family crafts
Easter Holiday Fun! – Make Your Own Graphic Novel
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomTo celebrate our new exhibition, John Muir, Writer, we invite children and families of all ages to drop in and draw your own graphic novel telling the story of John Muir and Stickeen's adventures in Alaska! This free activity is available throughout our opening times from 1 - 22 April, and we would love for... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – John’s Journals
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDrop in anytime to find out about John's writing in our new exhibition and make up you're own journal to record what's important to you! Suggested donation £1.
Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words, Words
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomSitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing on the story of Stickeen we can see he used very different words to describe Stickeen before and after their adventure. How do you think a stranger would describe your pet, and what words would... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words, Words
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomSitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing on the story of Stickeen we can see he used very different words to describe Stickeen before and after their adventure. How do you think a stranger would describe your pet, and what words would... Read More
Weekend Family Fun – Words, Words Words
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomSitting alongside our John Muir, Writer exhibition, we are exploring some of the words John used in his writing. Focussing on the story of Stickeen we can see he used very different words to describe Stickeen before and after their adventure. How do you think a stranger would describe your pet, and what words would... Read More
Weekend Family Fun
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDays are still cold so why not make a snowflake to stick on our lovely winter scene showing John and Stickeen crossing the ice bridge. The Ice Bridge! If you would rather, you could also make a fridge magnet for the Dunbar Bear to take home, and find out what happened when John had... Read More
February Holiday Drop-In – John’s Animal Heroes!
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomJohn Muir recognised that we could learn a lot from the animal kingdom. Complete our trail around the Museum and receive some Scottish Wildlife Top Trumps if you get all the answers!
Summer Challenge – Week 1
This Year, for the first time East Lothian Council Museums are joining up with East Lothian Libraries to bring you a series of Summer Challenges.
Summer Challenge – Week 3 – Bees!
For week 3 of our Summer challenge - we are looking at Bees. Almost 90% of wildflowers and 75% of global crops rely on animal pollination. that means the one third of our food supply relies on natural pollinators such as bees. If you find a bumblebee which appears to be struggling, it may be... Read More
Wherever a Scotsman Goes… John Muir and Robert Burns
John Muir’s Birthplace 126 High Street, Dunbar , East Lothian, United KingdomDiscover more about the relationship between John Muir and Robert Burns with our January exhibition. We've set up a reading nook with craft activities and reference books to keep our wee and big visitors entertained!
