Children and family events

Crafts, family drop-ins, and trails for children and families.

Woodstock: Rhymetime

Children sitting on the floor listening to an adult reading a book out loud.

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Build social, language and emotional skills at one of our fun sessions. Sing along to your favourite rhymes with musical instruments, toys and…

Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum Children's Creative Writing Competition 2025

A snake wound around itself made from stamps with a leather tongue and eyes drawn on the head part.

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The Friends of the Oxfordshire Museum are delighted to announce their first ever Children's creative Writing Competition. We know we have…

Toddler Yoga

In a colourful tent a young girl in a pink tutu practises yoga with a female teachers showing her the moves in front of her.

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About the Workshop In toddler yoga we learn to explore movement using yoga poses, props and sound.  Children will: …

Family Yoga

Two children stand in a brightly coloured space in front of a teacher all with arms clasped above their heads.

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About the workshop Once a month, I’m offering a session for families to come together to move, connect to the breath and learn techniques…

Toddler Yoga

In a colourful tent a young girl in a pink tutu practises yoga with a female teachers showing her the moves in front of her.

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About the Workshop In toddler yoga we learn to explore movement using yoga poses, props and sound.  Children will: …

Toddler Yoga

In a colourful tent a young girl in a pink tutu practises yoga with a female teachers showing her the moves in front of her.

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About the Workshop In toddler yoga we learn to explore movement using yoga poses, props and sound.  Children will: …

Performance by Eynsham Morris

A Group of Morris men performing in a market square with shops behind them and colourful clothing and streamers.

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In honour of Michael Black and the exhibition being hosted at the Oxfordshire Museum we will have a performance by Eynsham Morris. Eynsham…

An Ox for Oxford

Yellow background with the words An Ox for Oxford on and images of a cartoon Ox with flowers round its neck surrounded by colourful flowers.

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Join us this Half Term for more Michael Black inspired activities. Take part in model making to make your own Ox for Oxford and make garlands to…

An Ox for Oxford

Yellow background with the words An Ox for Oxford on and images of a cartoon Ox with flowers round its neck surrounded by colourful flowers.

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Join us this Half Term for more Michael Black inspired activities. Take part in model making to make your own Ox for Oxford and make garlands to…

Stone Circles and Celebrations

A yellow background with the words stone circles and celebrations on and various graphical images of stone circles below.

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Join us for another family activity this time with Finds Liaison Officer Ed Caswell we will be exploring stone circles, secrets and celebrations.…

Stone Circles and Celebrations

A yellow background with the words stone circles and celebrations on and various graphical images of stone circles below.

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Join us for another family activity this time with Finds Liaison Officer Ed Caswell we will be exploring stone circles, secrets and celebrations.…

Coat of Arms

A blue background with a graphic shield in the centre in blue and yellow with fleur-de-lil in different colours around the outside of the shield.

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Join us for more crafting fun in this family activity design to inspire you to make a heraldic shield of your favourite things.

Coat of Arms

A blue background with a graphic shield in the centre in blue and yellow with fleur-de-lil in different colours around the outside of the shield.

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Join us for more crafting fun in this family activity design to inspire you to make a heraldic shield of your favourite things.

Family Yoga

Two children stand in a brightly coloured space in front of a teacher all with arms clasped above their heads.

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About the workshop Once a month, I’m offering a session for families to come together to move, connect to the breath and…

Axe making for children - morning

A collection of hand made axes.

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About the Workshop Linking to our exciting Ice Age exhibition, why not take your experience a step further and explore some of the skills…

Axe making for children - afternoon

A collection of hand made axes.

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About the Workshop Linking to our exciting Ice Age exhibition, why not take your experience a step further and explore some of the skills…

Family Day at Swalcliffe Barn

The outline of a teddies head made with card and a lovely smiley face on it.

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Join us at the magical Swalcliffe barn for some fun, family friendly activities. Staff and volunteers will be onsite all day with activities…

Family Day at Swalcliffe Barn

A paper horses head affixed to a large straw with colourful paper main on a green background.

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Join us at the magical Swalcliffe Barn for some fun, family friendly activities. Staff and volunteers will be onsite all day with activities…

Fabularium at Swalcliffe Barn

A theatre set with three actors on the stage. The words Fabularium are on the front of the set and all of the actors have different animal masks, a lion in the centre fox to the right and chicken to the left. The set has scenery with trees on it and a lions head, rabbit and wolf's head also appear. The words above the stage say Reynard the Fox.

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About the performance The tale of Reynard the Fox follows the woodlands most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster…

Fabularium at The Oxfordshire Museum

A theatre set with three actors on the stage. The words Fabularium are on the front of the set and two of the actors have musical instruments. The set has scenery with trees on it and a lions head, rabbit and wolf's head also appear.

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About the performance The tale of Reynard the Fox follows the woodlands most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster…

Cordage Demonstration

wrapped cordage cord which looks a bit like homemade string.

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Sally Pointer will be at the Oxfordshire Museum to demonstrate prehistoric textiles. Linking to the Ice Age Exhibition Sally will be joining…