Spring Explorers

Become a Spring Explorer this April at the National Museum of Rural Life.

Join us as we dig into all things soil and explore the wiggly world beneath our feet.  

Take part in a planting activity to learn how bugs and worms keep soil healthy for plants to grow. Settle in for some lively, soil-inspired storytelling in the theatre, then get messy with some hands-on fun at our Soil Exploration Station.

Activities

Storytelling

Times: 11:00 - 11:20, 12:30 - 12:50, 14:00 - 14:20 (sign up on the day)

Location: Theatre

Join our storyteller for familiar songs and tales of wiggly worms and creepy crawlies.

Companion Planting

Times: 10:30 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 15:30 (drop in)

Location: Learning Centre

Learn how plants, bugs and worms work together by planting a trio of potatoes, basil and marigolds to take home and grow over summer.

Soil Exploration Station

Times: 10:30 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 15:30 (drop in)

Location: Learning Centre

Dig around with mini trowels to find out what’s lurking inside our soil patch.

Soil Tools Discovery Station

Times: various times (drop in)

Location: Tools Gallery

Get hands-on with our Learning Team to see how soil-working farm tools have evolved – from simple hoes to robot dogs. 

Worms at Work: Exploring the Soil Food Web

Date: Fri 17 Apr only

Times: 11:00 - 15:00 (drop in)

Location: Tools gallery 

Join Lauren from Propagate Scotland and meet Earth's best recyclers! Get hands-on with the worms we can see easily and get a close-up look at the tiny, microscopic ones too. Watch worms turning waste into soil in our portable wormery. Discover what they like to eat, and learn how to make your own DIY wormery. 

Accessibility and facilities

We want everyone who comes to our museums to enjoy their time with us and make the most of their visit.  

Visit our accessibility page for general access information for the National Museum of Rural Life.