Keep the credit crunch at bay with seasonal offerings at the Museum of London 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.
(Events are free for holders of the Museum's £5 annual ticket)
Thursday 11th December
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
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)
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)
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)
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
Father Christmas will be visiting the Museum today. Drop by for a chat with him.
Time: 2.30 pm
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost:: Free
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
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)
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
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
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
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