Drop in Design: Toy Lab

Inventors needed! Bring your sense of play and imagination to our toy lab. Join this playful workshop created by toy inventor and prop maker Isobel Irwin, design your very own toy and practice the skills you need to look after them.

+44 (0)20 7942 2000
  • Monday, 30 March – Thursday, 2 April 2026

  • V&A South Kensington

    Cromwell Road
    London, SW7 2RL
  • Digital Studio

  • Families

    Children over 5

  • Free event

Drop in Design: Toy Lab photo
Have you ever wanted to design your very own toy? How would it work? Do your own toys at home need some care and repair? 

Dream up and design a toy, imagined by you! Does it wiggle? Or giggle? Or do something delightfully unexpected! Use your creative thinking and problem-solving skills to explore how it could work. Practice skills that you need to mend your toys so you can get your toys at home ready for a life of new adventures! 

This is a free, drop-in event for families to enjoy all together; no child can be left unattended. Suitable for ages 5+.  

This event with take place in the Digital and Design Studio, Level 0 of the V&A Learning Centre.  

If you have any further questions, please email the families team on families@vam.ac.uk

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