Home Educators Day - Dinosaurs & More
Wednesday 15 July 2026 | 10.30am - 3pm
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15 July 2026 10.30am – 3.00pm
Join us for a home educators day as we celebrate the launch of our summer exhibitions!
For ages 0-16
Join us for a home-educators day as we celebrate the launch of our summer exhibitions! At the Herbert we will be exploring all things nature and celebrating our final summer with Dippy, the Nation’s favourite dinosaur.
What is included:
• Tickets include admission to the museum
• Explore three of our new temporary exhibitions
• Take part in facilitated workshops
• Make the most of drop-in activities to explore, learn and play at your own pace
• Give children’s voice a platform with the LEGO® – Build the Change challenge
Visit Unearth the Palaeoverse: Dig Into the Dawn of Time, Curious Creatures, Stones and Bones and Beneath the Waves. These three exhibitions are new for 2026 and give children of all ages opportunities to explore the Herbert’s Natural Sciences collections, open-ended play spaces and digitally immersive experiences.
Workshops and Activities:
Fascinating Fossils - Experience seeing Dippy the Dinosaur, from the Natural History Museum, handle real fossils, exploring how fossils are formed and create a unique art print.
Lego® – Build the Change challenge - Join us for a hands-on creative session where children can explore big ideas through imaginative building and play. Using LEGO bricks, participants will design and create their own solutions to real-world environmental challenges, thinking about sustainability, climate, and ways to care for the natural world.
Clay Nature Prints – After exploring Curious Creatures, Stones and Bones visit the art studio to use natural materials to make stunning prints in terracotta, air drying clay.
Sensory Stories and Rhymes – Explore our collections through songs, stories, movement and sensory play. These sessions provide an opportunity for our youngest visitors to engage with our collections in a way that is meaningful to them. The hands-on nature of these sessions appeal to their imaginations and above all else is fun.
Zine Making – Create a Dippy inspired zine, creating images, stories and facts to share your favourite things about the Natural History Museum’s famous diplodocus.
On the Day:
- The museum opening hours are 10am – 4pm. Activities across the home educator day will being from 10.30am and close down at 3.00pm, but you are welcome to continue exploring the museum until 4pm.
- Upon arrival, you will be met by a member of the Learning and Engagement team who will check you in against the register.
- Most activities will be drop-in throughout the day, with the exception of Fascinating Fossils and Sensory Stories and Rhymes.
- Fascinating Fossils will run from 11am – 12:30pm and repeated at 1:30pm – 3pm. This workshop is aimed at 6–11-year-olds and is limited to 20 children per workshop, on a first-come, first served basis.
- Sensory Stories and Rhymes will run from 11.00am - 11.30am and 1pm - 1.30pm. This activity is aimed at early years children, and is limited to 20 children per session, on a first-come, first served basis.
Build the Change is the LEGO Group’s flagship sustainability program that is all about giving children a voice and allowing them to express their hopes and ideas for a better future. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configuration are trademarks and copyrights of The LEGO Group. ©2026 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved
