PP2 visit Castle Museum

As part of our ‘Back in the Day’ theme, PP2 visited the Castle Museum for a taste of life in the 60s. They took part in a totally groovy and fab workshop which involved learning the Twist where they had to imagine they were cleaning the floor with their feet and drying their back with a towel! We found out that the word ‘groovy’ came from the grooves in the records. The children also got to try on some 1950s and 1960s outfits and compare them to see how different fashion was in the two decades. PP2 knew that the first man landed on the moon in the 1960s, but they found out even more about the space race, including climbing into a model of John Glenn’s capsule that went into space in 1962. They couldn’t believe how cramped it was. We also looked at inventions and gadgets such as 1960s cookers, irons and hair dryers. The children learned a lot through handling and investigating artefacts and most of all had a fantastic time. Cool!