Bring the kids' history classes to life with family days at Dublinia

Help bring the kids’ history lessons to life with the brilliant heritage events taking place in Dublinia, Dublin’s Viking and Medieval experience, each weekend from February to end of April.

Why not take a look with the kids and bookmark the ones they would love to visit?

Saturday February 6th

Clay Pot Making

Fancy getting your hands a bit dirty? Well come and learn all about how to make an ancient clay pot, decorate it with history-inspired designs and find out what they were used for!

Saturday March 5th

Myths, Folklore and Legends Storytelling Sessions

It’s Seachtain na Gaeilge this week and Dublinia has some dramatic storytelling sessions about myths, legends and folklore, with some Irish words thrown in for the week that’s in it!

Sunday March 20th

Artefact Handling 

Kids can join archaeologists and museum professional Donna Gillian and take part in handling real artefacts and hearing the stories behind them.

Saturday April 2nd

Make a Thor's Hammer necklace

Have kids that would be interested in making some Viking jewellery? Well come along to this special workshop and they can make their very own necklace or pendant shaped like Thor’s hammer! 

Sunday April 24th

Viking Craft Tablet weaving/ Spinning 

Come and see how Medieval spinning and Viking tablet weaving are done. See a Medieval Spinster at work using a drop spindle to turn fleece into yarn, one of the most basic skills necessary for traditional fabric making. With tablet weaving, complicated braid making is explained and demonstrated with displays of intricate designs upon the loom and tablets.

Visit www.dublinia.ie for more information.