Big Read and Big Draw in the Big Barn October 26, 2011

Get your pencils at the ready on Thursday the 27th of October when the museum will be holding its annual Big Read, Big Draw in the BIG Barn, 10am – 3pm. This year children’s author and illustrator Lorna Murphy and artist Laura Haines will be running art workshops in Abbot’s Hall Barn based around the book ‘Maisie’s Mountain’ by Lorna Murphy.
‘Maisie’s Mountain’ tells the story of Maisie, a little girl who can’t stop collecting things and never, ever, throws anything away. In fact she collects so much that she creates a mountain of objects that stick out of the roof of her house!
Visitors will be able to hear Maisie’s story, meet the author, create their own characters and add drawings of their favourite things to a 3-D Maisie’s mountain. The Big Read, Big Draw is part of a nationwide event taking place throughout October by The Campaign For Drawing.
For all of October half term, fantastic free entry for children with a paying adult!
Admission £6.50 for adults, children age 6 –14 yrs FREE for October Half Term (no more than 3 children per adult). There is no extra charge for the activities.