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Mini Play for babies (Jan-Feb 2025)
Special workshop series for families with babies under 1
+44 (0)20 7942 2000
Tickets available from 10.00 on Saturday, 28 December 2024
Join three weeks of creative sessions for babies and their carers. Explore our sensory play activities inspired by the museum's Play Gallery.
Our spring term sessions will be led by artist Abigail Horn and storyteller/author Jamel Carly Campbell.
Each session will be a combination of messy play, playing with textures and touch, singing and more, designed to inspire your little one's creative minds to spark!
Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting messy!
Week 1 (24 January): Touch led by Jamel Carly Campbell
Activity highlights: corn flour/water play, construction play, play dough
Week 1 (24 January): Touch led by Jamel Carly Campbell
Activity highlights: corn flour/water play, construction play, play dough
Week 2 (31 January & 1 February): Circles and Spirals led by Abi Horn
Activity highlights: everyday object play, mark-making, cardboard printing
Activity highlights: everyday object play, mark-making, cardboard printing
Week 3 (7 & 8 February): Vision led by Jamel Carly Campbell
Activity highlights: colour mixing, light/torch play, textile and fabric play
Activity highlights: colour mixing, light/torch play, textile and fabric play
Please see below booking information:
- This session is for families with babies under 1. Please book onto Mini Play for Toddlers if your child is between ages 1-3.
- Your booking will be for individual sessions, so please select all the dates you would like to attend on the booking page.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult during the workshop. A ticket will admit one child and one accompanying adult.
- Please check the schedule carefully before you book onto this programme. Unfortunately, we are only able to offer refunds in exceptional circumstances.
- If the V&A needs to cancel the event due to an emergency, or for any reason beyond the control of the V&A, we will reschedule your booking for a later date or offer a refund.
- We know that visiting a museum as a family requires lots of planning. If you would like further information or would like to tell us about your child's needs in advance of the session, please contact us by email: yvalearningevent@vam.ac.uk
