23 November 2025 (past event)
- 11:30 to 12:30
Family activity
The Enchanted Cinema presents the Snowman
Help bring this classic animated film to life in this very special interactive film screening with The Enchanted Cinema.
- Date
- 23 November 2025
- Location
- The National Archives, Kew
Embark on a very special interactive adventure with the Enchanted Cinema. Professional musicians lead children and adults to become an orchestra creating the sound effects and music from much-loved Christmas classic, The Snowman (1982) using instruments, hands and voices.
The Enchanted Cinema musicians will need your help to create sound effects from the film including an owl, a toothbrush, a whale, the sea, a musical box, a running tap, feet jumping through the snow, and a tearaway motorbike.
The 30 minute workshop is followed by Dianne Jackson’s magical animation (also 30 minutes). To end this festive treat, audiences are warmly welcomed onto the stage to meet the artist and try out any instruments, or leaf through a copy of the original Raymond Briggs children’s book.
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What is The National Archives?
The National Archives is the official archive of the UK government, and England and Wales. We are the guardians of over 1,000 years of iconic national documents.
Everyone is welcome to visit our headquarters in Kew. We put on exhibitions, events and displays and offer reading rooms giving access to our collections there.
Getting here
The National Archives is located by the River Thames in Kew, 30 minutes from Central London. We offer advice on travelling to us by car, bike, train or bus.
Children and families
We provide a warm welcome to visitors of all ages, including children and family groups.
- Free activity sheets (for ages 1+) are available from the Time Travel Club trolley in our entrance hall
- Our café is child-friendly and there are picnic benches outside
- Prams and buggies are welcome, and we have a buggy park
- Baby changing facilities are located by our entrance hall, at the top of the main stairs, and in the library
- Emergency supplies of nappies and wipes are available
