WW2 Immersive Learning Day with Hysterical Histories
Thu 04 Jun
|Penshurst Village Hall
"Lt. Palmer here, of the Royal Engineers bomb disposal squad, reporting for duty!"
Time & Location
04 Jun 2026, 12:45 – 15:30
Penshurst Village Hall, High St, Penshurst, Tonbridge TN11 8BP, UK
Guests
About the event
"Lt. Palmer here, of the Royal Engineers bomb disposal squad, reporting for duty!"
This immersive WW2 experience will take the children back to 1940 and The Blitz. Starting with War Drills where the Lt "will have order!", children will experience an air raid in an Anderson shelter, wearing their own helmet (and maybe trying a gas mask) with an interactive bomb MP3 sound playlist.
The children will learn about the great evacuation, issued with their own name label and ID card for them to take home. Their evacuation will be embellished with facts and tales, all told to bring their experience to life.
Children will learn about unexploded bombs and search for bombs in interactive sand activity trays (search too fast and it might be the last sandpit they ever play in!) With activity sheets to fill in while we start to tackle the part the kids love most....the interactive…