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Celia Parri, the Museum's Education Officer, said: “We have created activities that will appeal to everyone. Crafty Summer Fun is organised with all the family in mind so they can spend a good deal of time here, enjoying entertainment that includes an element of education. All the sessions are designed for dropping in, so there's no need to book or call in advance.”

Entry to the Museum is free but there is a charge — no more than a pound — for some of the crafts and children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. The Washday Washball Workshop runs from 11am to 1pm every Thursday - Sunday and Badge Making on the same days is from 2pm to 4pm. All other craft sessions run from Monday to Friday every half hour from 11am to 3.30pm

The Museum also has an outside playground for children under twelve and activities for younger children accompanied by adults. Facilities include a café and shop and the Museum offers a range of other attractions such as quarry craft demonstrations, mainland Britain's largest giant waterwheel, the old Dinorwig Quarry workshops and machinery and a row of quarrymen's houses, which illustrate the way quarry families lived through different periods in history.

Other NMGW sites are the National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff, Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Big Pit: National Mining Museum, Blaenafon — winner of this year's prestigious Gulbenkian Prize, Roman Legionary Museum, Caerleon, and National Woollen Museum, Dre-fach Felindre. Opening later this year is the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea, telling the innovative story of the peoples and industry of Wales.

Entry to all NMGW sites is free, thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.

For further information, please contact John Kendall, Marketing Officer, Welsh Slate Museum, on 01286 873707.