Parents’ Christmas Trip to Collins Barracks Museum

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A group of parents visited the National Museum at Collins Barracks on Tuesday to take part in the Family Christmas Trails. There are two trails in the museum suitable for all the family – the Angel Trail and the 12 Days of Christmas Trail. Both trails are fun, interactive and finish with an art activity.

Helen and Hollie in the museum were excellent tour guides, as they always are. The museum is open through the Christmas holidays and the trails would make a fantastic, fun and free family day out.

 

Other events in the museum over Christmas:

Christmas Family Trails – running until 6th January 2016

Sunday 13th December, 3 – 4 pm – FREE “Hands on History” drop in activity.

Saturday 28th November, 3:30 – 4:30pm – FREE  Family Storytelling with storyteller, Jack Lynch

Sunday 3rd January, 2pm – The Mummers’ Play with Armagh Rhymers – traditional storytelling, folk theatre, music, singing, dance and drama and guaranteed to be a great laugh!

Nutrition Workshop for Parents

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The second of two Nutrition Workshops for parents took place in the Parents’ Room on Monday. Participants learned about portion sizes, sugary drinks, dealing with fussy eaters, and even tried some simple and healthy treats that children can get involved with cooking.

The workshop was very informative, interesting, interactive, and most of all helpful for parents of young children, whether they are fussy eaters or not.

Huge thanks to the DCU Nutrition and Dietetics students who facilitated the workshops.

More information and the recipes are available from Anna – just drop in and ask for them.

3rd Class Museum Visit

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The children from 3rd Class were invited to visit the Museum of Decorative Arts and History at Collins Barracks this week.  They took part in a workshop called “If Things Could Talk” where they got to handle and examine different artifacts.  The children discussed who they thought each artifact may have belonged to and what it was used for.  Each group then gave a small presentation to the rest of the class.  We had a really enjoyable trip and hope to visit the museum again very soon.