Story Explorers: Mystery and Monsters

Our Story Explorer courses offer young people aged 8-12 the opportunity to explore their creativity, with guest appearances from professional story-makers including authors, artists, musicians and drama practitioners. Sessions are led by our expert Story Leaders and involve plenty of games and fun along the way. It's a great way to make new friends, try new activities and immerse yourself in the world of stories.

Tues 29 Oct: Choose Your Own Adventure with Kyandreia Jones
Transform into a mystery-busting detective with author Kyandreia Jones in a day of espionage and interactive storytelling. Kyandreia will use her first Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) book, Spies: James Armistead Lafayette to guide aspiring agents through narrative world-building and choice-making to create your very own adventure. Kyandreia is the author of three CYOA novels: CYOA Spies: James Armistead Lafayette; CYOA Spies: Mary Bowser; and Ghost on the Mountain, her first CYOA for younger readers.

Wed 30 Oct: Monster Mayhem with Rowena Fletcher
Are your brave enough for a monstrous discovery? Journey into stories about myths and monsters and then create some monster mayhem with fun games and role play. In a special workshop with scientist Rowena Fletcher you'll encounter a mystery in the museum and will have to use your CSI skills to solve the puzzle!

Thu 31 Oct: Dungeons & Dragons with Rolldark
Enter the cave of dragonlore in our exhibition Here Be Dragons and explore dragon stories from around the world. Led by experts in role play, Rolldark, you will go on a quest in an immersive a game of Dungeons and Dragons - choose your character and embark on an imaginary adventure exploring castles, dungeons, treasure and dragons!

Story Explorer workshops run from 10:00-16:00. These are unaccompanied workshops for ages 8-12

Days can be booked individually

At The Story Museum we believe that finances should not impact a young person’s ability to access the arts. Therefore, we offer bursaries for the course price and related travel expenses for low-income families. To apply for a bursary place, please email us.