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MiniBrum



What is it?
MiniBrum is a play space for under eights based on the theme of a mini Birmingham. There are different areas for children to explore including a canal barge, a construction zone and a shop. The whole of MiniBrum is designed to support children’s role play and exploration of real life spaces. The unique interactive gallery has been created with the input of over 800 children and families from across Birmingham.




 Where is it?
Mini Brum is part of ThinkTank which is Birmingham’s science museum. MiniBrum is on the third floor next to the recently revamped planetarium. Entry to ThinkTank is £14 per adult and £10.25 per child. Under 3’s are free and during Birmingham term time there is a special adult and toddler (aged 3-5) ticket for £15. Another great offer is the £3 per person entry fee after 3pm on term time weekdays.




When does it open?
It opens to the public on 25thMay in time for half term. I would expect it to be very busy. My advice would be to wait a week or two while things calm down a little or with pre-school children visit during the school day.

What can you expect?
Expect your children to have lots of fun playing. Little Lady rushed around initially as there was so much to see. I was left trying to keep up with her. Once she had seen every area she settled and started to actually play. The construction site was an unexpected hit with her and she spent a long time hoisting soft bricks up and down using a pully system. Another favourite activity was the den building area where colourful sheets and pegs could be used to create a play space. There were other lovely touches too such a race track where you could time yourself and a burrow that children could crawl through.


What we thought.
We loved MiniBrum because it is designed just for kids. There were so many different things to explore that we could visit again and again. MiniBrum is so new, shiny and exciting that it is bound to attract lots of visitors. It would be great to see ThinkTank investing in some of the areas that they have had for a while. For instance, it would be lovely to see Kids’ City with the play phones working again and purchases of new dressing up clothes, dolls for the baby clinic and play food in the pretend cafe. 

Would we recommend it?
Yes! Go play and have lots of fun!





Thank you to ThinkTank for inviting us along to the press preview of MiniBrum.



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  1. Tiffany9 June 2019 at 23:36

    The place looks fantastic! Loved the colors. Thanks for sharing ♥️ ♥️ Let me know if you are interested in doing collabs! xx

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