The Lit & Phil Invention Challenge: Myths and Legends - Home Ed workshop (Thu 1st Oct)

Join Little Inventors for the Lit & Phil Invention Challenge 2026 and invent your own myths and legends for everyday life!

Long ago, people believed strange creatures, magical places and mysterious inventions existed all around them, hidden in forests, wells, rivers and roads. Many still do... These stories helped our ancestors understand the world around them. Today we face different challenges like pollution, loneliness, climate change and misinformation, so perhaps we need new myths for modern life. What mythical inventions, hidden places, or legendary creatures might exist around us today? What do they do? Who do they help? Where are they found? How do they change everyday life?

So come take part in this free fun, creative workshop for Home Educated families inspired by the legendary collections of the Lit & Phil.

Together we'll invent, draw and make new myths for modern-day life!

What to Expect

• An inspiring, supporting environment where all ideas are welcome and positive feedback is always shared
• Learning about myths and legends with a connection to the North East, and sharing what you already know
• Using your imagination and communication skills through drawing, writing and/or model making
• Using recycled materials and cardboard to bring your idea to life
• Themes of creativity, imagination, storytelling, and making the world a better place.
• Friendly staff and facilitators on hand to support families throughout the experience.

Good to Know

• The session is free and dedicated to Home Educated children aged 7 to 12
• Older children are welcome, especially those who enjoy drawing, making and imaginary worlds
• Younger siblings are welcome, provided that their parents/carer can look after them during the session
• The experience is playful, relaxed, inclusive, and fully participatory.
• We recommend arriving on time to benefit from the inspiring session introduction if you can. Feel free to leave once you have completed your drawing and model, or to do another one if you're inspired!
• *** Please note the stair lift outside the Lit & Phil is currently being fixed but might not be up and running on the 1st Oct. We sincerely apologise for this if it affects your availability to attend the workshop.
• If you are no longer able to attend, please let us know and we will release your ticket to another child

About the organisers:

The Lit & Phil is Newcastle’s exquisite independent library, open to all and free to explore and browse. Founded in 1793, its purpose-built library opened in 1825 on Westgate Road, and is just yards from Central Station. It became a hub of learning and enlightenment long before the city’s universities existed and today continues to inspire minds, stimulate imaginations and confer a wealth of knowledge to young and old alike.
litandphil.org.uk

Little Inventors is a creative education organisation that inspires imagination by taking children’s amazing ideas seriously. Founded by artist Dominic Wilcox in Sunderland in 2016, it has since grown into an award-winning international programme which has seen children’s invention ideas presented at the UN and on the International Space Station, and in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
littleinventors.org

This project is funded by the Reece Foundation.