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Colourful knitted coastal creatures on top of a red post box

Children and Young People's Activities

Arty Fridays - Coastal Creatures

31 Jul – 14 Aug 2026

Quick summary

Price
Free
Audience type
Ages 4+
Running time
10am – 12pm
Venue
  • Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Event description

Join our volunteers as they make and decorate amazing coastal creatures and flowers from felt and wool including herring gulls, starfish and rock roses for a garden takeover.

Don’t forget to check out the grand reveal at our Really Wild Garden Fayre event on Thursday 20 August.

This activity is part of the Wildlife in Wool project, connecting audiences to our natural history collections through community making and yarn bombing and is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the Museum redevelopment project.

Sessions

  • Friday 31 July
  • Friday 7 August
  • Friday 14 August
National Lottery Heritage Fund