Choose a sample visit for a nursery, school, family celebration, adult group or public Sunday. Every programme, capacity and example price must be confirmed before booking.
Learn by touching, looking and making
These sample programmes are designed for a universal toy museum template. Timings, capacity, access arrangements and prices must be confirmed locally before a booking is accepted.
All prices below are illustrative placeholders in [€/£/$] . Booking enquiries are nonbinding and do not reserve a date, room or facilitator.
A gentle first museum visit with a short hello to the collection, a sensory wool table and a quiet story-led looking activity. The group ends with a simple make-and-take idea that can be continued back at nursery.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
Trace fleece through carding, twisting and yarn-making, then compare the thread with felt and stuffed toys in the collection. A facilitator-led challenge invites pupils to identify texture, structure and the purpose of a tool.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
Learn a small, repeatable technique using wool and child-friendly tools, choosing between a simple felt shape and a short knitted cord. The workshop values experimentation and safe handling rather than a perfect finished object.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
A birthday group brings its soft toys for a calm care assessment, then learns about gentle cleaning, storage and handling. This is advice and observation only: it is not a guaranteed repair service and it is not a medical service.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
Take a slower look at construction, fibre, repair and the social history of handmade play. Conversation prompts connect the collection to domestic craft without assuming prior knowledge or specialist vocabulary.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
A shared, mixed-age introduction to eight collection rooms, with a short object-handling demonstration where suitable. The pace leaves room for questions, sketching and a final visit to the making table.
Example programme — details to be confirmed. Booking enquiries are nonbinding until confirmed by the museum.
Plan ahead
Tell us which programme interests you, your preferred visit window and any access or sensory information that would help us prepare. Sending this form is an enquiry only; the museum will reply with availability and a confirmed quotation.
