EYFS, KS1, Learning Activities

All Our Childhood Toys

Collection of teddys and toys.

Target Age:

Early Years, KS1

Activity Cost:

£50 per class (admission costs apply)

Group size:

Whole class

Duration:

50 minutes

Take time to play with the museum’s toys during our All Our Childhood Toys learning activity.

Take your class to the 1950s welfare hall and play with a variety of toys and games that children would have enjoyed in the past. Pupils will enjoy playing with a range of toys, some they may be familiar with and some that will be new to them. During All Our Childhood Toys, the children will have the opportunity to play with indoor and outdoor, wooden, metal and plastic, moving and static and group and individual toys.

Season: All year

Activity Resources

Book your Learning Activity

To book and to find out more: Fill out this form, email bookings@beamish.org.uk or phone 0191 370 4026.

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