Join artist Lindsay McConnell as she takes inspiration from the National Museum collections and the Natural environment to create traditional Christmas decorations.
Activity at a Glance
Level: All ages
Group Size: 15 max
Location: Onsite
Duration: 60 minutes, 3 parts
10min: Christmas customs and traditions
40min: Workshop
10min: Q & A
Availability: Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December 2024
Times: 10am to 11am | 11.30am to 12.30pm
Booking: Booking required
Accessibility: Hands-on
Bookings and Information
Please complete an online enquiry form and we will be in touch soon.Alternatively, you can email the Bookings Office at BookingsCountryLife@museum.ie or telephone (094) 90 31751.
Curriculum Links:
Social Environmental and Scientific Education (SESE)
History: Local Studies- Feasts and Festivals in the Past; Story - Stories of Lives of People in the Past - Religion - Beliefs.
- Culture in the Past - Cultural Activities.
- Early people and ancient societies - Early Christian Ireland – Values.
- Ordinary People – Communities - Appreciation of Culture.
Visual Arts/Construction: Concepts and Skills -
- Awareness of Shape, Form, Texture, Pattern and Rhythm; Strands - Construction/Making constructions/Looking and Responding
- Colour – Experiment with Colour.
- Creative Thinking – Respond to Periods and Cultures – Regional Craft. Tradition – National Heritage.
Geography:
- Human Environments – Social and Cultural Activities – Social Environment – Religion.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss festivals in general; identify why Christmas decorations and cards were home-made. Learn how to make some simple decorations.
- Discuss what the students will do with their completed decorations; review the content of the workshop.
- Discuss their own work and the work of their classmates.
- Insight into a traditional craft and past culture.
- Understanding the effect of the past on present culture.
Pre-Visit Resources:
- Check out information on Calendar Customs and traditions here