and rolled-up paper.

Week 3 (January 5 2008):
'Archy'tecture
Arches and domes are the focus of this week. YAs will study domes and arches around the Museum and then will work in groups to build domes.

Week 4 (February 2 2008):
Inspired by Nature
Before the YAs can complete their designs, they will need to consider decoration. This week the YAs will examine the wide variety of animals and plants used in architectural decoration in the Museum's collection. They will draw in the Museum and mould some decorations using plasticine.

Week 5 (March 1 2008):
Out and About
Tour around the local area to discover, draw and photograph the different types of simple structures used today and examine the decoration used on buildings. Parents will be contacted for permission and a risk assessment of the intended route will be produced. YAs may need to wrap up warm! After the tour, YAs will start thinking about and planning the shelter they will be creating.

No session in April

Week 6 (May 3 2008):
Plots and Plans
This week will focus on drawing designs. YAs will look at some of the architectural plans in the collection, before plotting out their own design and creating a plan using technical drawing techniques. YAs will also consider which materials they will use for the model of their design.

Week 7 (June 7 2008):
Model Making
YAs will make a scale model of their shelter using a range of materials and the techniques learnt earlier in the year.

Week 8 (July 5 2008):
Shelter Show
The final week will be an opportunity to put the finishing touches on the models and exhibit them for others to see (including parents). To finish off the year for the YAs, refreshments will be provided and there will be architecture-related games and activities.

A small annual membership fee of £5 applies
Membership is on an annual basis (September-July)

To find out more, or to register your child for the Young Architects' Club, contact Beth Kingston by email or by telephone on 020 7440 4254.

For more information and to make a booking, please contact:

Beth Kingston
Education Manager
Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3BP
T 020 7440 4254, F 020 7831 3957
Email