Museum Clubs

Many museums organise Saturday Clubs and/or Young Archaeologists Clubs for children with a range of activities which use the collections as a starting point.
Chertsey Museum.organise a Young Friends Club for 6 to 8 year olds and a Young Archaeologists Club for 8 to16 year olds. The sessions offer fun and practical activities relating to the museum collections and temporary exhibitions. There are also art and craft workshops which follow a seasonal theme .
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University Museums, run a Young Friends Organisation, a special branch of the Friends of the Ashmolean, to encourage students (both university and schools) and the "young" (twenty-somethings) to develop their interest in art and archaeology.
Haslemere Museum have a Young People's Exhibition Team (HYPE). (More information in Downloads).
Many museums also link into established organisations for children such as the Scout and Guiding Associations.

How to Take This Forward

Look at the websites and downloads below for further information.
Contact museums which run clubs for children.
Contact local organisations such as the Scouts Association or the Girl Guides to see if you can offer activities for them.