Especially for the youngest museum visitors, Museum Kranenburgh is offering a variety of fun and educational activities during the exhibition Marit Törnqvist – Hidden Stories (until 10 May 2026), such as toddler art classes and toddler dance sessions. In collaboration with the Kennemerwaard Library, reading mornings and crafting activities will also be organized around the exciting books by children’s book author and illustrator Marit Törnqvist. On Friday 16 January, the first series of Toddler Art Classes begins (6 lessons), in which toddlers take their first steps toward becoming artists and experiment with different techniques. On the Museum Kranenburgh website, you can find a complete overview of all toddler activities: https://kranenburgh.nl/activiteiten/?_soort=peuters.
Reading and Crafting | Ages 0–4
Children aged 0 to 4 and their parents/guardians are introduced to the stories and illustrations of Marit Törnqvist through large storytelling boards. At the museum, the actual illustrations featured in the exhibition are also viewed together. After the reading session, there is a short craft workshop led by a museum workshop instructor.
Cost: free with registration, excluding museum visit before/after the activity.
Location: Bergen Library
10:00–11:00
- Friday 30 January
- Friday 27 February (spring break)
Book: We’re Baking a Zoo
Register via library: https://kennemerwaard.op-shop.nl/526/biebstart
Location: Schoorl Library
11:00–12:00
- Monday 16 March
Book: We’re Baking a Zoo
Register via library: https://kennemerwaard.op-shop.nl/526/biebstart
Location: Museum Kranenburgh
10:00–11:00
- Wednesday 4 February – Fabian’s Party
- Wednesday 4 March – Everyone Goes to Sleep
- Wednesday 29 April (May holiday) – Fabian’s Party
Toddler Dance | Ages 2–4
These dance lessons are entirely themed around the children’s books of illustrator Marit Törnqvist, such as You Are the Sweetest and Everyone Goes to Sleep. After visiting the exhibition, the children dance to the beautiful poems, stories, and drawings. During the lessons, led by dance instructor Angela Vriend, different types of music are used and excerpts from the books are read aloud. The accessible lessons, based on structure and repetition, are for children aged 2 to 4 together with their parent(s)/guardian(s).
Cost: €52.50 for 6 lessons.
Capacity: 8 children.
Dates: 6, 13, 20, 27 March; 10, 17 April
Timeslot 1: 09:30–10:15
Timeslot 2: 10:30–11:15
Toddler Art Classes | Ages 2–4
These lessons focus entirely on the books by children’s author and illustrator Marit Törnqvist: Fabian’s Party, Everyone Goes to Sleep, and We’re Baking a Zoo. Workshop instructor and visual artist Regula Maria Müller first takes the budding artists and their parents/guardians to the exhibition and then works with them using a different technique each lesson. From party garlands and nighttime wool paintings to a real reading snake made of stuffed socks — every class explores something new.
The exploratory, accessible lessons are for children aged 2 to 4 together with their parent(s)/guardian(s).
Cost for 6 lessons: €52.50
Capacity: 10 children per timeslot.
Dates: 16, 23, 30 January; 6, 13, 20 February
Timeslot 1: 09:30–10:15
Timeslot 2: 10:30–11:15
