V&A - Festive activities for your family

Christmas and New Year Events for Families The festive season is almost upon us!  Join us for a month of festive making, performance and a lot of fun. #VamFamilies  FIND OUT MORE

EVENTS Jameel Prize 5 Weekends 24 November, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 25 November, 10.30 – 17.00  Join us for Pop-up performance Stories from the Middle-East on Saturdays andWeaving Stories in Drop-in Design on Sundays to celebrate our Jameel Prize 5exhibition.  Exhibition in partnership with Art Jameel  Find out more ► Pop-up Performance: Christmas Gathering Saturdays 1 – 22 December, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 You are warmly invited to a Victorian Christmas party exploring all things festive, from Christmas cards to trees.  Find out more ► Drop-in Design: Christmas Decorations Sundays 2 – 23 December, 10.30 – 17.00 Make a unique sensory architectural decoration using air-drying clay. Find out more ► Festive Play Sessions for Under-fives 5–7, 12–14, 19–21 December, 11.30 – 12.00, 12.30 – 13.00 Take part in a multi-sensory play session, inspired by The 12 Days of Christmas. Find out more ► Gingerbread House Making Workshops Various dates Organised alongside the Museum of Architecture's Gingerbread City at the V&A, the Gingerbread House Making Workshops are a playful way of learning more about architecture and design. Book now ► The Imagination Station: Christmas Holidays 2018 28 – 30 December, 10.30 – 17.00 Create your own modular building by Waugh Thistleton Architects and add it to a new city. Find out more ►

Pop-up Performance: Christmas Holidays 2018 28 – 30 December, 11.00, 13.00 & 15.00 Join us for an interactive theatrical adventure for all the family with the Buildy-uppy Dance Show. Find out more ► Festive Family Rave with Big Fish Little Fish 29 December, 14.00 – 16.00 Wear your festive best for a fun family get together with rave music, crafts and merry-making with award-winning Big Fish Little Fish. For families with 0-8 year olds Booking essential Book now ► Backpacks, Trails and Hands-on Discovery Areas Every day (last session at 16.00) Borrow an award-winning backpack to investigate the Museum through creative and fun activities. Or pick up a free family trail to discover unusual parts of the Museum. Read more ► V&A MUSEUM OF CHILDHOOD A Pirate's Life for Me Until 22 April 2019 Co-designed with children, this immersive exhibition charts the reimagination of pirates in popular culture through toys, games, books, illustrations and comics, spanning over 300 years. #MakeMeAPirate Sponsored by Playmobil Find out more ►