Activities & Workshops
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All Our Childhood Toys
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.
Carrot Cookies at The 1940s Farm
Children will immerse themselves in the past by taking part in a carrot cookie making activity at The 1940s Farm. They will meet the farming staff, mix and make their carrot cookies before cooking them and tasting them next to the coal fire.
Murder Mystery
There has been a murder! The “body” is to be found in The 1900s Town at Beamish. Clues have been left behind. The students need to tell the inspector what to do to solve the crime.
Norman Cornish – Arts Award
Inspired by the drawings donated to the museum by the Cornish family, this activity aims to teach students about North East artist Norman Cornish and to make art of their own. Participants will attain the Arts Award Discover as part of this activity.
Evacuee: Absent Without Leave
Learn about the start of the Second World War with our Remote Evacuee Learning Activity.
Evacuees in the Second World War
It is 1941 and Britain has been at war for some time. Children will meet the costumed farm staff at The 1940s Farm. Will the farmer provide billets for them all?