Our Primary Design + Creativity Workshops support National Curriculum and QCA requirements for Design + Technology and History at Key Stage 2, and can be modified for pupils at KS1. Based on our unique product handling collections, each 90 minute workshop combines observation and evaluation, drawing, discussion and creative opportunities.

Choose from the following Primary Design + Creativity Workshops:

Recycle!
Supported by a handling collection of innovative products made from recycled materials, pupils explore the potential of re-using materials to create 3D design ideas for bags and containers.

Chairs
Pupils evaluate a diverse handling collection of folding chairs – and the extraordinary range of chairs in our exhibitions – before creating 3D design ideas for their own chairs.

Chocolate Box
A mouth-watering selection of chocolate box packaging designs are the inspiration for pupils to create mock-ups of their own chocolate box designs – using a range of graphic techniques.

NEW FOR KS2 AUTUMN 2007

Fashion Textiles
Inspired by an exciting new collection of fashion textiles and new current exhibition Matthew Williamson – 10 Years in Fashion pupils explore a range of fabrics and textile surface patterns to create their own fashion textile designs.

Mobile Phones
Pupils evaluate an iconic collection of mobile phone handsets which highlight key product design developments. They then consider sustainability issues and use redundant phone parts to create exciting new product ideas. The Design Museum’s new mobile phone collection and teaching resources have been generously donated by schools mobile recycling company Foneclub.

Please note that:

• Workshops take place daily in two different time-slots: 10.30am to 12.00pm and 1.30pm to 3.00pm
• Minimum of 10 and maximum of 30 pupils per workshop
• Price per pupil: £4
• Teachers are admitted free
• Advance booking is essential
• To cancel a booking please email education@designmuseum.org so we have written confirmation of the cancellation.

Visit the Group Visits page for details of how to arrange self-guided visits and to make a booking enquiry.