Some museums are awesome aren’t they? Awe-inspiring exhibits, new discoveries waiting around every corner… and chock full of things that fill you with wonder (about how completely brilliant our world is). We the curious in Bristol is one of those museums. Designed with playfulness in mind, its exhibits invite visitors to interact, experiment and question just about anything and everything. It’s the most interactive museum I’ve set foot in, for sure.

Last week I visited for the first time, and I took the Not So Tiny One with me. Friday saw the venue open its doors for a Toddler Takeover event, where the smallest people have free reign to enjoy all it has to offer without getting under anyone’s feet. It was fabulous! There is so much to see there. We made rainbows, giant bubbles, flew parachutes, constructed things, drew our own Aardman animations and held a 6 month old foetus (a pretend one, of course – from their pregnancy life cycle exhibit). 

We the curious is housed over two floors. The ground floor plays host to their biggest exhibits. This is where we had fun exploring the textures of different fruits and vegetables and getting to grips with knife skills in the demo kitchen; where we learnt about the life stages of the aforementioned human foetus and other cool stuff about the human body; and where we sculpted with sand, played with interactive light installations and explored the kinetic forces at play when we jump, to name but a few. 

Upstairs, it’s all about light, sound, designing and making and all things sensory. Here we used ginormous bubbles to create our own rainbow effects; donned our hard hats and constructed walls and bridges and spent an unfeasible amount of time playing with the topsy turvy ball run. The ball run was a massive hit with the 18-24 month crowd. I could barely drag the Not So Tiny One away! 

As well as all of this, we visited the Planetarium, which **exciting fact alert** is housed within the iconic giant silver ball that sits in Bristol’s Millennium Square. I’m not kidding, we were INSIDE the ball. Amazing. We added a Planetarium show to our visit for an extra £2.50 (for me as the Not So Tiny One was free as an under 2) and it was brilliant. We did the Space Explorers show, which takes you on a whirlwind adventure around space, spotting stars, constellations, planets, galaxies… and more! 

For under a tenner (on a Toddler Takeover day anyway) I thought it was a great day out and I’ll certainly be taking the Little Big One there too (probably with the hubby as I’d be tied up in knots keeping track of both girls – there are just too many exciting things to explore!)

All the info you need can be found on the we the curious website: https://www.wethecurious.org

Toddler Takeover prices are as follows: Adults £8.20 / £7.20 concessions, children 3+ £6.20, under 3s free / extra Planetarium shows from £2.50. (Bearing in mind that adult tickets usually cost £14.50 and over 3s, £10.45, it’s certainly worth looking out for the Toddler Takeover events). Check the website for upcoming dates.