We had an exciting time finding out what it would have been like for children in WW2. We were sent to a big house in the country where we were told a family would come and collect us, this we decided would have been scary. We went into an old classroom, made ID cards and learnt about rationing with a visit to a 1940's shop. In a disguised cottage we learnt about code breakers and had a go listening to sounds and translating (with some success) the messages. At lunch We had our rationed lunch of a sandwich, honey biscuit and apple or carrot, we also tried pickled onions, ginger beer, dandelion and burdock or cloudy lemonade. In the afternoon we heard the air raid siren and were rushed to the shelter. In the shelter it was cold and dark, we listened to a recording of an air raid to experience what it was like, the lights flashed on and off, light outside was like fire and the sound of bomb falling was very frightening. We had a GREAT time but were pleased to be going home.
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