Create your own pottery like our ancestors
This craft dates from the Neolithic, period during which the Prehistoric Man shaped clay containers to store and cook food.
Pottery is linked to the consumption of vegetables and cereals. Keeping them in containers will replace the simple pit dug in the ground exposed to animals and bad weather.
Cooking food will also be facilitated by the use of fire-resistant containers.
Beyond its utilitarian aspect, ceramic was also used for artistic purposes as evidenced by the figurines of "goddesses".
During this activity, children, from 4 years old, plays with the material and its imagination.
Shape your pottery using the Neolithic technique, decorate it and take it away at the end of the day.
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What outfit to wear for the workshops?
At "Grottes du Cerdon", you are "on the ground" as close as possible to nature.
Dress accordingly in clothing suitable for outdoor activities which can be more or less dirty, depending on your abilities.
Remember that you are leaving your era!
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What can you do with children from 3 years old ?
A dedicated storytelling tour (tale) is offered on Sundays to families with young children (3/5 years). It is necessary to reserve it on the internet.
The workshops "painting, prehistoric pottery and fire techniques" complete this visit in order to immerse the little ones in Prehistory.
Parents can help the little ones to adorn and shoot spears.
The excavation workshop can also be attended by the parents for the youngest.
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Is it possible to do the workshops with a stroller ?
The Park is relatively flat and access between the workshops is by dirt or grassy paths. Pedestrian access to reach the park is not possible by stroller. You must ask the reception for the best way to reach the park (small train route when it is not running).
Same time as for users of the trail that is not passable by stroller (stairs)