The British Museum Helps Children Learn Whilst on Holiday

Just because your children are on holiday, it does not mean they have to stop learning. By taking your children to the British Museum this half term, you can guarantee that they will learn whilst having fun. If you really want to see and do it all properly, you’re probably going to need more than one day.

So what is there to do? First off, there are a multitude of activities and learning programmes, to really help your child and benefit them in their visit to the museum. A great way to see the museum and spend time as a family is with the family audio tour, which is both friend and informative. If your kids are fans of the CBBC show Relic:Guardian of the Museum, be sure to check out the website before you go and you’ll find hints about where you can find objects featured in the show.

Little ones will get excited to explore the Hamlyn Family Trails. Depending on age, there are two different trails waiting to be explored. The trails suitable for ages 3–5, includes: Chasing Rainbows with Mama Wata – a colour and shapes trail and Dancing with Shiva – a counting trail. The trail for ages 6–11 has more complex information, including A Voyage through Ancient Egypt; Exploring Britain and much more.

A highlight of the British Museumfor children is the multimedia tour guide, which allows children to join the friendly Vid the Alien and his friends on a tour around the museum, highlighting particular objects of note. This really teaches children about independent learning and will save you having to try and answer all their questions.

There are special activities that allow your children and you to get involved in the topics covered by the British Museum. Be sure to check out the online even calendar to see up-coming events. There are so many exciting activities, which are all free and include things such as: the African t-shirt printing workshop, where your children can design t-shirts based on the patterns in the African galleries. Another popular attraction is Egypt Explorers, which allows children to pretend they are archaeologists and take photographs with relics in front of a green screen.

Whatever activities you take part in, your children are sure to enjoy themselves – and you may even find yourself having a blast as well!