Family Fun: Express Yourself

Family Fun: Express Yourself

11 Aug 2026 - 27 Aug 2026

Dartmoor, giant bugs, gelli-plate printing and lighthouses…..Join us during the summer holidays to get creative and express yourselves at our family-friendly drop ins.

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Our drop-in craft sessions are particularly ideal for children aged 4 to 11 years old and their adults and last entries at 12.15pm and 3.15pm. If our Learning Room is busy why not head over to our 'Explore More' tables first?

Free admission. £3 donation suggested/welcomed.

Tuesday 11-Thursday 13 August

Explore your creativity with craft activities inspired by the 41 Little Lights lighthouses that are currently display around The Box's main building as part of the wider 'Guiding Lights' trail by St Luke's Hospice. We'll be making splatter, smear and sponge lighthouse paintings - and more.

Tuesday 18-Thursday 20 August and Tuesday 25-Thursday 27 August

Make bright and colourful gelli plate prints inspired by pioneering abstract artist Gillian Ayres, whose huge paintings will be showcased in our major A Life in Colour exhibition this summer.