THE MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY

National Curriculum Subject Area/s: Literacy, Art, potential for cross-curricular work
Length of session: 1 hour
Max group size: 30 pupils

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Improved visual literacy
  • Improved speaking and listening skills
  • Engaging with paintings and objects

SESSION OUTLINE

Activity 1: Wonderland hunt Children will hunt for Dodos, mice and other Alice-themed images in our Ceramics Gallery.

Activity 2: Make your tea cup Inspired by objects in the Ceramics Gallery, children will design and make a stand-up paper tea cup.

Activity 3: Party time Children will take their tea cups to a Mad Hatter’s tea party in the galleries. The party will inlcude riddles and rhymes and there will be opportunities for group photos posing as characters from the tea party using masks and other props.