Free drop in family activities Summer 2018 Annan Museum Our summer programme of drop in craft activities and gallery trails are inspired by the animals and plants you might find in the wetlands and bogs of Scotland. 11am - 3pm on each of the following Thursdays 5 July Frogtastic amphibians Use cardboard tubes, paper and pens to make fly catcher frogs and tumbling toads. 12 July Dramatic dragonflies Find out more about these beautiful insects and make your own giant dragonfly to take home. Drop in gallery activities available 24 June - 9 September 11am - 4pm, Monday to Saturday Interactive exhibition fun Flow Country gallery trail Colouring sheets and quizzes Animal and insect masks to make Annan Museum Bank Street, Annan DG12 6AA Tel: 01461 201384 www.dumgal.gov.uk/artsandmuseums www.annan.org.uk Opening hours: Monday - Saturday, 11am - 4pm Free entry 19 July Fearsome flowers Did you know that some plants eat insects? Find out more, add some imagination and make your own fearsome flowers. 26 July Cute caterpillars Use beads or paper to create these wiggly beasties. 2 August Birds above Find out the names of some of our birds that live in bogs. Make paper bird models to hang up at home. 9 August Slithering snakes Discover ssseveral different ways to make sssslithering paper snakes.
Dumfries Museum Free drop in family activities Summer 2018 Our summer programme of drop in craft activities and gallery trails are inspired by toys from the past. 10am - 12noon or 2pm - 4pm on each of the following Tuesdays 3 July Victorian optical toys Discover how the Victorians played with 3D and moving images using stereoscopes and zoetropes. Make your own animated flick book. Drop in gallery activities available every day 24 June - 31 August Giant games - Connect Four, building blocks and wooden train set Follow the Fun and Games gallery trail Colouring sheets and quizzes Talking Toys trail Free entry Dumfries Museum The Observatory, Rotchell Road, Dumfries. DG2 7SW Tel: 01387 253374 www.dumgal.gov.uk/artsandmuseums Opening hours: Monday Saturday, 10am - 5pm and Sunday 2pm - 5pm 10 July Magic tricks Everyone loves a fun magic trick. Make some props and practice your magic. 17 July Peg dolls and dudes Use scraps of cloth, bits and bobs to create mini people from old fashioned wooden pegs. 24 July Toy stories Fun interactive stories for children featuring toys. Create art works inspired by the stories. 31 July Toy Olympics How many hoola hoops can you wiggle, how quickly can you catch the ball in the cup, how many yos can you do with your yoyo? Have fun with our toy challenges. 7 August Pull along toys Make a pull along horse toy with wooden wheels. 14 August Board game bonanza Try out our selection of board games and make up your own version of snakes and ladders.
Dinosaurs This time it is not just a walk in the museum! Dinosaur Activities Tuesdays throughout the summer holidays from 3 July 14 August Drop in anytime from 11am-3pm Stewartry Museum stewartrymuseum@dumgal.gov.uk free activities Zoolab Kirkcudbright Tolbooth Tuesday 3 July at 11am and 12noon The Stewartry Museum St Mary Street Kirkcudbright DG6 4AQ 01557 331643
Under the Sea Activities Thursdays throughout the summer holiday from 5 July 16 August Drop in anytime from 11am - 3pm free activities Zoolab Thursday 5 July at 10.30am and 11.30am. 55 George Street, Stranraer, DG9 7JP T: 01776 705088 E: stranraermuseum@dumgal.gov.uk Opening Times Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 1pm and 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Castle of St John Summer Event Days Activities start each day at 11am 14 July - Join us for a Dragons and Princesses day with themed activities and storytelling from Cherry Dashper and her new book An Important Lesson in Dragons 18 August - Strathleven Artizans join us for attendance at the Royal Court with a champion Axe thrower. 15 September - 2018 is the 100th Anniversary of the End of the First World War, join us in the Castle for poppy making with Stranraer 100 years Commemorations and other activities Castle of St John 55 George Street, Stranraer, DG9 7JP T: 01776 705088 E: stranraermuseum@dumgal.gov.uk