A READING museum is helping children and their families learn about environmental issues through fun-filled half term sessions.
Visitors can enjoy workshops, trails, activities and crafts at The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL), all based on fast fashion and the theme ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’.
Children aged 5 and over can be booked onto a free ‘repurposing’ object exploration session or drop into a sunflower amulet-making workshop for £3. The latter will see youngsters manufacture creations from old fabrics and clothing.
The MERL’s ‘Museums, My Way’ session is designed for neurodivergent visitors of all ages and will introduce the concept of recycling. Booking is free but essential.
These events have been inspired by the museum’s Our Green Stories project, which explores environmental issues through its collections.
Families can take part in a wide range of activities at the museum and garden throughout half term, such as negotiating the woodland brass rubbing trails, hopping on the wooden tractor and wagon, and meeting the garden’s chicken.
A winter family activity pack can be purchased from the gift shop for £4.
For information on timings and prices, visit: merl.reading.ac.uk
