What toys did people play with in the past? (60 Mins)
This 60 minute informative and interactive session looks at the types of toys children
in the past played with; from the Victorian era all the way up to the 1980s. In addition
it investigates the different materials used to make old toys and why different
materials were used in different eras.
The first part is an interactive presentation using images and real museum objects to
teach the class about different toys and materials of different eras. The second part
lets them use the information they have learn through four hands-on activities.
o What does it feel like?
o What materials are they made from?
o Who would have played with what?
o Have a go yourself
Pupils not only get to see and handle real and replica toys from the Victorian and
Edwardian periods, and periods from ‘within living memory’, but also get the chance
to have a go themselves, and compare old toys to their own toys at home.
In the Museum £25 per class or we can come to you £40 per class.
Sessions held at the Museum include a
FREE ‘Explore the Museum’ activity
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01276 707284 (Wed-Sat 11am-5pm)
www.surreyheath.gov.uk/museum