Eureka Events, Jan-Jun 2007

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Events for children at Eureka!
Visit the UK’s number 1 children’s museum to take part in action-packed events for families and groups!
Suitable for children age 0-11 – and grown-ups of every age! – Eureka! has special events
every weekend and school holiday, plus some unmissable ‘wacky weekends’ offering a
festival of themed events, workshops, crafts and competitions.

Unless otherwise stated events run regularly throughout the day and are free on entry to Eureka!.

SCIENCE BUSKERS
Every Saturday & Sunday and during school holidays
Suitable for all ages
Various times throughout the day
Get to grips with weird and wonderful science tricks in these lively one-person shows.
Discover how to launch a rocket, make confetti dance and become part of a human circuit.
Isn’t science brilliant?!
INTERACTIVE STORY TIME
Every Saturday & Sunday and during school holidays
Suitable for children age 3+
Various times throughout the day
Join in with the telling of new and classic stories for all ages in these interactive sessions.

FEB HALF-TERM: CREATION STATION
Daily during school holidays
Suitable for children age 3+
1.30 – 4.30pm
Get stuck into fun craft activities in the Creation Station, open every day during school
holidays. For younger children the Early Years Activities Room is also open, with hands-on
activities suitable for under 5s.

FEB HALF-TERM: THE INSPIRATIONAL SCIENCE THEATRE CO. PRESENTS ‘SCIENCE IN A
SUITCASE’
Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 February
12.00, 2.00 and 3.00 (40 min show)
Suitable for children age 6+
How many bizarre science stunts can you fit into a suitcase? Two comedy scientists have
the answer, drawing on strange props to blend science learning with a hilarious mix of
mime, music and eccentric behaviour.
EVENTS TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR: DRAGON MAKING WORKSHOP
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February
Drop in session 11.00am – 1.15pm
Suitable for all ages
Make a Chinese dragon in this fun craft session for all the family and bring your creations
with you to join in a Chinese New Year parade.

EVENTS TO CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR: PANDORA’S DAUGHETER PRESENTS ‘MRS
TROPOLIS AND HER SLEEPING CITY’
Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February
2.15pm (1 hr performance)
Suitable for children age 4-10 years
Join Mrs Tropolis and find out how we celebrate Chinese New Year, Divali, Christmas and
other festivals from around the world in this interactive puppet performance. Puppets of all
shapes and sizes, from 9 inches to 9 feet high, bring Mrs Tropolis’ stories to life in joyful
celebration.
SHROVE TUESDAY: PANCAKE SCIENCE
Tuesday 20 February
Various times throughout the day
Suitable for children age 3+
Learn some amazing tricks to try with your eggs and milk before they end up in the batter!

FEB HALF-TERM: QUANTUM THEATRE PRESENTS ‘QUIRKS IN THE WORKS’
Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 February
1.00 and 2.45 (1 hr show)
Suitable for children age 6+
Melvin knows nothing about electricity so when his TV grinds to a halt he’s in for a sudden
awakening! Join this unlikely hero on his musical voyage of discovery as he travels through
an electrical circuit to find out about switches, wires and connections.

EVENTS CELEBRATING NATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WEEK: ‘SPLASH!’
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March
11.00, 2.00, 3.30 (40min show)
Suitable for children age 6+
Join resident scientists Fizz and Flash for this interactive show introducing children to the
wilder side of water! Be amazed by spectacular demonstrations including a tornado in a
bottle and a bubble big enough to climb into!

EASTER HOLIDAYS: EASTER MADNESS!
Friday 6 to Monday 9 April
Various events throughout the day
Suitable for all ages
Go mad as a March hare and get stuck into Easter arts and crafts, an egg hunt competition
and a visit from the Easter Bunny!

EASTER HOLIDAYS: DYNAMIC NEW ANIMATION PRESENTS ‘CHICKEN LICKEN’
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 April
1.00 and 2.45pm (45 min show)
Suitable for children age 3-6
Magical early years theatre combining music and puppetry and weaving an enchanting
story from three classic Ladybird tales – Chicken Licken, The Little Red Hen and The Fox and
the Hen. Follow the adventures of a growing chick and her encounters with the hungry fix.
Can Chicken Licken outwit Foxy Loxy and save her stuffing?

MUSUEMS AND GALLERIES MONTH: SPY SCHOOL
Saturday 5 to Monday 7 May
Various events throughout the day
Suitable for all ages
Dip your toes into the glamorous double life of a secret agent! Code-cracking, hidden
identities, secret missions, invisible inks – visit the Eureka! Spy School and discover how its
done!

MUSUEMS AND GALLERIES MONTH/MAY HALF-TERM: CREATION STATION
Daily during school holidays
Suitable for children age 3+
1.30 – 4.30pm
Get stuck into fun craft activities in the Creation Station, open every day during school
holidays. For younger children the Early Years Activities Room is also open, with hands-on
activities suitable for under 5s.
EUREKA! ‘WACKY WEEKENDS’: CREATURE FEATURE
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 June
Various events throughout the day
Suitable for all ages
Get closer to the wild and meet some unusual friends in this lively animal-themed
weekend.