CHILDREN enjoyed a crafts day at a local museum as part of a new effort to increase family activities there.

The youngsters created the Prince Regent's Christmas dinner out of paper and coloured tissue on Saturday at the Museum of Royal Worcester.

They also listened to what people ate for Christmas dinner 200 years ago.

Zoe Harris, learning outreach and volunteering officer said: "The children enjoyed the chance to create Prince Regent's Christmas dinner.

We are starting to do more for families and next year we will have a lot more of these sort of events to encourage more families and young children along.

"One little child came up to me and said I am really really happy, which is exactly what we want.

"It is about using Worcester's heritage and making sure that the children have fun."

The children made their own paper vegetables and a Regency mince pie filled with raisins, sugar and ox tongue.

Children had the chance to take their designs home and leave them for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve as well as drawing pictures of their designs.

The day was based on a menu that was written by Prince Regent in 1816, and a number of pictures drawn by artists that the museum has which the kids used to create their designs.

Prince Regent's Christmas dinner was made for him at the Worcester Porcelain factory.