Hello! Great to see you at Comic Con Dublin 2025 Thank you for your interest in the Museum of Childhood Ireland’s Barbie Project! Imagine, craft, document, display…Inspired by the Dorothy Hanley collection The doll that is now in your custody is waiting for you to craft her a new outfit so that she can be… Continue reading MCI at Dublin Comic Con 2025 – Barbie Project!
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Barbie Dolls in the Hanley Collection
Barbie Dolls in the Hanley Collection at the Museum of Childhood Ireland Introduction Number 1 Barbie; also known asPonytail Barbie; 1959. Bubblecut Barbie circa 1961. Twist n’ Turn Barbie; 1966. Dramatic Living Barbie; 1970 Malibu Barbie; 1971 Superstar Barbie; 1977 Black Barbie; 1980 Day-to-Night Barbie; 1985 Totally Hair Barbie; 1992 Fashion Fever Barbie; 2006 Barbie… Continue reading Barbie Dolls in the Hanley Collection
Tir na nÓg, Tír na hÓige
Children’s Art, Craft, Create, Imagine and Play Workshops from the Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann team The Museum of Childhood Ireland Músaem Óige na hÉireann have hosted free children’s and intergenerational, art, craft, play engagement workshops ‘Tír na nÓg, Tír na hÓige’, since early 2018 Throughout 2025 the work continues, with in-person… Continue reading Tir na nÓg, Tír na hÓige
Féile na Draíochta
Museum of Childhood Ireland, Músaem Óige na hÉireann, with Sticky Fingers Arts Festival Day Time! Tales of Ireland’s Ancient East at Ice House Hill Park, Dundalk 12-4pm. Saturday 12th October 2024. Puppetry, art, craft, mythology, folklore, history, magic, play and storytelling…adventures of curious creatures across land and sea, and exploring the many different worlds in-between.… Continue reading Féile na Draíochta
National Play Day 2024
National Play Day 2024 Time to Play The aim of National Play Day is to promote play and recreation opportunities for children and young people across the country. Play Day is between July 13th and 21st. The theme this year is Time to Play. Time to Play will embrace the importance of recognising the significance… Continue reading National Play Day 2024
International Children’s Day 2024
A wonderful poster designed by Erin one of our young artists, June 1st is International Children’s Day! The theme of International children’s day 2024 is, ‘Investing in our future means investing in our children’. It’s Playtime! This year Sticky Fingers Arts and the Museum of Childhood Ireland are celebrating International Children’s Day together in Mc… Continue reading International Children’s Day 2024
Ann Finegan-Hyland’s Toy furniture and house
My oldest sister had this Lines Brothers, Triang dolls house that we all played with in the 1970s. It had two floors and a red roof. All of the little pieces of furniture were used in the house. We would also play in our living room with the toy furniture, making other houses for our… Continue reading Ann Finegan-Hyland’s Toy furniture and house
Cantonese Flowerboards: From Hong Kong to Ireland
Welcome to a trilingual blog about Flowerboards, by Cantonese in Ireland (www.cantoneseireland.ie). Flowerboards are an important feature of Hong Kong’s cultural heritage. Read on to understand what flowerboards are, why and how they are made, and see a few that featured in St Patrick’s Day parades! What are flowerboards? Flowerboards are used for ‘for celebrating… Continue reading Cantonese Flowerboards: From Hong Kong to Ireland
Easter, An Cháisc
Easter basket making, at the Rober Emmet CDP, Saturday 23rd March. In preparation for the upcoming Easter egg hunt at St Audeon’s, come and make your own basket for collecting eggs! Spring into Activity at Audoen’s Park, Dublin on Saturday 30th March. Join the Museum of Childhood Irelands’s Dakota and Sofia, with SIDDCA for a… Continue reading Easter, An Cháisc
Melissa Porter-Nolan’s Edwardian Toy Iron
“Here is the toy iron. It’s C.1910. and of French origin. The Dublin lady who gave it to me was 84 years old and said she got it when she was about 4 years of age. She recalled ironing alongside her grandmother and receiving it as a Christmas gift. She had no family to pass this… Continue reading Melissa Porter-Nolan’s Edwardian Toy Iron