Festive Stop Motion Animation workshops

The National Waterfront Museum is running Festive Stop Motion Animation workshops on Sunday 22 November and Sunday 6 December, with sessions at 11am and 2pm on both days. It's a hands-on one for kids aged 8 and over, and it's all about making a little festive story from scratch.

Inside the workshop, the kids build a festive-inspired story using LEGO, design their own dioramas to set the scene, and then bring the whole thing to life using digital stop motion techniques. If they've never done it before, stop motion is that frame-by-frame animation where you move a figure a tiny bit, take a photo, and repeat until you've got a moving sequence. It's a slow process, but seeing the LEGO characters actually walk and talk on screen is the best part.

The museum itself is a good spot for a day out, too. It looks after 300 years of Welsh industry and innovation through interactive exhibits, collections and special events, all in its waterfront setting. So if you're bringing the kids along for the workshop, there's plenty more to see around them while you're there.

Each session is £7 per child, and you'll need to book in advance. With two dates and two times each, you can pick the one that fits your Sunday best.