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Christmas Events at the Museum of London Docklands  There will be a large range of Christmas themed events for all the family at the Museum in Docklands this December. Choose from storytelling sessions, musical fun or puppets as you step into the festive season and explore the history of London's docklands.
Monday 1st December
Toddlers and Carers Group
A session for children aged from 1 to 5 years and their carers involving soft play, rhyme time, play materials and refreshments.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cost:: £0.50 (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Thursday 4th December
Under 5's Story Time
A short session of stories and rhymes led by one of the Museum's team in a gallery location.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 20 minutes
Cost:: Free
Saturday 6th December
Sailor's 1000 Stories
Join Museum staff for the Lighthouse Keeper's Story by David Armitage. It is Christmas Eve but there is a big storm and the Lighthouse Keeper cannot get home. How will he spend his Christmas?
Time: 12.30 pm and 1.30 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost:: Free
Christmas Story Puppets
Enjoy a Christmas themed story and make a puppet of your favourite Christmas character to take home.
Time: 2.30 pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Cost:: Free
Monday 8th December
Toddlers and Carers Group
A session for children agen from 1 to 5 years and their carers involving soft play, rhyme time, play materials and refreshments.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cost:: £0.50 (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Thursday 11th December
Under 5's Story Time
A short session of stories and rhymes led by one of the Museum's team in a gallery location.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 20 minutes
Cost:: Free
Saturday 13th December
Sugar Journeys
Use the paintings and drawings on display in the Museum's new London Sugar and Slavery Gallery to follow the history of the sugar trade and find out how it changed the world.
Time: 12.30 pm and 2.45 pm
Duration: 40 minutes
Cost:: Free (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Monday 15th December
Toddlers and Carers Group - Musical Monday
A session for children aged from 1 to 5 years and their carers involving music.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Cost:: £0.50 (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Babies and Carers Group
A gentle drop-in session for babies aged 6 to 18 months and their carers held in the Museum's Mudlarks Gallery. The session will include soft play, rhyme time and an opportunity to meet others in a relaxed setting.
Time: 1.00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: Free (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Thursday 18th December
Under 5's Story Time
A short session of stories and rhymes led by one of the Museum's team in a gallery location.
Time: 10.15 am
Duration: 20 minutes
Cost:: Free
Saturday 20th December
Gingerbread Man Puppets
After listening to the story of the Gingerbread Man as he tries to escape being eaten you can turn this mischievious character into your own puppet.
Time: 12.30 pm, 2.00 pm and 3.15 pm
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost:: Free
Christmas Stories
Listen to Christmas stories from around the world in this interactive storytelling session for children under 5 and their carers.
Time: 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free (advanced booking required - please call 0870 444 3855)
Monday 22nd December
Christmas Pomanders
Recreate the spicy smells of the dock warehouses as you make a pomander. Using spices and fruit once brought into the docks from overseas you can use your pomander as a Christmas tree decoration or to take home as a gift.
Time: 12.30 pm and 2.15 pm
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cost:: Free
Tuesday 23rd December
Christmas Pomanders
Recreate the spicy smells of the dock warehouses as you make a pomander. Using spices and fruit once brought into the docks from overseas you can use your pomander as a Christmas tree decoration or to take home as a gift.
Time: 12.30 pm and 2.15 pm
Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cost:: Free
Saturday 27th December
The Pocahontas Story
In December 1606 a group of English settlers left London for the New World. Captain John Smith sailed with them and, in a fascinating account of his experiences, claimed that Proncess Pocahontas saved him from execution. Find out the real story.
Time: 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost:: Free
Monday 29th December
Sailor's 1000 Stories
Meet Maeve the Victorian pub landlady in Sailortown. Drop in for a chat in her cosy Sailortown pub and you'll find she has some amazing stories to tell.
Time: 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm and 3.30 pm
Duration: 25 minutes
Cost:: Free
Tuesday 30th December
Father Christmas comes to Docklands
Father Christmas will be visiting the Museum today. Drop by for a chat with him.
Time: 2.30 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost:: Free
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