We continue our pre-bookable sessions aimed at families with neurodivergent children who and children with additional access requirements who need a relaxed environment to enjoy these activities.

Who is this for?

Designed for families with children over 5 years old who need a more relaxed experience. We ask other visitors to please understand that tickets for this session are reserved for families with children with this need.

What will we be doing?

Explore things that twist, roll and spin, and create some wheel prints using some toy vehicles. Explore old fashioned toys and games that slide and push and create a pull-a-long toy. Experiment to find out which objects float and sink and play with gears that turn. Push the trains around our toy trainset. Make a dancing toy or a climbing toy to defy gravity.

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How have you adapted this session?

Our learning staff will support families taking part in the activities as much or as little as they choose. There’s a range of activities that children can choose to take part in, all activities are optional and we can move activities around if you need us to. We have limited the number of tickets available to 12 child tickets to support a relaxed environment and, following feedback from visitors, we’ve moved this session to a morning slot. There’ll be a chill out zone available and you can come and go as you please during the time slot.

Where and when is this?

The session will take place between 10am and 11am in the Pavilion at Museum in the Park.

How do I book?

To support a relaxed environment, there are 12 child tickets available to pre-book. Children must be accompanied, although accompanying adults do not need a ticket. £1 per child. Please prebook online (click here) or call 01453 763394.

Where can I find more information to help me plan?

We have a Visual Story for Museum in the Park — Museum in the Park to help plan your visit, and an easy read version too: Easy+Read+Visual+Story+for+Museum+in+the+Park.pdf