Victorian Christmas Day Visits

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Victorian ChristmasDay Visits

• Cardfields
• Environmental Studies Centre
• CEA_at_Islington

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• Cardfields staff greet the
• arrival of the visiting
• group.
• The children are introduced to the staff by the
  Lady of the House !

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• Some school groups arrive wearing
• Victorian costume, some school uniform,
• and some wear old clothes
• so that they can dash around
• playing football or basketball
• weather permitting
• at lunch time !

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• The children are welcomed inside by the Lady of
  the House and all the staff.
• Each group has a cloakroom area and somewhere
  to leave packed lunches etc.

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• As the children are greeted on arrival,
• a member of the school staff
• is shown all necessary facilities,
• lunch areas and loos etc !
• Accompanying adults
• have the chance
• to collect a cup of tea or coffee
• to take with them to the first
• activity.

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• The group is introduced to a variety of Christmas
  traditions, including food, mistletoe, the Yule
  log, crackers, Carols and Christmas stories.
• Everyone gets the chance to sample a mince pie,
  or other delicacy !

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• Schools are requested
• to notify the centre of
• any food allergies,
• to ensure that pupils
• are offered
• appropriate food samples.

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• The group try their skills with Victorian toys,
  and play traditional Parlour Games !

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• Victorian arts and crafts are undertaken,
  including
• Brass Rubbings
• Black and white photography

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• Pupils create Christmas Cards, using screen
  printing techniques.
• First of all a template is made .

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• .. then it gets very
• messy !
• ( Disposable aprons are supplied ! )

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• The pupils produce moveable Christmas paper
  toys, decorations and marbled paper.

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• The children take all their
• artwork back to school.
• The work may be trimmed
• and mounted at school
• to produce
• Christmas Cards
• Calendars
• Christmas gifts etc

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• If the children wish to bring spending money,
  there is a chance to buy a souvenir to take home.

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• Farewell,
• and
• Happy Christmas
• from
• all at Cardfields !