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May Half Term Curious Connections

It's time to tinker, from giant ball runs to creating mosaics with light, May half term is all about making connections.

 

 

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Make connections, make memories: Enjoy a day full day of fun at We The Curious this May half Term.

Spring into summer this May half term at Bristol’s science centre and enjoy a day full of play, invention and connection. 

With two floors of interactive exhibits to explore and an action-packed programme of activities there’s something for all the family, from tots to grown-ups.

What's on this May half term:

  • Twisty Turny Ball Run (Theatre of Curiosity): Get involved in one of the great feats of engineering – a giant ball run! You’ll find a selection of weird and wonderful materials to help you test out your creativity. Will yours be the highest, the fastest or the bumpiest? 
  • Spring Kitchen (The Kitchen): There’s something sweet happening over in the Kitchen. Discover the science behind your favourite sweet treats, from why chocolate to tastes so good to the chemistry of baking. We'll be running different activities throughout the day.
  • Shadow Factory (The Studio): Play with light and shadow as we transform our studio space. Experiment with shape and colour or put on a shadow show. Put on a show in a giant shadow theatre, create mosaics and collages on the light box and overhead projectors and transform shadows into playful drawings.
  • Passport to the Stars (Open City Lab): What kind of curious are you? Take on five space-themed challenges, from hearing Mars to smelling Jupiter, and earn your Curious Cadet badge. You’ll be part of a real research project about careers in science.

All these activities are drop-in. Just check times on arrival. 

In the Planetarium

Add tickets to the UK's only 3D planetarium for just £4 per person (£3 open concession). 

Set off on the search for alien life in Life in the Universe or explore the spring night sky in seasonal stargazing show The Ever-changing Sky 3D.

Due to eye health restrictions, 3D shows aren't suitable for children under 6. 

Instead little ones and their grown-ups can pack their space bags and prepare for launch in interactive show Space Explorers 2D.