Hayley Simmons

Taught Year 3s how Victorians did their washing at @Lynn_Museum today and then rewarded their hard labour with tasty peppermint creams - we do spoil them! 🍬

I’ll be doing a talk about Roman Fashion at Time & Tide on 21st February!

There are just 3 weeks left now to see our exhibition! Malorie Blackman: The Power of Stories is a touring exhibition @britishlibrary on show @timetidemuseum until Sun 9 Feb There are also spaces left for next Fri talk on 21 Feb Full details & booking shorturl.at/sxkGQ

A splendid time had making Potato Chocolate Truffles with families today at @Lynn_Museum’s Wartime Christmas event! 🥔 We had some interesting reactions from children and adults alike, and some very brave individuals trying the truffle all in one!

We had a jolly Tudor Christmas with a local school group at @Lynn_Museum and @storiesoflynn today! With me the children explored Tudor household objects and made gingerbread bites from a 14th century recipe - yummy! 🫚

@NigelAmies It was!

Had lovely school groups at @Lynn_Museum yesterday learning about Guy Fawkes! We made some very indulgent spiced wine (a child-friendly version, of course) 🍷

Made Christmas crackers with many children today at @StGGuildhall’s Victorian Christmas event 🎄✨

Taught home educated and local school children about witches and how to create their own witch bottles at @Lynn_Museum today! They all made their own bottle to take home and bury 🪄

I ran the brass rubbing activity in medieval garb for King’s Lynn’s Dragon Festival at @StGGuildhall today! Look at this big ol’ brass from the @Lynn_Museum collection - beautiful! 🖍️

My museum costume table at Gathered at @GressenhallFW today! It was so great to talk to so many textile lovers! And to see a lot of the costumes I’ve made on display 🧵

I’ll be at @GressenhallFW’s Gathered at Gressenhall event tomorrow (Sunday 29 September) between 1.30-4pm! I’ll be bringing along a selection of historical costumes I’ve made and discussing the art of museum costume 🪡

So what did Hayley do this afternoon at work, you may ask. Well, I made a Viking shield out of cardboard with the Norfolk flag pattern of course! For people to take pictures with at @Lynn_Museum’s Vikings day next week 🗡️

Typo whoops! *sherd

Found another new ceramic shred in the garden today! Anyone have any ideas of the design? 🔍

It was Roman’s day today at @Lynn_Museum! I made miniature shields with the children and lightly introduced them to army formations! Highlights of the day include being told I’m a child’s favourite and being gifted a drawing of me :3

And another two!

Some lovely pewter pieces were cast yesterday at my Pewter Pilgrims workshop at @Lynn_Museum yesterday!

🎒Bring your class to Lynn Museum for fun and interactive local history workshops! 🎒 We're taking bookings for the 24/25 academic year, covering all ages: reception, KS1, KS2 and home education. Enquire at lynn.museum@norfolk.gov.uk, or browse: ow.ly/cInL50MB9N0

I’m running more of my pewter workshops at @Lynn_Museum this month!