All things medieval were on the menu today starting with some serious potion making. From love potions to potions guaranteed to ease your aching bones while shooing off evil curses, the room was full of the smell of pounded herbs.


To add to the sensory bombardment, on another table we had the jingle of jesters hats as children added little bells to their card creations

While all this was going on we also had a number of medieval theatres being constructed complete with scenery changes and casts of charcters.

I'm not totally convinced that a visiting alien named 'Spikey Cow' would have been part of the usual medieval cast but creativity and imagination like that is what makes running workshops with children so wonderful.

Wouldn't like to meet this chap on a dark night.

More fun with clay as families take part in Salisbury Museum's Kings and Queens day, making delicacies straight off King Henry VIII's original menu and making some amazing crowns to wear to the banquet.