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Summer School Holiday at Young V&A
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National Playday at Young V&A (2025)
Celebrate the National Playday the Young V&A way, and join artists, students and community partners presenting creative play activities
Join a day full of creative play at Young V&A. Interact with the play kit designed by artists Play Build Play, join OITIJ-JO Collective to play some board games, meet young designers from Kingston School of Art, and more.
Open to everyone in the family – from children to adults.
Programme:
Open to everyone in the family – from children to adults.
Programme:
Play Build Play (Town Square)
Relax, build and explore the play kit designed by artists Play Build Play, with the help of Young V&A’s Play Champions.
Desi Games with OITIJ-JO Collective (Portal Trust Community Room)
Join OITIJ-JO Collective, a British-Bangladeshi arts organisation, in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month. Drop-in and play together some traditional board games, or join timed sessions to learn how to play Bengali games of Kabaddi and Golla Chhut.
Join OITIJ-JO Collective, a British-Bangladeshi arts organisation, in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month. Drop-in and play together some traditional board games, or join timed sessions to learn how to play Bengali games of Kabaddi and Golla Chhut.
Play Factory (Open Studio)
Create
Use a variety of recycled materials to build your toy! 'Play it again' will help you to get it connected, moving, spinning and waving.
Animate
Take your toy to meet young designers from Kingston School of Art and explore different playful spaces. Where does your toy live and make friends? What does it wear and eat? How does it like to move? What shapes are its shadows and what does it do when we’re all asleep?
