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![SMWG-Diwali-Delights-07-aspect-ratio-16-9 Three excited young children sit behind a table full of colourful pots. The middle child holds up a piece of card with different coloured beads glued to it to form a pattern.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/SMWG-Diwali-Delights-07-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg?resize=19%2C10&gravity)
![SMWG-Diwali-Delights-07-aspect-ratio-16-9 Three excited young children sit behind a table full of colourful pots. The middle child holds up a piece of card with different coloured beads glued to it to form a pattern.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/SMWG-Diwali-Delights-07-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg?resize=10%2C13&gravity)
Children & Families
Enjoy art and culture as a family with lots of fun activities for children from Sunderland Culture.
Learn & Create with our venues
Arts Centre Washington
![Children's activity at Arts Centre Washington Children in a dark room hold pieces of colourful plastic up to lights.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/TOF_3613-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
Arts Centre Washington
Entertain the kids all year-round with family theatre, craft clubs and more.
Arts Centre Washington
National Glass Centre
![Sandcasting at National Glass Centre A group of children and adults stand behind a barrier and watch as molten glass is poured out of a metal ladle and into a dish of sand.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/310516-NGC-06.jpg-twitter.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
National Glass Centre
Enjoy a day out with the family at National Glass Centre and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art – family spaces, activities and workshops.
National Glass Centre
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
![Mini Science Club at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens A young child sits on the floor is front of a shallow red container that has large plastic beakers and test tubes. They are pouring a colourful liquid from one beaker into another.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/Mini-Science-Club-2-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Discover a family fun during the school holidays – from themed crafts to activity trails.
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Learn & Create at home
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Beads
![Creative Challenge: Rainbow Beads A grey cardboard frame with colourful paper tube beads strung from one side to the other to form a wavy rainbow.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/Creative-Challenge-Rainbow-Beads-1-copy.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Beads
Recycle scrap paper, magazines, newspapers and more to create your very own beaded creations at home!
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Beads
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Rocks
![Creative Challenge: Rainbow Rocks A grey, round rock painted with a colourful rainbow and a patch of flowers sitting on a black background.](https://images.sunderlandculture.org.uk/uploads/2024/07/Rainbow-Rock.jpg?resize=13%2C10&gravity)
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Rocks
Create your own colourful, rainbow rockery. Using this worksheet, you can decorate real rocks from your garden or make your own using paper mâché!
Creative Challenge: Rainbow Rocks