Creative Christmas Activities at Abbot Hall

Type:Children's Activity Event

Abbot Hall, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL

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Get creative with us this Christmas holidays at Abbot Hall.

Make a Clothes Peg Doll
Materials will be available to assemble and decorate your own clothes peg doll. Dress them up to look like one of the portraits in our gallery, or to look like you! This activity is available in the Creative Space.

Draw your Wildest Idea
Simon Starling's artworks often start with a wild idea told in a story. What's your wildest idea? Use materials on our art cart to add to our idea board.

Art Trail
If you look closely at the boats in the Simon Starling exhibition, one of them looks like it has a smiling face. Can you find the smiling boat and draw it?

Activities from the Art Cart are included with gallery admission. Activities in the Creative Space are free. Lakeland Arts Members and Annual Pass holders go free,

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Opening Times

Season (20 Dec 2025 - 3 Jan 2026)
Day	Times
Monday - Sunday	10:00	- 16:00

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