Summer of fun at the museum
Over the summer holidays, Royal Cornwall Museum will be hosting a series of family activities alongside our exhibition, RNLI: 200 Years of Saving Lives at Sea.
For each week you complete, you’ll get a stamp in your Make Waves passport. Get four or more stamps and you’ll receive a special prize!
Don’t forget, kids go free! Entry and activities are free for kids (under 18s), and adult entry is £7.50 for an annual pass.
All summer long we have:
- RNLI dress up
- RNLI Board games
- Toddler time, ‘tiny world’ play
- Pose for a photo with Stormy Sam!
Week 1: 22 – 27 July
- Make a flag!
- Beach ball basketball: shoot some hoops in the museum!
Week 2: 29 July – 3 August
- Pack a beach bag! Can you beat the clock?
- Does is sail? Make your own boat with cork or sponge.
Week 3: 5 – 10 August
- Beach ball skittles!
- Does it float? Folded paper boats.
Week 4: 12 – 17 August
- Danger! Spot the dangers and create your own poster.
- From the archives, match our historic lifeboat photos to their description
Week 5: 19 – 24 August
- Get dressed quick! Lifeboat crew dress up, don’t miss the boat!
- Small world play, can you create a ‘beach on a plate’?
Week 6: 26 – 31 August
- Grace Darling. Lead about this heroine and craft a newspaper headline
- Sieving for nurdles, what can you find in the sand?
