The Museum of Cornish Life in Helston is hosting a family fun day with a range of free activities on Saturday, September 21.
Activities on the day include:
· Poster Pop Up: The fun craft activity inspired by the museum poster collection where visitors will be experimenting with a variety of print materials and colours. All materials supplied and suitable for all ages.
· LEGO® Learning System: Working with James Scott from NCI Technologies, visitors can construct a lego creature then learn basic coding and make it move.
· One Blue Eye: Matthew Nott, the man behind One Blue Eye, shreds plastic into granulated form and moulds it to create items. Visitors can have a go at the hand crank shredder and help to make something new out of discarded waste.
· Helston as it was, is now and how it might be: A craft activity inspired by shop signs in Helston. Visitors can have fun re-designing the town centre with their own shops and businesses, using shop signs for inspiration.
The event is part of Helston Makes It, a week-long annual celebration of makers and craft on September 21-28. This year, the festival celebrates the trades and crafts on display in the museum’s Meat Market.
The week’s list of activities include
- Monday September 23: A Dressmaker’s Tale, workshop with Vicki Aimers (12:30pm until 3pm).
- Tuesday, September 24: Trade Through Helston’s History, by Patrick Carroll - free talk (2pm).
- Wednesday, September 25: Discovering Gloves, by Andrea Newall - free talk and Q&A (2pm-3pm).
- Thursday, September 26: Cornwall Wood Carvers - free drop in demonstartion event (10am-1pm).
- Thursday, September 26: Don Taylor, Serpentine Sculptor - free drop in demonstration and workshops (2pm-4pm).
- Friday, September 27: Conserving the History of Making - free talk, demonstration and Q&A (11am-1pm).
- Saturday, September 28: Cornish Bottle Roadshow - free drop in event (10.30am-2.30pm).
For more information, visit: museumofcornishlife.co.uk