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Today was our third day of family activities here at the Tower, and despite the rain we had lots of families taking part in our activities in the family learning tents underneath the Raven Arches. This half term our activities are linking to the brilliant new Coins and Kings exhibition which opened last week. Families can design their [...]
Last week Kensington hosted its first ever kids sleepover as part of Museums at Night 2013. We welcomed 60 excited children and adults to Princess Victoria’s birthday party. The preparations began by making crowns, learning about Victorian etiquette and practising the Duke of Kent’s Waltz. We were later joined by Princess Victoria herself, and of course [...]
On Saturday we welcomed 35 newly qualified Palace Explorers from Our Lady of Victories primary school to Kensington. In total over 120 people took part, Palace Explorers, their parents, grandparents, siblings etc. It was so lovely to see the King’s Gallery filled with people and to hear the children’s stories they’d written as part of [...]
Families have been having lots of fun over the Easter holidays making miniature beds to complement the new Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber exhibition. Lace and bows, feathers and spangles have all appeared on these marvellous creations. Children have also been helping to decorate this really regal bed in the Clore Learning Centre.
Welcome to an exclusive night of Horrible Histories live at Kensington Palace. 2 – 5 April Journey through the palace with our two horrible guides on a whistle-stop history tour of Barmy Britain. Will Parliament survive Gunpowder Guy and will King Charles keep his head? Escape the clutches of Burke and Hare and move and groove [...]
As part of National Storytelling Week 2013 Historic Royal Palace’s Outreach team commissioned storyteller and author Helen East to write 5 brand new stories about Kensington’s first royal residents, William & Mary, especially for an Early Years audience. Each of these lively, experimental and interactive stories was premiered at a local venue in the week [...]
This half-term we’re learning all about the world of William III and Mary II in 1689 as part of our family learning offer at Kensington Palace. We’ve been having lots of fun making paper tulips, creating our own blue and white delft tiles and guessing which spices were introduced to england in the late 17th century with [...]
January 26th – February 2nd marked National Storytelling Week 2013, and boy, did KensingtonPalace get involved! Saturday saw an engaging itinerary of storytelling and other activities for children, an interactive storywalk for under 5′s (find out more here) with storyteller Helen East, which featured tales of William & Mary, family story sacks and shadow puppetry! [...]
Giggles and laughter were roaring out of the community room at Kensington Palace. To say ‘Thank You’ to mums and volunteers for their hard work in making the Family Fun Day a success, the OCI team treated them to a very unique experience- afternoon tea and etiquette lessons with William Hanson. William talked us through [...]
On Saturday 10th November the Outreach and Community Involvement team hosted a Victorian themed Family Fun Day at Kensington Palace. The event was jointly organised by local parents of children previously involved with Palace Explorers. In just 7 weeks they came up with a theme, decided on activities and helped to promote the event. With [...]