Throughout the morning, young visitors and their parents explored the history of our flag. This journey included learning about the use of yellow and blue colors in the heraldry of the Galicia-Volhynia Principality and the significance of these colors in relation to Ukraine’s independence and the start of russian aggression in 2014.
The Sign on the Shield exhibition featured two locations: games and quizzes and the creation of the Planet of Dreamers exhibition installation.
The guides arranged an engaging intellectual challenge for children and adults through games and quizzes. The post-excursion quiz was a chance to test the knowledge gained and enrich oneself with new information to share with friends and acquaintances.
While creating the exhibition “Planet of Dreamers,” children learned to make origami airplanes and cars. They also constructed miniature cat houses and rainbow roads, envisioning a joyful future in Ukraine.
During safety training at the Ukraine—Crucifixion exhibition space, Museum staff taught guests essential skills for handling dangerous situations. Children learned how to behave during an air raid, when encountering armed strangers, and when dealing with unfamiliar objects. They also learned how to apply a tourniquet.
At the Readers’ Fair, children were invited to discuss their favorite books and share their impressions. One participant talked about how the book she last read, Pollyanna by Eleanor Porter, inspired her thoughts. The Museum guide also shared a book recommendation, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, about the Second World War. The meeting ended with a creative activity—the visitors, inspired by the books, made plasticine figures of their favorite characters.
The guests also embodied their creative ideas on the asphalt near the exhibition of the military vehicles. Mostly, children and adults drew with chalk memories of their hometowns abandoned because of the russian aggression: Severodonetsk, Tokmak, and Toretsk. The Museum’s paths were covered with various imaged of flowers as a prediction that our Ukraine will also bloom.
The day was filled with the sound of children’s laughter and exciting ideas that boys and girls were happy to bring to life through their crafts. It served as a reminder of one crucial thing: children are our future. We must protect and love them and provide them with happiness and joy, even during such dark times.
