Travel through time with our family activities!
Time Travel Club is our family activities programme with events and activities designed for children. Learn, create and have fun with all the family.
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Time Travel Tots: Messy Play (2 to 5-year-olds)
- Once a month, various dates
Join us for a messy play session! We will use lots of fun sensory materials to spark your child’s imagination and creativity.
This event will be run by a member of staff, and is for children aged 2 to 5 and their carers.
It will take place in the Clore Learning Centre on the first floor. You may wish for your child to wear clothes that they can get messy, or bring a change of clothes with you. Aprons and wipes will be provided. Booking for your child is essential but adults do not need to book for themselves. Please provide the age of your child when booking.
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Sensory Storytelling for Babies and Toddlers
- Various dates for different ages
Come and join us for some sensory storytelling! The storytelling lasts for 30 minutes, with time for playing and chatting afterwards.
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Time Travel Tots: Musical Storytelling
- 26 February 2025, 10:15 to 11:30
- 26 March 2025, 10:15 to 11:30
Join us for a brand, new musical storytelling session for 2–5 year olds!
Paul will use music and movement to take you and your child on an exciting adventure inspired by an archival document.
This new interactive session is for children age 2–5 and their carers.
Time Travel Club: Buildings of London
- 18 February 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 or 13:30 to 14:00
Explore iconic London landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Hampton Court and 10 Downing Street through original drawings and plans from our collection.
Uncover how these buildings have changed and what the city looks like today, then craft your own building to help recreate a giant map of London!
This session is for children aged 8–11 and their carers. Booking a place for your child is essential.
Time Travel Craft Club
- 18 February 2025, 10:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 15:30
- 20 February 2025, 10:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 15:30
Spend time together being creative with crafts during the school holidays. Craft Club takes place in our cafe.
Time Travel Club: Fantastical Fairytales Storytelling
- 20 February 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 and 13:30 to 14:30
Step into the worlds of Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Red Riding Hood and embark on a fantastical adventure in this interactive and imaginative storytelling session.
This event is for children aged 5–7 and their carers.
Ministry of Time Travel – Pickles Mission
- February 15 – February 22, 2025
In The Ministry of Time Travel: The Pickles Mission, Junior Time Agent Beatrix urgently needs your family’s help to solve a strange mystery from 1966 involving the missing football world cup! This self-led interactive adventure has been developed for families with children ages 8-12, but is great fun for the whole family!
Ministry of Time Travel – Online Mission
The Ministry of Time Travel is looking for new recruits brave enough to tackle any mission! But successful Time Agents are made not born, so you’ll need to learn the tricks of the trade.
Under the tutelage of the Chief Timer herself, this online adventure will see you complete five exciting challenges highlighting records, photographs and stories from The National Archives’ collection. Ideal for children aged 8 to 12 years, you can take part at The National Archives on our first floor or from home.
Time Travel Club
Our Time Travel Club family events are a great way for you and your children to learn and have fun.
From the Tudors to Second World War spies, find out about the fascinating and unique stories that make up the history of our nation. Interact with astonishing original records from our collection and enjoy creative craft activities as a family.
Activities to watch and try at home
We have a wide variety of family activities including online Tots storytelling videos, Craft Club videos and activities which tie into national initiatives, such as the Big Draw and Arts Award.
Time Travel TV
Discover our huge selection of Time Travel TV videos. Our TV series encourages viewers to explore archive documents from home with the guidance of members of the Education team. Throughout the series, you will learn about famous historical events and people, as well as the unusual documents we keep in our collection.
Each episode is completed with exciting follow-up activities, including a detective-based enquiry exploring other documents in our collection, and themed crafts.