York Castle Museum

Talk about the history of Saville's Pharmaceutical Chemist's shop on Kirkgate, as well as other pharmacies in York.

See a demonstration of fruit jelly sweet making and design a sweet box inspired by the ones in our collection.

Themed activity session featuring songs, stories and games.

Have a look at various toys from the Victorian era, including the zoetrope, thaumatrope, magic lamp and stereoscope.

Create a sock toy by choosing a sock from the collection and adding materials and embellishments, taking inspiration from the Toy Stories exhibition.

Learn about York's unique history of hats, discovering why we wear them, if gender, power or etiquette influences and how fur and feather decoration has resulted in the demise of animals and birds.

Learn where the tradition of going on a holiday originated from and see a collection of historic beachwear.