The Science Museum and Benugo are introducing two new interactive activities to be enjoyed alongside the popular Afternoon Tea experience that bring science to life at the table in a playful, hands-on way for families.
Launching on 4 June in the Gallery Café, Science Museum, and designed for children aged 6+, the new optional add-on experiences to the themed afternoon tea feature guided experiments that explore science through food, colour and reaction.
The Alien Activity Package (£24 add-on) invites children to become junior scientists as they help an alien get ready for school through a series of table-top experiments. Activities include Cake O’Clock, where children build a simple electrical circuit using cakes to power a digital clock, Milk Magic, a colourful reaction using milk, food colouring and washing-up liquid, and Alien Toothpaste, a foaming acid-base reaction using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar.
Liquid Lava Layers (£10 add-on) allows children to create their own lava-style liquid layers in a bottle using oil, water, coloured pipettes and a fizzy tablet reaction that produces carbon dioxide bubbles and a dramatic lava lamp effect. Young guests can observe how liquids separate and react in a visually striking, hands-on experiment.
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Each add-on experience is clearly guided, non-edible, and designed to be safe, accessible, and fun, with simple explanations that bring the science behind each reaction to life. They are intended to be enjoyed alongside a delicious afternoon tea, specially curated by Benugo’s pastry chefs.
The Kids Science Afternoon Tea (£26) brings playful experimentation to the table, with highlights including an elemental cupcake which children decorate themselves using a syringe, test tubes filled with popping candy, sherbet and colourful toppings, alongside a rocket ship cookie and petri dish jelly. A build-your-own fizzy pink lemonade adds a hands-on chemistry moment, served with a selection of savoury bites including a Cumberland sausage roll, egg mayonnaise brioche and hummus with vegetable sticks, plus classic scones with clotted cream and jam.
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The Adults Science Afternoon Tea (£36) offers a more refined take on the theme, featuring space-inspired sweet treats such as a solar system cupcake, galaxy brownie, rocket ship cookie and petri dish jelly, alongside Earl Grey tea-soaked scones with clotted cream and jam. The savoury selection includes smoked salmon with cream cheese, egg mayonnaise with mustard cress, grilled peppers with hummus and a Cumberland sausage roll, served with an unlimited selection of teas and coffee.
The optional experience add-ons are priced at £10 for Liquid Lava Layers and £24 for the Alien Activity Package. Afternoon Tea is priced at £26 per child, and £36 per adult.
Details of how to book:
When: Available Thurs-Sun, 12.00 and 15.00 (1.5 hours each sitting)
Where: Gallery Café, Science Museum (Level 2)
Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2DD
Reservations: Advanced booking is required to secure your spot. Gift vouchers are available to purchase. https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visit/food-and-drink/afternoon-tea
