family crafts
Summer Family Fun – Rock Creatures
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo celebrate our John Muir & Geology Exhibition, come along to make your own rock creature - what will you call yours? Suitable for all - donation £1.
Weekend Family Fun – Bridge Challenge
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo celebrate the opening of the new Queensferry Crossing this week, we challenge you to build a bridge from material we provide and drive a toy car safely across it, we will feature the best on our facebook page! While you are building, why not read about John Muir's own ice bridge adventure with Stickeen... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Leafy Art
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAs the leaves start to turn and fall off the trees, why not see what beautiful works of art you can turn them into? Make a collage, turn them into animals, or use them to build a lovely leafy picture! The only limit is your imagination.
Weekend Family Fun – Leafy Art
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomAs the leaves start to turn and fall off the trees, why not see what beautiful works of art you can turn them into? Make a collage, turn them into animals, or use them to build a lovely leafy picture! The only limit is your imagination.
Weekend Family Fun – Drawing Nature
Looking forward to our 'This is Earth' Exhibition starting on 8 October, drop in anytime and have a go at sketching some of the natural objects we have put out. We will post the best examples on our social media channels! This is Earth is a collaborative exhibition of artists thinking not just about Earth... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Drawing Nature
Looking forward to our 'This is Earth' Exhibition starting on 8 October, drop in anytime and have a go at sketching some of the natural objects we have put out. We will post the best examples on our social media channels! This is Earth is a collaborative exhibition of artists thinking not just about Earth... Read More
Half Term Family Fun – Minibeast Hotels
As our creepy crawly friends prepare to go to sleep for the winter, make them their very own hotel to put in your garden or window sill. Learn who likes to sleep in what kind of space, and exactly why we should be looking after some of the smallest inhabitants of our planet.
Weekend Family Fun – BOOwuzzies!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United Kingdom'After being instructed by the servants in the nature, looks, and habits of the various black and white ghosts, boowuzzies, and witches we often speculated as to whether they could run fast, and tried to believe that we had a good chance to get away from most of them.' Boowuzzies (or bowsies) featured in many... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Fireworks!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United Kingdom'Our most exciting sport, however, was playing with gunpowder.' (The Story of my Boyhood and Youth, John Muir) Make your own fireworks picture to take home.
Weekend Family Fun – Tell your Family Story
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDid you know that November has been designated Family Stories Month? When John Muir's family left Dunbar to go to America in 1849 no-one knew what a significant figure the small boy from Dunbar would become, and his own 'Story of my Boyhood and Youth' was not published until 1913. This is your chance to... Read More
