There's lots on this Summer!
Marble Madness
Get creative with our marble madness activity. Paint with marbles, learn how to play and come and see the marble trophy!
Summer starts here . . . .
Get creative with our marble madness activity. Paint with marbles, learn how to play and come and see the marble trophy!
All ages
10am-1pm
Monday 20 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Summer starts here . . . .
Join us in this summer holiday inspired workshop. Looking at pictures and objects from the collections we will create some summer themed crafts.
Ages 2-5 years old
10:30 - 11.45am and 1:30 – 2:45pm
Tuesday 21 July 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Booking Essential on 01924 302700 or email
Wainwright Watercolours
Learn about Albert Wainwright and be inspired to create your own watercolour painting of the spectacular view from the Museum window.
10am-1pm
Tuesday 21 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Tuesday 21 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Amazing Animation
Using iPads, with the museum collection as inspiration, come and join us to create your own short digital animation.
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment
Ages 6 – 11years old
10:15 – 11:45am and 1:30 – 3pm
Thursday 23 July 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Seaside Holidays
Factories like the ones in Castleford used to shut down for a week in the summer so the workers could go on holiday to the seaside! At this drop-in workshop, you can make some seaside holiday crafts to take home!
Suitable for all ages
11am-2pm
Thursday 23 July 2015
Castleford Museum
No need to book.
Pottery Stamping
Would you like to design your own tile with our stamps and paints? Come in the museum and see the pottery collection that have been stamped, then create your own version.
10am-1pm
Friday 24 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Roman Intaglio
A Roman intaglio is a carved gemstone for jewellery. Create your own by carving into clay. Come and learn more about these jewellery pieces, can you spot them in the displays?
Friday 24 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Roman Intaglio A Roman intaglio is a carved gemstone for jewellery. Create your own by carving into clay. Come and learn more about these jewellery pieces, can you spot them in the displays?
10am-1pm
Saturday 25 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Saturday 25 July
Castleford Forum Museum
No need to book!
Digital Drawing
Join us to see how objects we use in everyday life have changed over the years. Using some of our museum objects as inspiration we will create some digital artwork using iPads and our imaginations.
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment
Ages 6-11 years old
10:30 - 11:45am and 1:30 – 2:45pm
Wednesday 29 July 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Clouds
Suitable for all ages
11am-2pm
Wednesday 29 July
Pontefract Museum
No need to book.
Wings and things
The Waterton collection has many birds within it. Taking inspiration from this collection we will create our own brilliant bird related crafts and see if we can paint with feathers.
Ages 2-5 years old
10:30 - 11.45am and 1:30 – 2:45pm
Thursday 30 July 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Golden Lion
Pontefract Museum has a magnificent golden lion on display. At this drop-in workshop, you can find out more about this amazing creature, and make some lion crafts to take home!
Suitable for all ages
11am-2pm
No need to book.
Friday 31 July 2015
Pontefract Museum
Creative Illuminative Calligraphy
Get creative this summer; try your hand at Calligraphy and Illumination! Learn about their history, uses and see examples of beautiful writing and illuminated letters.
10am - 3pm
Monday 10 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Make your mark!
The Roman 4th Cohort of Gauls stamped their symbol onto the roof tiles of their buildings. Be like them and fashion your own design to stamp on to a sign, tile or even jewellery.
10am - 3pm
Tuesday 11 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Tuesday 11 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Luscious Liquorice
Pontefract has been making liquorice sweets for almost 300 years! Come along to find out more about the extraordinary liquorice plant, and to make a fabulous liquorice-themed paper collage to take home.
All ages welcome.
11am-2pm
Pontefract Museum
Drop-in session – no need to book.
Wednesday 12 August 2015
Fifties Fun
Looking at images and objects from the collections we will discover how children in the fifties had fun. We will then create some of our own homemade toys/games to take home.
Ages 2-5 years old
10:30 - 11.45am and 1:30 – 2:45pm
Thursday 13 August 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Booking Essential on 01924 302700 or
Just three
Can you create a fabulous painting of our museum window view, using only 3 colours? Which will you choose?
Just three
Can you create a fabulous painting of our museum window view, using only 3 colours? Which will you choose?
10am - 3pm
Tuesday 11 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Tuesday 11 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Amazing Animation
Using iPads, with the museum collection as inspiration, come and join us to create your own short digital animation.
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment
Ages 6 – 11years old
10:15 – 11:45am and 1:30 – 3pm
Friday 14 August 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Charcoal Art
Castleford artist Henry Moore made some amazing charcoal art – this is your chance to try your hand at it, and create a fabulous charcoal picture to take home!
Suitable for all ages
11am-2pm
Friday 14 August 2015
Castleford Museum
No need to book.
Muse-ic
Ever wondered what kind of music the Romans listen to? What kind of instruments they had? Well now is your chance to learn the answers to all these questions and make your very own Roman Trigonum!
Muse-ic
Ever wondered what kind of music the Romans listen to? What kind of instruments they had? Well now is your chance to learn the answers to all these questions and make your very own Roman Trigonum!
10am - 3pm
Saturday 15 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Saturday 15 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Fantastic Fifties!
Come to Wakefield Museum to find out about what life was like 60 years ago! You can learn about the fashions and the fads of the 1950s, and make some fabulous 50s crafts to take home!
Ages 6-12 years old
10:30am-12noon and 1.30-3pm
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Aromatic Art
Spices in the past were a luxury for the rich. Come and join us using herbs and spices to create fragrant art you can enjoy.
Ages 2-5 years old
10:30 - 11.45am and 1:30 – 2:45pm
Wednesday 19 August 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
Booking Essential on 01924 302700 or email 
Calling all budding architects! Can you help us design our Roman Fort?
10am - 3pm
Monday 24 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Monday 24 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Gardeners
Do you know which type of land is the best to build on? Learn which plants the Romans had and help us create the foundations of our Roman base!
10am - 3pm
Tuesday 25 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Tuesday 25 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Back to School
Come and see objects from the collections related to the Victorian schoolroom. Try your hand at writing on a slate and using a quill and ink.
Suitable for ages 3-12years
10:00am – 12:00noon
Wednesday 26 August 2015
Wakefield Museum Learning Zone
No need to book!
No need to book!
Back to School
Come and see objects from the collections related to the Victorian schoolroom. Try your hand at writing on a slate and using a quill and ink.
10:00am – 12:00noon
Thursday 27 August 2015
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
No need to book!
Builders
View drawings and diagrams of what the fort would have looked like to help us assemble our own garrison. Find out what materials the Romans had available too!
12:15pm - 3pm
Thursday 27 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Decorators
What colours do you think the Roman’s would have used to decorate their forts? Find out how paints were made at our decorating session! Help us decide on the colours to paint our Roman fort and put your steady hands to the test!
10am - 3pm
Friday 28 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Finishers
The day has arrived! We have a fort….but no people. Learn about the different kinds of people and where they stayed. Then help us to colonise our model with people, animals and lots of other Roman objects before the big reveal!
Thursday 27 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Decorators
What colours do you think the Roman’s would have used to decorate their forts? Find out how paints were made at our decorating session! Help us decide on the colours to paint our Roman fort and put your steady hands to the test!
10am - 3pmFriday 28 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Finishers
The day has arrived! We have a fort….but no people. Learn about the different kinds of people and where they stayed. Then help us to colonise our model with people, animals and lots of other Roman objects before the big reveal!
10am - 3pm
Saturday 29 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
Saturday 29 August
Castleford Museum
No need to book!
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