Walthamstow Pump House Museum

Bex explores the Discover Children's Story Centre in Stratford, a charity dedicated to transforming lives through stories. The centre features three floors of interactive story worlds, exhibitions, and a beautiful garden designed to inspire children's imagination.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam watches the Chelsea women's football team play against Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-finals!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An arboretum is a living library of trees from around the world. This week, we're off to Harcourt Arboretum, looking at its wildflower meadow and its significance for local wildlife. Plus, we're getting hands-on with impressive giant redwoods!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam's off to the Walthamstow Pump House Museum in East London. The museum's known for its family-friendly atmosphere and interest in engineering, featuring a variety of exhibits including a Victorian-era Marshall steam engine, 1967 stock tube carriages, a Dennis fire truck, and a model train room!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam and Dan visit Sandbox VR in London to experience an immersive virtual reality game, The Legend of Davy Jones' Locket. The game transports players to a pirate ship where they battle skeletons, solve puzzles, and face off against Davy Jones himself, all with the help of VR headsets and sensor clips.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bex explores the art of tufting, a rug-making technique, at Tufting London. Melissa explains that tufting is similar to punch needling but faster, allowing you to create a rug quickly! The process involves sending in a design, choosing yarn colours, tufting, applying glue to the rug's back, drying, attaching a non-slip backing, and shaving the rug for a smooth finish. Plus, we guide you on creating a mini weaving loom at home using cardboard, yarn, and basic tools.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan visits HarroWall, London's largest indoor bouldering centre located in North West London. HarroWall offers a variety of activities including climbing, indoor caving, and a big slide, catering to kids and families!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're visiting the National Space Centre in Leicester! Adam meets Mike, a space communications presenter, and we see a real Soyuz capsule used for astronaut transportation to the International Space Station, astronaut suits including Tim Peake's launch suit and Buzz Aldrin's space pyjamas, and a prop from the movie 'The Martian.' We also spy a meteorite and check out a baked bean challenge...Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam visits the Hello Brain exhibition at the Francis Crick Institute in London, a free showcase focusing on the brain and its complexities! The exhibition, curated by Holly Cave, highlights the brain's 86 billion neurones and their interactions, using both scientific displays and community-created art to illustrate concepts. The Francis Crick Institute, a major scientific research facility, hosts this exhibition, offering a unique blend of current research and historical context in neuroscience.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam's exploring the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the UK's oldest public museum. He's highlighting a unique audio trail available for visitors. One of the trail's stops involves a bone initially thought to belong to an elephant or a giant! We're also looking at Ashmolean Adventure, a digital family experience with multimedia activities focused on intriguing objects in the museum and take on a craft activity inspired by the Ashmolean Museum's collection.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.