Eureka! Home Educator Day - Wirral

These special days are a great opportunity for Home Educator families to visit the museum at a quieter time (we don’t take any school bookings on this day) and to take part in additional activities aimed at those children who would be in Years 1 – 7 were they at school. We don’t take any school or group bookings on this day, however we do offer a limited number of tickets to general public visitors.

What's included in the price?

• Full access to the museum galleries (including under 5's areas)
• A mix of bookable and drop-in activities for children aged 5-11yrs
• 10% discount in the Gift Shop all day (only available on 21st November and to booked HE families)
• 10% discount off the Eureka! Annual Pass (only available on 21st November and to booked HE families). This must be purchased before 3pm on the day.

Science show – sign up to a show at the time of booking
The Animal Olympics
Times (various): 30 minute show
Age range: 5yrs and over
Get ready to move, explore and discover the amazing ways animals get around!

Join us for a special Home Educator Day all about animal movement and the incredible adaptations that help animals climb, crawl, burrow, swim, jump and fly. With live animals, practical challenges and creative activities, it’s a fun day of learning through doing – perfect for curious home educator families.

Animal Teach are taking over the theatre for an amazing live animal experience! Meet an incredible selection of lizards, snakes and invertebrates and discover how their bodies and adaptations help them move through different environments.

Find out how animals climb, crawl and burrow, and learn about the fascinating ways their bodies are adapted for movement. There’ll even be opportunities to meet some of the animals up close!

Drop-in workshop
Animal Movement Olympics
Age range: 5yrs and over
Head to Make Create and put your own movement skills to the test!

Try animal-inspired challenges using hoops, balance boards and other equipment. Can you move like different animals, keep your balance like a slow-moving creature or complete an animal-themed challenge?

Alongside the movement challenges, get creative and investigate how animals move through a range of hands-on activities:

• Make & test a jumping frog! Can you design a frog that jumps further?
• Design a flying animal! Experiment with different wing shapes and see what happens! - Create a slithering snake! Investigate how snakes move without legs.
• Design an animal athlete! Choose adaptations to help your animal run, jump, swim, climb or fly.
• Move through water! Explore how different body shapes can help animals swim.
• How many legs? Investigate how animals with different numbers of legs move.
• Slow and steady challenge! Can you complete the challenge without rushing?

Please note that during your visit a member of our team may ask for feedback on your visit as well as questions about what you'd like to see from our Home Educator days.