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Avid blog readers will know that at Kensington we are busily making 500 unique, handmade bunting flags for our ‘Jubilee - a view from the crowd’ exhibition, opening in May. 

So far we have enlisted the help of carers and youth panel members to help us reach our target, and today it was the turn of the tiny tots of Jigsaw nursery to make their mark.

Wielding stamps, rollers, sponges and brushes (and oodles of paint) with giddying glee, under the guidance of artist Natalie Ryde, our merry band of artists created 65 beautiful flags to add to our collection. 

We’ll be visiting Jigsaw again in two weeks’ time, so look out for another update then!

Natalie, at Kensington Palace today

Like our colleagues at Hampton Court Palace, we were very busy during half term last week with a fantastic range of family learning activities in the Medieval Palace.

Visitors enjoyed a range of medieval-themed fun all week and over the week we had an astounding 2,600 children making hats, helmets, badges, and stained-glass windows, as well as attending workshops on how herbs were used to treat ailments back in the day. With parents in tow, that makes well over 4,000 family learning visitors. Great stuff!

Thanks to all staff (especially Rosie who was the mastermind) and volunteers who helped out, it was a real team effort. Here’s a quick photo of the aftermath, some of our resources used for activities waiting to go back into storage for next time.