Join us to find out about washdays past. Explore different ways to make bubbles, get hands on with how people in the past washed their clothes. Smell the soap, try out an old fashioned ‘dolly tub’ and hang the washing out to dry. Experiment with creating bubbles using things we might have at home. Create a bubble wand to try out, make a peg dolly using an old-fashioned clothes peg to take home with you and add to our big bubble art. Tell us what household gadget you like the most by adding to our voting wall, before exploring the museum with a special themed trail about household jobs in the past.

We invite you to discover and explore together through this range of family-friendly activities designed to bring the theme of ‘washdays long ago’ alive, in a relaxed session designed for families with children over 5 years old.

Cost: £7.50 per child (£5 for MiP Members), accompanying adults free

Booking required. Book online or call 01453 763394.