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episode 65: Walthamstow Pump House Museum
Adam's off to the Walthamstow Pump House Museum in East London.
The museum's known for its family-friendly atmosphere and interest in engineering, featuring a variety of exhibits including a Victorian-era Marshall steam engine, 1967 stock tube carriages, a Dennis fire truck, and a model train room!
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episode 64: Sandbox VR
Adam and Dan visit Sandbox VR in London to experience an immersive virtual reality game, The Legend of Davy Jones' Locket.
The game transports players to a pirate ship where they battle skeletons, solve puzzles, and face off against Davy Jones himself, all with the help of VR headsets and sensor clips.
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episode 63: Tufting London
Bex explores the art of tufting, a rug-making technique, at Tufting London.
Melissa explains that tufting is similar to punch needling but faster, allowing you to create a rug quickly! The process involves sending in a design, choosing yarn colours, tufting, applying glue to the rug's back, drying, attaching a non-slip backing, and shaving the rug for a smooth finish.
Plus, we guide you on creating a mini weaving loom at home using cardboard, yarn, and basic tools...
episode 62: HarroWall climbing and caving
Dan visits HarroWall, London's largest indoor bouldering centre located in North West London.
HarroWall offers a variety of activities including climbing, indoor caving, and a big slide, catering to kids and families!
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episode 61: National Space Centre
We're visiting the National Space Centre in Leicester!
Adam meets Mike, a space communications presenter, and we see a real Soyuz capsule used for astronaut transportation to the International Space Station, astronaut suits including Tim Peake's launch suit and Buzz Aldrin's space pyjamas, and a prop from the movie 'The Martian.'
We also spy a meteorite and check out a baked bean challenge...
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episode 60: Hello Brain at the Francis Crick Institute
Adam visits the Hello Brain exhibition at the Francis Crick Institute in London, a free showcase focusing on the brain and its complexities!
The exhibition, curated by Holly Cave, highlights the brain's 86 billion neurones and their interactions, using both scientific displays and community-created art to illustrate concepts...
episode 59: Ashmolean Museum in Oxford
Adam's exploring the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the UK's oldest public museum. He's highlighting a unique audio trail available for visitors. One of the trail's stops involves a bone initially thought to belong to an elephant or a giant!
We're also looking at Ashmolean Adventure, a digital family experience with multimedia activities focused on intriguing objects in the museum and take on a craft activity inspired by the Ashmolean Museum's collection...
episode 58: RAF Museum
Adam's off to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Museum in Hendon! There, he meets Toni who discusses the new exhibition 'Higher, Faster, Further' and the educational resources available for families.
Rob, the public events manager, explains why the museum is great for kids and families, mentioning the upcoming Easter holidays events which will focus on science, technology, engineering, and maths, featuring a planetarium, science shows, and a paper aeroplane designing contest...
episode 57: Darts Champion Luke Littler
In this week's Activity Quest, Dan's chatting to Darts champion Luke Littler all about how he got into the sport. Plus, we're giving you a darts-themed activity you can do at home.
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episode 56: Notre Dame de Paris at Westminster Abbey
Dan's off on an augmented reality journey at Westminster Abbey where he's exploring the world of... Notre Dame?!
Don't worry – he's not invented teleportation. Notre Dame de Paris is brand new exhibition open now.
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