Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum Workshops & Outreach

These resources encourage hands-on learning, creativity and independent exploration, and are suitable for use with primary-aged pupils and families.

Key stages / age groups: KS1, KS2, KS3

Colour in the Tide Mill

A fun colouring activity that invites pupils to imagine what the Tide Mill might look like if it wasn’t white. Pupils can colour the illustration using their own ideas and creative choices.

Downloads:
Colouring sheet (.jpg)
Colouring sheet (.pdf)

Make Your Own Tide Mill

Create a paper model of the Tide Mill using printable cut-out sheets. Pupils can stick the templates onto thin card (such as a cereal box) and carefully cut out the pieces to build their own mill model.

Suitable for craft sessions and design & technology activities. Younger children should be supervised when using scissors.

Download cut-outs and instructions

Tide Mill Recipes

A collection of simple recipes using wholemeal flour inspired by the Tide Mill. These activities link well to food technology, traditional baking and discussions about where food comes from.

Recipes include:
Damper
Drop Scones
Gingerbread Men
Oat Biscuits
Pizza

Oral History Project

An outreach-style project inviting pupils, families and community members to record memories and impressions of Woodbridge and the Tide Mill.

Participants can use a mobile phone or recording device to capture short audio recordings, which can then be shared with the museum for preservation and future research.

Download project information and terms (.pdf)

Learn About, and Make, a Tide Mill Mouse

Based on the story of the Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, this activity includes a short fable and instructions for making an origami Tide Mill mouse. A creative way to combine storytelling, heritage and craft.

Download fable and origami mouse instructions (.pdf)

Tide Mill Wordsearch

A printable wordsearch puzzle featuring key terms used for parts of the mill. Pupils can find words vertically, horizontally or diagonally while learning new vocabulary linked to milling and machinery.

Download the Tide Mill Wordsearch (.pdf)