Workshops to keep the kids (& teens!) happy this summer

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July 19, 2018, 9:35 a.m.

Workshops to keep the kids & teens happy!


This summer, Forty Hall are running tons of workshops to keep the kids amused during the school holidays.

All workshops are just £5 if booked in advance, or £7 on the door (subject to availability).


For the teenagers (Age 11 – 18):

Snap That! 1.30pm - 3pm

Discover how photography developed from stiff formality to today’s Instagram world! Pick up tricks and tips to get the most out of your camera phone or digital camera and try out new ideas. BOOK HERE


More Magnificent Modroc Marble Mazes 1.30pm - 3pm

Enjoy investigating the patterns and shapes of Forty Hall’s ceilings before taking your ideas away to form your very own crazy pattern, which will form a Modroc Marble Maze. BOOK HERE


And for the younger ones (Age 4 – 11):

Perfect Portraits! Tuesday 24 July, 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Explore our collection of paintings on a fun trail, then dress up and pose for your own historic style portrait. BOOK HERE

Photography Fun and Trickery! 11am-12.30pm

Explore the weird and sometimes wacky world of Victorian photography and camera trickery, then discover photographs of bygone days at Forty Hall. Pick up tricks and tips to get the most out of your camera phone or digital camera and try out new ideas. BOOK HERE



The Tudors: Jolly Jousting and Heraldry 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Find out about a sport King Henry VIII loved that nearly killed him – jousting. Learn about jousting heraldry and make a visor and shield featuring your own design. Then climb onto one of our hobby horses and challenge a fellow knight to a joust with our (safe!) lances! BOOK HERE


Tudor Treasures from Elsyng Palace 11am-12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

See real Tudor finds from previous archaeological digs of the site, meet a real archaeologist from Enfield Archaeology Society and handle artefacts! Finally, take inspiration from what you’ve seen to make your own replica Tudor treasures from clay! BOOK HERE


Farmyard Fun 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Follow a fun trail around Forty Hall Farm! Then come into the Hall to make a fluffy pom-pom farmyard friend to take home. BOOK HERE


Combining Art & Nature 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Get outdoors and explore natural art through a series of mini challenges. Then bring your preparation back inside and work with natural materials to produce your own masterpiece! BOOK HERE


Discover Patterns and Print 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Explore 17th century patterns & designs then try out a variety of printing techniques to produce your own works of art! BOOK HERE


Magnificent Modroc Marble Maze Workshop 11am - 12.30pm

Make a Magnificent Modroc Marble Maze inspired by the patterns on Forty Hall’s ceilings.BOOK HERE


Inky Mixtures and Mystery Messages 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Follow a trail to decipher a secret code and then make up your own! Make your own secret replica antique scroll to take away. BOOK HERE


A Cabinet of Curiosities 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Find out what might be found in a Cabinet of Curiosities in the past by taking part in a fun treasure hunt. Then make a mini cabinet to house your own collection of treasures! BOOK HERE


Falling Leaves 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Explore the Estate on the trail of beautiful autumnal leaves, then make a beautiful glimmering leaf dish to take home! BOOK HERE


Marvellous Mosaics 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm

Take part in a trail of amazing patterns and colours around the hall, then make a stunning stone mosaic tile to take home. BOOK HERE


Bug Club: Bulbs for Bees! 12pm - 1.30pm and 2pm - 3.30pm

Come and paint a flower pot and then plant bee friendly bulb(s) to care for on your window sill. BOOK HERE

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