Workshop Provider: Widget Workshops

Workshop Themes & Tags: History, Stone Age, Iron Age, VR, Prehistoric

Age Suitability: Key Stage 2

Delivery Locations: Parts of England (Midlands, North-West, South-West); Parts of Wales (Mid and North)

Workshop Summary: 

We bring history to life, using virtual reality to discover the ancient world and providing hands-on practical activities where children can handle artefacts and learn ancient skills. Our workshops are truly immersive.

• Using our VR headsets, explore the sites of Stone Age to Iron Age Britain and the wider world.

• Explore the cave paintings of Lascaux, walk through the centre of Stonehenge, take a tour of long barrows and Iron Age round houses.

• Learn about the chronology and major innovations of the Stone Age right the way through to Roman Britain.

• Try traditional methods of flour making, wattling, using bow drills, cordage and making butter.

• Learn a new skill with carding, spinning and weaving, handle real furs and learn about the changes in clothing during prehistory in Britain.

• Participate in an artefact handling session, where children can handle and evaluate artefacts to help them understand the chronology of prehistoric Britain.