Activities for the youngest

Can you imagine how many fairy tale creatures our mountains hide? Do you know the story of Zlatorog? And who are the žarkžene? Have you heard of Ledenca? Find them in the Slovenian Alpine Museum.

A guided tour of the permanent exhibition focusing on fairy tale characters connected to our mountains (žarkžene, mountain men, goblins, white chamois, etc.). The program includes searching for the mountain goblin, listening to the chamois calling, playing memory games, a puppet fairy tale about Zlatorog or the cartoon Ledenca, and a workshop with colouring or creating a horn/chamois/Triglav flower, or making a Ledenca collage.

Discover the countless stories hidden in museum objects. Listen to them, and they will tell you their tales.

An animation using Planinka (a puppet) on the theme of museums, museum items, and mountaineering equipment. Through the game ‘What’s in the Bag?’, we equip ourselves for a mountain journey ‘old style’ and ‘new style’. Fully equipped, we embark on the Triglav ridge, exploring the world of animals and plants, and facing a storm that catches us in a mountain hut.

The program also includes a workshop where participants can create a piece of mountaineering equipment from natural beeswax or engage in a puzzle game ‘Dress Jakc’ or draw a giant’s picture (group work).

The perfect workshop for mountain wanderers, focused on recognizing the trail markers encountered in the hills. From now on, you’ll never get lost in the mountains.

Slovenia is the initiator of connecting paths. The red thread of our permanent exhibition is the connecting path, marked with trail markers, on which visitors solve fun tasks and collect stamps. In the program, we work together to solve tasks in a workbook, learn about the meaning and types of trail markers, their origin, maps, and the information they convey, as well as early guidebooks… In the end, we apply the knowledge gained to create a signpost or trail marker and take part in a fun quiz.

Fairy tale hours for the youngest, designed to introduce Slovenian mountain fairy tales and their main characters. The stories are based on classic storytelling, engaging children in active listening, singing Slovenian folk children’s songs, dancing, and various interactive games. A special feature is the creative workshops for the youngest, prepared specifically for this purpose and based on interesting artistic techniques. We have prepared the following fairy tales: *Srebrnokrilec, Ledenec, Planinske vile – Najdražji zaklad, Mrtvaška glava na Raduhi, Čatež, Gorski škrat, Gorski mož pri Peričniku, Jezernikova vrša, Zmajevka*. A fairy tale rug is also involved as a motivational tool in the storytelling. Each fairy tale has its own program.

The program is suitable for a full day of natural science, social studies, and sports activities. Fairy tales are also performed in kindergartens and schools by prior arrangement.

Program goals:

• Present Slovenian folk traditions related to the mountains as part of Slovenian linguistic, national, and cultural consciousness
• Cultivate an awareness of the beauty and richness of the Slovenian language through listening
• Develop active listening and conversational skills
• Foster experiential, imaginative, and creative abilities in perceiving fairy tales through art workshops and intermediate activities
• Develop a positive relationship with natural surroundings
• Naming fairy-tale creatures and recognizing their traits
• Recognizing fairy tales