An interactive replica of the River Mersey is a way to explore Liverpool’s iconic waterfront with young children. By Chris Kerfoot, participation programme manager

The Museum of Liverpool delivers several supervised public sessions in Little Liverpool every day. Little Liverpool is often visited by children on visits from schools, local nurseries and child-minding groups. We worked with around 500 local children to develop the look, feel and focus of the gallery and applied the principles of Reggio Emilia to embed a child-centred approach through creative, child-directed spaces and sightlines.

Before our visitors enter Little Liverpool, they are introduced to Winnie the Spider, a friendly character who not only welcomes them to the session but also helps children navigate the rest of the museum. Sessions are around 30 minutes and, apart from a child-focused introduction and welcome and a dance and tidy-up at the end, they are very much self-led.

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