Pop in and have a go at making a simple mono print inspired by the Museum or Garden and the Print in the Park exhibition. This drop in workshop is for families with children aged 5+ and takes place in the Meeting Room next to the Art Gallery.

Warning: it may be messy so wear old clothes!

Suggested donation £1 per child, pay on the door.

Drop in and make a colourful paper ribbon wand to celebrate the arrival of Spring!

A drop in craft activity for adults and children to enjoy together, recommended for ages 5+.

Suggested donation of £1 per child to help pay for materials - drop in and pay on the door. This activity takes place in the Museum’s Meeting Room next to the Art Gallery.

Join the Zine Team with Philippa C Thomas & Hector MacInnes from GPC!

Come along and work together on a huge collective zine about the Museum. Philippa and Hector will show you how to use accessible and quick techniques like monoprint, letterpress, rubber stamp making and collage. Drop in whenever you want to make your mark - and come back at the end of the day if you can to see the finished zine.

For ages 6+. Bring a grown up with you.

Cost: £2 per child, pay on the door.

This is a pre-bookable session is designed for families with neurodivergent children who need a relaxed environment to enjoy these activities. We ask other visitors to please understand that tickets for this session are reserved for families with children with this need.

Join us for a range of fun activities to celebrate Spring and Easter. Make a colourful Easter egg suncatcher to take home with you and perhaps add a paper chick to our Easter garland. Children can explore our Springtime sensory exploration tray and or wash the muddy farm animal toys. Join in our big art by printing some blossom on our painted trees, and make a mini woolly lamb.

All activities are optional, and we will support families taking part in the activities as much or as little as they choose.

The session will run between 2pm and 3pm in the Pavilion at Museum in the Park.

To support a relaxed environment, there are 12 child tickets available to pre-book. Children must be accompanied, although accompanying adults do not need to book a ticket. Cost £1 per child.

Book online here or call 01453 763394.

Join us for a range of fun activities to celebrate Spring and Easter. Make a colourful Easter egg suncatcher to take home with you and perhaps add a paper chick to our Easter garland. Little ones can explore our Springtime sensory exploration tray and or wash the muddy farm animal toys. Join in our big art by printing some blossom on our painted trees, and make a mini woolly lamb.

Designed for families to explore together. Drop in between 10am and 1pm.

£1 per child. Please pay on the day. For all ages.

Drop in and have fun making a Spring or Easter themed card or decoration, or perhaps a little basket for collecting Easter eggs and Spring treasures.

A family drop in workshop for adults and children to enjoy together, recommended for ages 5+.

Suggested donation of £1 per child to help pay for materials - drop in and pay on the door. This activity takes place in the Museum’s Meeting Room next to the Art Gallery.

Drop in and have fun making a Spring or Easter themed card or decoration, or perhaps a little basket for collecting Easter eggs and Spring treasures.

A family drop in workshop for adults and children to enjoy together, recommended for ages 5+.

Suggested donation of £1 per child to help pay for materials - drop in and pay on the door. This activity takes place in the Museum’s Meeting Room next to the Art Gallery.

Join the Zine Team with Philippa C Thomas & Hector MacInnes from GPC!

Come along and work together on a huge collective zine about the Museum. Philippa and Hector will show you how to use accessible and quick techniques like monoprint, letterpress, rubber stamp making and collage. Drop in whenever you want to make your mark - and come back at the end of the day if you can to see the finished zine.

For ages 6+. Bring a grown up with you.

Cost: £2 per child, pay on the door.

Drop in and have fun making a Spring or Easter themed card or decoration, or perhaps a little basket for collecting Easter eggs and Spring treasures.

A family drop in workshop for adults and children to enjoy together, recommended for ages 5+.

Suggested donation of £1 per child to help pay for materials - drop in and pay on the door. This activity takes place in the Museum’s Meeting Room next to the Art Gallery.

Join us for the first Buzz Club session of 2026. This year we’ll be creating a living diary of the Walled Garden, the special place at the heart of Stratford Park which celebrates its 10th Birthday this year. All welcome, come along and find out more. Free, donations appreciated. For a poster giving further details click here.

Come along and see what’s buzzing and blooming in the Walled Garden, meet the Buzz Club team and find out more about how we can all encourage wildlife, bees and other vitally important pollinators in our gardens and neighbourhoods. For adults and children, come and join in and become a Bee Guardian. Free, donations welcome.

Make some fantastical miniature or massive paper flowers, or a magical leafy green or floral headdress to celebrate the season of spring. A family drop in craft activity for ages 5+, in the garden pavilion, for adults and children to enjoy together. £1 per child, pay on the door.

Come and get your very own mini sketchbook from our table in the courtyard and enjoy sketching in the park or walled garden. Bring your own portable art kit with you, or borrow some of our pencils and crayons. Outdoor art activity for all ages, FREE but donations welcome.

With thanks to bookbinder Ursula Jeakins for making and donating sketchbooks made from bookbinding offcuts.

Come and make a magical monoprint using twigs, leaves and feathers outside in the walled garden (sunny weather permitting!). An outdoor activity, cost £1 per print – make a print on your own or as a family. Recommended for families with children aged 5+.

We are trialling pre-bookable sessions aimed at families with neurodivergent children who need a relaxed environment to enjoy these activities.

 Make a chicken or duck headband to wear and wash the muddy farm animal toys. Explore some seeds and try painting with toy tractors. Match the tails to the farm animals and build a barn for some toy animals. Create a paper fruit or vegetable to our wheelbarrow and tell us your favourite farm animal. We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of farmyards alive.

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.

The session will run between 2pm and 3pm in the Pavilion at Museum in the Park. All activities are optional, and we will support families taking part in the activities as much or as little as they choose. To support a relaxed environment, there are 10 child tickets available to pre-book. Children must be accompanied, although accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

£1 per child. Please prebook. Book online here or call 01453 763394.

Celebrate Earth Day 2025! We invite you to come and plant giant sunflowers to take home and grow in your garden or on a sunny windowsill. Free, donations welcome, outdoor activities in the Museum Courtyard with Stroud Valleys Project. All ages welcome.

Make a chicken or duck headband to wear and wash the muddy farm animal toys. Explore some seeds and try painting with toy tractors. Match the tails to the farm animals and build a barn for some toy animals. Create a paper fruit or vegetable to our wheelbarrow and tell us your favourite farm animal. We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of farmyards alive. In the Museum, spot objects from local farms of the past … can you find the cow name plates and the miniature toy farm?

Designed for families with children over 5 years old to explore together. Drop in between 11am and 1pm. £1 per child, please pay on the day. In the Garden Pavilion.

Make a colourful paper Easter egg decoration, or a spring-themed card to brighten someone’s day. For adults and children to enjoy together, all ages welcome, free but donations appreciated. In the Garden Pavilion.

Head up to the walled garden lawn where you can plant some spring seeds to take home and grow in your garden or on a sunny windowsill. Spot signs of spring in the beautiful garden too – new leaves, shoots and blossoms, and early butterflies and bees.

Outdoor activity, all ages welcome, FREE but donations appreciated.

Make a colourful basket for your Easter eggs, or a special container for your spring nature finds and other treasures. A family drop in craft activity for ages 5+, for adults and children to enjoy together.

£1 per child, pay on the door. In the Garden Pavilion.

We are trialling pre-bookable sessions aimed at families with neurodivergent children who need a relaxed environment to enjoy these activities. These Tuesday afternoon sessions will be inspired by different themes from the museum collection - look out for them during half term, spring and summer school holidays.

Get up close with some real fossils by trying out our mini fossil dig, find out more at our investigation station and explore our sensory exploration tray. Make a hatching dinosaur toy and a game to challenge yourself to move like a dinosaur. Add a prehistoric marine creature to our seascape and tell us what your favourite dinosaur is before exploring the museum to see the fossils of dinosaurs. We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of dinosaurs alive.

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.

The session will run between 2pm and 3pm in the Garden Pavilion at Museum in the Park. All activities are optional, and we will support families taking part in the activities as much or as little as they choose. To support a relaxed environment, there are only 10 child tickets available to pre-book. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer, although accompanying adults do not need a ticket.

£1 per child. Booking required - book online here - or call 01453 763394.

Get up close with some real fossils by trying out our mini fossil dig, find out more at our investigation station and explore our sensory exploration tray. Make a hatching dinosaur toy and a game to challenge yourself to move like a dinosaur. Add a prehistoric marine creature to our seascape and tell us what your favourite dinosaur is before exploring the museum to see the fossils of dinosaurs. We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to help bring the theme of dinosaurs alive.

Designed for families with children over 5 years old to explore together. Drop in between 11am and 1pm. £1 per child, please pay on the day.

Come and meet Stroud Buzz Club in the Garden Pavilion and find out what’s happening in the Walled Garden and wider park - see what’s blooming or buzzing, and enjoy signs of Spring! This time, we’ll meet Ron Rock from the Bumblebee Conservation Society and learn about the solitary Red Mason Bee. We may even make a bee hotel! There will also be hot and cold drinks, and delicious cakes from Miss Daisy to enjoy. Come along, or if you’d like further details and to join the Buzz Club mailing list contact Peter Lead. Admission free, donations welcome, refreshments for sale … we hope you can join us!

Join artist Alison Cockcroft to collage colourful birds using beautiful decorated papers. Turn your bird into a cut-out with flapping wings or make a pecking paper woodpecker toy. Creative fun for families with children aged 5+.

£1 per child suggested donation (pay on the door).

Workshop times: 11am to 3pm (drop in)

Workshop dates: Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3 & Thursday 4 April

Get up close with some of real gems and minerals. Trying panning for ‘gold’ and open a geode to reveal the sparkles. Create a gemstone suncatcher and create some colourful gemstone artwork. Explore the museum to see how rocks and minerals have been used by people in the past with our themed trail and take away some activity ideas to do at home.

A relaxed session for families with children over 5 years old.

Booking required - book online here or call 01453 763394.

Cost: £7 per child, or £5 per child for Museum in the Park Members.

Join artist Alison Cockcroft to collage colourful birds using beautiful decorated papers. Turn your bird into a cut-out with flapping wings or make a pecking paper woodpecker toy. Creative fun for families with children aged 5+.

£1 per child suggested donation (pay on the door).

Workshop times: 11am to 3pm (drop in)

Workshop dates: Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3 & Thursday 4 April

Get up close with some of real gems and minerals. Trying panning for ‘gold’ and open a geode to reveal the sparkles. Create a gemstone suncatcher and create some colourful gemstone artwork. Explore the museum to see how rocks and minerals have been used by people in the past with our themed trail and take away some activity ideas to do at home.

A relaxed session for families with children over 5 years old.

Booking required - book online here or call 01453 763394.

Cost: £7 per child, or £5 per child for Museum in the Park Members.

 Join artist Alison Cockcroft to collage colourful birds using beautiful decorated papers. Turn your bird into a cut-out with flapping wings or make a pecking paper woodpecker toy. Creative fun for families with children aged 5+.

£1 per child suggested donation (pay on the door).

Workshop times: 11am to 3pm (drop in)

Workshop dates: Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3 & Thursday 4 April