Take a look at some of the toys we have loved and played with through the generations.
The workshops are held Museum of Liverpool, 11am-12noon and 1.30-4pm.
The museum has handling collections which link to their main collections but you can actually touch them, which is great for learning and finding out more! They have the most fantastic handling collection of toys which you are invited to head along and play with!
Did you ever master the cup and ball? Or the yo-yo? What was your favourite toy growing up? Everyone is welcome to join in, reminiscence about the toys you played with during your childhood and maybe introduce them to a new generation.
Discover more about toys from Tudor times to the modern day before exploring the Museum of Liverpool’s Timeline of Toys.
Get creative and make a Viking inspired helmet to take home with you in this in family workshop.
Museum of Liverpool looks back and remembers some settlers who first visited Merseyside shores more than 1000 years ago!
Additional workshops:
28 July, 1.30-4pm
29 July, 1.30-4pm
World Museum going out into the wild!
Each month the Participation team will be set loose on Gallery, bringing their handling collections out for you to explore and enjoy.
Keep your eyes peeled for their team and their trolley full of incredible stories and specimens.
Find out about the African talking drum along with other amazing African musical instruments.
Join in and hear what they all sound like when they are played together in this International Slavery Museum workshop.
Workshops start: 11am – 11.40am / 1pm – 1.40pm / 2pm – 2.40pm / 3pm – 3.40pm
Meet Decorative Art Curator Nicola Scott in the Main Hall of the gallery to explore some items from the stores.
Objects include items such as ceramic decorative panels for snuff boxes and opera glasses.
This is a drop in session on gallery, no need to book.
England is one of the least biodiverse countries in the world. By encouraging more plants that are considered weeds into our cities we can help to make a home for nature and support a wide range of wildlife.
Dandelions are one of the first sources of food for bees in early spring and stinging nettles are great for birds and butterflies.
Take part in a wild plant ID session to help investigate what plants have grown in the Edge Hill Station Community Garden over winter/early spring and find out the benefits of letting weeds and wild plants grow.
They will be experimenting making different types of plant based images using smartphone microscope attachments and blueprint paper to map what’s growing in the garden. You will leave with your prints, wildflower seeds from across the city and a quick guide to the wild plants of Liverpool.
All ages and abilities welcome.
Please register for this free event.
NB: There is no step-free access to the Metal garden however there will be elements of the workshop happening in their ground floors spaces inside the station buildings. Part of the workshop will happen outside so please dress accordingly.
About the artist
Jay Hampton is a SciArtist from Liverpool, with a BSc in Earth and Ocean Science and Zoology and an MA in Art in Science. Her interest is in the environment, mainly the hidden and microscopic parts of our surroundings. Previous work has used microscopic organisms from the Mersey to document the health of our waters and see the effects of climate change at the base of the local food-chain.
Bluecoat’s popular Baby Book Club returns with a course of 10 weekly sessions for parents and carers with babies aged from 3 to 12 months.
The course was developed by staff from the Participation Team at the Bluecoat working alongside artist and educator Roger Hill, who will be leading the course, to help new parents to develop their reading skills and techniques while encouraging their babies to engage with different books.
Each session includes discussion and sharing time, book recommendations and reviews, individual and group reading, and fun activities linked to the weekly core story.
Join artists and print makers Kate Hodgson and Ivy McIntyre for this exciting screen and lino print course.
Make your own Easter prints and cards to take home with you (and give to your loved ones).
There is no need to bring your own materials. No experience necessary. Not suitable for under 18s.
Discover the world of Du Iz Tak? at The Reader’s Storybarn.
The event is held Mansion House, Calderstones Park, 12 – 24 April, various times.
This school holiday The Reader are taking you on a magical mini-beast adventure as we explore the beautiful picture book Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis which is written in a made-up language.
You’ll build bug forts, learn about the language of these teeny-tiny creatures, and use our imaginations to bring to life the enormous potential of a single seed.
Children can enjoy critter-themed crafts and take home a copy of the book to read again and again!
Tickets are £6.50 per child, £4 per adult (under 1’s are free but places still need to be booked). Sessions last approximately 1.5 hours and are best suited for children aged 4 – 9 but all ages are welcome!
Du Iz Tak? © 2016 Carson Ellis. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE11 5HJ
www.walker.co.uk
Get creative, explore and record the beautiful Japanese and old English gardens hidden in Calderstones Park.
This sketching course is a mixed ability class suitable for practising artists who want to experience drawing in this unique location or beginners looking to learn useful skills to help record and celebrate the world around them.
Programme
As a group, you will visit various parts of the park and choose different features to sketch, with demonstration and individual assistance from your tutor
You will look at constructing landscapes; close-up observational drawings of natural forms such as trees, leaves and flowers; architectural features and how to deal with effects of light sources/dappling/shadows
With your tutor you will discuss different approaches to your drawing, referencing a range of artists to provide context and pointers on how to deal with challenges
You will do quick sketches capturing the essence of a subject as well as longer drawings focussing on detail
Using coloured pencils to achieve colour variation and foundations for turning your sketches into paintings
Group critique and feedback sessions
Tutor: Madeleine Pires
Dates: Saturdays 28 May,4 June and 11 June,11am- 4pm
Cost: £125 for 3 day course
To avoid a booking fee and pay by card, cheque or cash, please contact dot-art Services directly on 0345 017 6660
Materials: You will need to bring a set of drawing pencils, set of coloured pencils, erasers and an A4 or A3 sketchbook.
