Historical Interpretation for children

Schools & Education Services

Interactive days designed to inspire the imagination!

Key Stage 1 & 2 – Interpretation Days

A Tudor Theme

• Food (in the raw, to smell, eat and examine)
• Day to day life (the work day organisation and crafts used)
• Clothes (Children’s dress from 1540 – 1600, look at them and try them on)

Using replica kitchen equipment and dishes of popular Tudor food, taken from period recipe books, and vegetables to touch, smell and taste.

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Key Stage 3 & 4 – Historical themed days

• History of medicine and its uses within the home. (Make a simple remedy to take home)
• History of table manners and etiquette in dining. (Experience a simple feast)
• History of spinning and its uses. (Try your hand at drop spindles and learn the spinning wheel)
• History of dairy and make butter!
• History of bee keeping Tudor style. (Learn how Tudors kept bees and taste some elderflower honey from our bees and make a simple wax candle to take home).

Using the stillroom chest full of natural ingredients see how mothers used to treat their sick relatives and make pomander beads to take home, or try a spinning wheel and learn to use a drop spindle. Look at fleece and make it into yarn.

We can present to adult groups for themed workshops. Please contact us for details.

 

 

All prices for the interpretation days are available upon request when booking.

Please telephone 02392631008 or email cathy.flowerbond@talktalk.net for further details