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Magical Toy Museum

Subject: History

Age Group: KS1

Region: London/Greater London, North West, South West, West Midlands

You are invited to discover the magic of the toy museum in our popular KS1 Toys from the Past workshop!

Welcomed by the eccentric curator of the Magical Toy Museum, pupils will journey from room to room. Along the way, they will discover the toys that children enjoyed playing with in the past. They will stumble upon a bear hug-a-thon, dance at the Dolly Disco, and put their skills to the test as a Toy Expert.

Pop, spin, or put your batteries in! Through drama, imagination, and a little bit of magic, pupils will bring toys to life. They will explore how play has changed over time.

Perfect for the topic Changes Within Living Memory, this KS1 Toys from the Past workshop helps pupils identify similarities and differences between toys from the past and present. It also explores aspects of change in national life.

Picture of a school pupil participating in a KS1 Drama Workshop on Magical Toy Museum delivered by Freshwater Theatre Company.

Why choose a Freshwater workshop?

Our sessions:

Are highly interactive, offering hands-on learning, which allows all your pupils to access the topic.
Add depth and richness to the curriculum and stimulate further learning.
Use carefully chosen drama techniques, so that children feel a personal involvement in the topic which helps to embed subject knowledge.
Allow the teacher an opportunity to observe pupils’ progress from a different perspective.
Are led by experienced drama facilitators who immerse the children in an imaginative world, helping to make learning fun!

Check out our Victorian Homelife and Toys session if you’re looking for a different KS1 toys from the past workshop.

And discover when we took part in the Young V&A Story Festival just down the road from Freshwater HQ!

The children loved the workshop and were engaged the entire time. It was lovely to pretend to be different dolls and hear the children laugh so hard! The children learned a lot and were able to write a recount describing the different types of toys they saw and what they were made of. I would highly recommend it to other schools.

Emma Hutchison, St Richard's R.C. Primary School, Manchester

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Details

Length of session: 60 minutes
Price: One session costs £148 + VAT (there may be an additional charge for travel)
Number of Children: up to 30
Extra children are negotiable
All facilitators are DBS checked