Our Family Friendly drop in crafting sessions are held on a Wednesday afternoon with Liz, during the school holidays.

They run from 1pm – 4pm and are included in the museum admission. There is no need to book.

Dates for your Diary:

01-04-2026 –  Easter Badges

08-04-2026 – Easter Baskets

27-05-2026 – Spring Tote Bags

29-07-2026 – Marbling – ‘Rivers4Life’: This week we’ll be making marbled bookmarks, inspired by the Dales’ rivers.

05-08-2026 – Felted Rivers – ‘Rivers of Life’: Make your own needle felted river scene, before exploring our Rivers4Life exhibition

12-08-2026 – Clay Scenes – ‘Rivers4Life’: Capture river scenes from around the dales in clay.

19-08-2026 – Suncatchers – ‘Rivers4Life’: Explore the exhibition and be inspired to make a river sun catcher.

26-08-2026 – Magic Water – ‘Rivers4Life’: This week we’ll be conjuring up some magic water.

28-10-2026 – Alien Creation – Create your own pompom aliens to explore the Dark skies with, this half term.

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