Summer Family Craft Activity
When
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 12:00 – 14:00
The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
9 Breadmarket Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LG
Time
12:00 – 14:00
Price guide
£2
About this event
Join us between 11am and 1pm for a hands-on family craft activity. Each week we’ll have a new craft activity to have a go at: Thursday 23rd July: Lichfield’s first museum: Cabinets of Curiosity. How would you fill your cabinet? Thursday 30th July: Georgian Science: Halley’s Comet returns as predicted! Make a “comet” to hang in your bedroom. Thursday 6th August: A Voyage round the World: Captain Cook and his journeys to the islands of the Pacific during the 1700s. Make a sea horse and a parrot mask. Thursday 13th August: Lichfield Cathedral. Make a stained glass window to put on your bedroom window. Thursday 20th August: Dr Johnson and his teapot: Make a decorated teapot just like Samuel Johnson’s. Thursday 27th August: Animals. Make puppet animals to take home. £2 per child for the craft activity, accompanying adults free. Booking is not essential, drop-ins welcome. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Entrance to the Museum is free and we have lots of fun free activities including quill pen writing, colouring-in, and costume to try on.
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