Ryedale Folk Museum

 

 

What an exciting week we have had! It has been jam packed!

On Tuesday we were lucky enough to have out first school trip of the term! We all dressed up as Victorians (the teachers as well!) everybody looked absolutely fantastic.

After a fairly bumpy coach journey we arrived at Ryedale Folk Museum! We were all greeted and then split into groups to begin our activities. These included: a school lesson, rag rug making, chores and washing. All the activities were really hands on, meaning everybody got a to have a go at everything.

 

The school lesson was really interesting as got were able to experience life as a Victorian child. The teacher was really strict, the classrooms were dull, and we had to have our hands checked to see if they were clean enough!

 

Something I think everybody enjoyed was the rag rug making. These were made from potato sack cuttings and pieces of old material. We are able to learn about how much the Victorians liked to recycle and reuse everything. Our rag rugs looked really super. If anybody has any old tops, shirts, curtains or anything similar we would be grateful for donations so we can finish our rag rugs at school.

The chores and washing was hard work. We counted there were 8 layers of blankets on the bed! When we tried making the bed it was incredibly hard as they blankets were so heavy. It made us appreciate how lucky we are today to have heating in our houses to keep us warm. Can you imagine cleaning and drying all your washing by hand? We had a go at washing everything and then putting the clothes through the mangle to dry, and I must say I think all our arms were very tired. 

 

 

 

We had such a great day out and we all really enjoyed living as the Victorian's for the day...however I think we are all glad to be back in our own clothes now!

The Tangfastics :)