{"id":473,"date":"2026-05-21T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1a202526\/?p=473"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:08:01","slug":"summerlee-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/ewhcfp1a202526\/2026\/05\/21\/summerlee-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Summerlee Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had such a wonderful trip to Summerlee Museum on Monday. The bus is always the most exciting part but once we arrived at Summerlee Museum there was no stopping us and we made our way to the Miner\u2019s Cottages.<\/p>\n

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We enjoyed looking at and comparing living conditions from the 1880s right through to the 1980s.<\/p>\n

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The outdoor toilet gave us all a bit of a giggle.<\/p>\n

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It was then off to the play park where the climbing frame proved to be the most popular item. Some us loved to climb super high and there was lots of smiles on the swings!<\/p>\n

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After that we stopped for some lunch and Mrs Agnew was finally able to capture some pictures of us all now that we were still!<\/p>\n

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Once we were fed it was time to explore the museum. There was so much to see and do!<\/p>\n

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Our final part of the day was the workshop titled \u2018When Gran was a Girl\u2019. This links to our current learning about The Past.<\/p>\n

We were able to explore some items and had to guess what they were and how they were used.<\/p>\n

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We then got to try some outfits that would have been worn in the past.<\/p>\n

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We learned how people would shop for their groceries in the past and also how they would do their washing. We then got to have a go at both\u2026<\/p>\n

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The last part of the workshop was playing with some old toys from the past. These proved to be lots of fun!<\/p>\n

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There were some very tired children on the bus on the way home but from listening to some conversations it was definitely the \u2018best day ever\u2019!<\/p>\n

A favourite video from the day, what a great example of teamwork!<\/p>\n

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