Children's Parties at the Herbert:
Dippy the Dino Parties!
Weekends Only | Please Contact to Check Availability
£200 for 2 hours for up to 20 children.
With optional catering and party bags available as additional extra costs.
TIMES: 10:30am – 12:30pm & 1:30pm – 3:30pm (Saturdays) | 1:30pm – 3:30pm (Sundays)
FOR AGES 5-11 BUT ALL ARE WELCOME
Give your child’s birthday party a Jurassic twist, with our Dippy the Dinosaur themed celebrations. Children will love this unique experience in a museum setting, where they will encounter the Nation’s favourite dinosaur from the Natural History Museum; take part in activities led by our learning team; and capture some great photo opportunities with our walking Dippy character.
We will provide all materials for the activities, bunting for decorations, a ‘Have a ROAR-some Birthday’ selfie frame for fun themed party photos and ‘Thank you for coming to my party stickers’ for each child as they leave.
Catering & Party Bags:
Party food catering and party bags can be added on as additional extras. See costs below:
Party food boxes - £6 per child, (birthday cake not included).
Party bags - £3, £5 or £8 per child depending on content of bags
Party Timetable:
For full details of your party timetable, please see below:
Morning Timetable:
10:00am – 10:30am – party family arrive and set up any personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
10:30am – 10:45am - party participants arrive at Bayley Lane entrance, coats, bags, presents loaded onto coat racks.
10:45am – 11:00am – Time with Dippy, facilitated by our expert team to deliver a short talk and answers questions, plus photo op for party group.
11:00am – 11:45am – clay dino sculptures activity led by our learning team, providing all children with a creative, hands-on experience, plus a special keep's sake to take home.
11:45am – 12:00pm – aprons away, wash hands and photo op with inflatable dippy.
12:00pm – 12:30pm – party food, cake and happy birthday song
12:30pm – party participants depart. Family has until 1:00pm to clear space of presents, personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
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Afternoon Timetable:
1:00pm – 1:30pm – party family arrive and set up any personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
1:30pm – 1:45pm - party participants arrive at Bayley Lane entrance, coats, bags, presents loaded onto coat racks.
1:45pm – 2:00pm – Time with Dippy, facilitated by our expert team to deliver a short talk and answers questions, plus photo op for party group.
2:00pm – 2:45pm – clay dino sculptures activity led by our learning team, providing all children with a creative, hands-on experience, plus a special keep's sake to take home.
2:45pm – 3:00pm – aprons away, wash hands and photo op with inflatable dippy.
3:00pm – 3:30pm – party food, cake and happy birthday song
3:30pm – Party participants depart. Family has until 1:00pm to clear space of presents, personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
To enquire about birthday parties, please contact partybookings@cvlife.co.uk for further information and availability.
You can also fill out and email us the following form:
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Arty Party!
Weekends Only | Please Contact to Check Availability
£200 for 2 hours, for up to 20 children, with optional catering and party bags available as additional extra costs.
TIMES: 10.30am - 12.45pm
FOR AGES 5-11 BUT ALL ARE WELCOME
Give your child the gift of creativity with our Arty parties, led by our Learning and Engagement Team. Take inspiration from our art collections and join in with a 90-minute art workshop, choosing from your choice of printing activities or clay creations.
Choose which workshop you would like to include as part of your Arty Party:
Printing and Patterns – During this workshop, children will practice pattern making techniques through sketching activities, taking inspiration from the collections on display in the museum. Guided by our expert team, all party participants will then learn printing techniques using polyfoam tiles and experiment with different colour combinations using printing ink, ready to create artwork to take home with them.
Clay Creations – Children will first learn some basic clay techniques, including making a pinch pot and a coil pot. They will then practice scoring and smoothing skills, ready for making a final piece of their choice that encourages their own creative flare and brings together the techniques they have learnt on the day. All creations can be taken home on the day. Clay used is air-drying and will simply require being left on a windowsill to dry for 24 hours.
We will provide all materials for the activities, along with basic decorations (bunting and table covers for the party food room). Families are welcome to bring their own additional decorations but are responsible for adding these and removing these at the end of the party.
Party food catering and party bags can be added on as additional extras. See costs below:
Party food boxes - £6 per child, (birthday cake not included).
Party bags - £3, £5 or £8 per child depending on content of bags
Party Timetable:
10:00am – 10:30am – party family arrive and set up any personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
10:30am – 10:45am - party participants arrive at Bayley Lane entrance, coats, bags, presents loaded onto coat racks.
10:45am – 12:15pm – Facilitated art workshop.
12:15pm – 12:45pm – party food, cake and happy birthday song
12:45pm – party participants depart. Family has until 1:00pm to clear space of presents, personal decorations and food (if self-catering).
To enquire about birthday parties, please contact partybookings@cvlife.co.uk for further information and availability.
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