Summer Holiday Fun - activities for children at Bruce Castle Museum

The excellent Bruce Castle Museum  on Lordship Lane N17 will be running their programme of  *free* local history related craft drop in activities over the summer:

• Sessions are supervised by a facilitator
• Suitable for children 5-13 years

All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No adult admitted without an accompanying child.

Here is the programme

Sunday 24 July Tactile Tower
Using mixed materials design a Bruce Castle tower picture with a difference

Sunday 31 July Scented Sweets
Learn about Barrett’s Sweet Factory and create a range of scented sweets (not edible)

Mysteries of the Manor

Wednesday 3 August Picture This 

Find out about the mystery of our 1686 painting and paint your own picture of Bruce Castle

Thursday 4 August Wonderful Wilbur
Learn about our museum mascot Wilbur the Wyvern and create your own Wilbur puppet

Friday 5 August Mystery Manor
Discover the story of the ghost of Bruce Castle and make a ghostly picture.

Sunday 7 August Castle Crown
Learn about the royal visits to Bruce Castle and make a crown fit for a King or Queen

Wednesday 10 August Tudor Tower
Explore the our Tudor round tower and create a printed tower artwork

Thursday 11 August Clay Creations
Find the coat of arms on Bruce Castle and create your very own out of clay

Friday 12 August Terrible Taxidermy
Find out how Bruce Castle was once a natural history museum and create an artwork from our collection of stuffed animals

Sunday 14 August Wonderful wigs
Discover the mysteries of the Coleraine family and turn yourself into Lord or Lady Coleraine

Wednesday 17 August Plague!
Learn how Bruce Castle was used to escape the Plague and make your own furry rat

Thursday 18 August Victorian Kitchen
Join History on the Move in a hands on session exploring our Victorian kitchen and then have a go at being the Bruce Castle servants

Friday 19 August Toy time
Find out about the children who lived at Bruce Castle and make a traditional Victorian toy

Sunday 21 August Creative Clay
Explore the galleries to choose an object to make in clay

Wednesday 24 August Ammonites
Learn about extinct sea creatures by handling real fossils and then create your own ammonite

Thursday 25 August Unique Unicorns
See our mystery object, find out how it led to the myth of the unicorn and make your own unicorn mask.

Friday 26 August Hunting Gloves
Discover the use for the tower and make a hunting glove

Sunday 28 August
Help us get ready to celebrate the Museum's 110th birthday this October by creating some birthday bunting to go on display