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Nineteenth and twentieth century Learning at St Fagans: National History Museum

Gwalia Stores workshop

See what shopping was like in an industrial community in the 1920s.

Washday with Beti Bwt

A chance to help Beti Bwt to do her washing as it would have been done before the invention of the electric washing machine.

Toys workshop

A chance for children to test their skills on traditional toys.

Christmas and New Year customs in Wales

See how Welsh people used to celebrate Christmas and the new year.

Maestir School*

An opportunity for teachers and pupils to re-enact a school lesson during the 1890s. *Teachers must first attend the training day.

The Home Front

A day of activities based on the experiences of an evacuee during World War II. Included are a visit to the ‘cinema’, ‘training’ in how to use some home front-related objects and a chance to play with the types of toys evacuees might have brought with them to Wales.

Storytelling:‘The cow on the roof’

A story that brings home the differences between life now and in the past, told around the fireplace in one of the historic farmhouses. Organized as part of National Storytelling Week in January 2008.

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