The National Museum of Scotland is a paradise for little explorers, with thousands of amazing objects across multiple galleries. It is the ideal way to spend a wet and cold day in Edinburgh with little ones. The museum offers you a world of discovery all under one roof, with various organised events and activities, most of which are free and operate as drop-in events.
Also East Lothian's National Museum of Flight run activities especially in the school holidays.
Here are some fun activities running during the next few months:
Tractor Tots
8th-18th January 2025
Venue: National Museum of Rural Life
Website: NMS
Tractor Tots is a bookable series of playful sensory singalong sessions for under-fives and their adults at the National Museum of Rural Life. Running in blocks of three sessions, Tractor Tots introducing them to rural life through interactive creative play. Each session will feature handling objects from our learning boxes, singing, storytelling, rhymes, actions and sensory play to learn all about life in the countryside.
Curiosity Club
Sat 14 Sep – Sat 29 Mar 2025,
Venue: National Museum of Scotland
Website: NMS
Leave your grown-ups at the door and get inspired with our Curiosity Club sessions.
Inspired by some of the museum’s most exciting collections, our Curiosity Clubs are a chance for kids to explore the museum without their adult helpers through games, activities, and gallery visits.
Half-term: Collective Climate Action
Sat 8 Feb - Sat 15 Feb
Venue: National Museum of Scotland
Website: NMS
This half-term we will be home to Planetopia, a place to inspire collective climate action. Meet climate impact advocates, get creative, and learn more about what the museum is doing for climate action. There will be an interactive opportunity for you to create your own climate pledge – a fun and engaging way to think about this serious global issue. Be inspired to consider what changes you could make to reduce your climate impact and how you can become an advocate for climate action.
Half-term: Code Breakers
Fri 14 Feb - Sun 16 Feb
Venue: National Museum of Flight
Website: NMS
Join us at the National Museum of Flight this half term to learn how secret Second World War codes were made and broken. During the Second World War, less than 10 miles from the museum’s home at East Fortune Airfield, women were being trained to be secret radio operators. They would go on to help spy on and disrupt the activities of Nazi invaders across Europe.
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