Creepy crawlies, circus performers, puppets and collage….Join us during the summer holidays to get creative at our family-friendly drop-ins with different fun and crazy activities each week.

Free. No need to book.

All sessions run from 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm (last entries at 12.15pm and 3.15pm).

Week One: 29-31 July

Join us and Life On The Edge to create a huge collaborative collage filled with bugs!

Summer Holiday Special: On Wednesday 30 July, you can see a 6m high biomechanical insect sculpture on Tavistock Place with a special performance with a live soundtrack from 12.45-1.30pm – plus, we’ll have live big bug handing with the University of Plymouth. Come and see stick insects, giant snails, giant cockroaches, katydid, beetles, spiders!

Week Two: 5-7 August

Have loads of fun making creations with a range of Surrealist art techniques: use paint smearing and paint blowing, spin your painting and take your pencil for a walk.

Week Three: 12-14 August

Make your own Surrealist sculptures from clay using inspiration from the great Henry Moore and Jean Arp which you can see in our 'Forbidden Territories' exhibition.

Week Four: 19-21 August

Make your own surrealist pictures of Plymouth. Combine landscapes, creatures, plants and shapes to create a scene that’s both strange and familiar!

Week Five: 26-28 August

Make a surreal print using gelli plates and torn paper shapes.

Find out more here.