Rulla for groups

• Each tour can accommodate one group with a maximum number of participants corresponding to one school class (max 25 children). If your class has more pupils, please book two separate times.
• When you register, please notify us if your group has children in need of special support so that we will be able to make the appropriate adjustments to the group tour.
• Please ask in advance if your group wants to eat snacks at Rulla's premises.
• NOTE! On Thursdays we do not recommend group tours for groups which has children in need of special support,  because of the family club taking place in other facilities.

Registration for Hidden World of the Forest -exhibition's group tours opens on Wednesday 10th January at 2pm.

If you have problems with registration, please contact Merja Kostamovaara.

• Groups are expected to arrive 10 minutes before their tour time at the earliest.
• Groups move and act peacefully in Rulla.
• The teacher/group leader must take part in the tour together with the group. 
• Rulla's instructor's instructions are followed during the exhibition tour.
• Tour's duration about 45 minutes.
• Day-care centre and school groups can prepare for the visit by familiarising themselves with the theme of the exhibition in advance. More information on the Exhibitions-page.

• On the area of Tampere you can borrow a culture package free of charge from Rulla (Keskustori 4, Tampere).
• The person borrowing the package will retrieve and return the package to Children's Cultural Centre Rulla. The maximum loan period is 2 weeks.
• When returning the package you must always check that all the parts are safe and intact. Although accidents can happen and if something breaks up or is missing, please contact Rulla so we can make an agreement on a possible repair and replacement.
• Each borrower fills out the feedback form in the package, which asks e.g. how many children have participated in the activity.

What kind of instruments we have in Finland and what kind of music are they made for - this is just one way to make music among other things. It's kind of same as people talk and speak everywhere in the world, but with different languages.

Music Journey -package's meaning is to help instructor familiarize the group to world's different music cultures with easy tasks. Tasks suits to day care and primary school aged children. It is possible to complete each country in its own entirety or go through all the countries at once.

Music Journey -package is made by Cultural cooperative Uulu

With the Dance Journey -package, children learn bodily expression and get to know the stages of the history by dancing by themselves. Everyone can dance, and every way of doing it is correct. The instructor or the group does not have to have previous experience in dancing.

Package is suitable for groups of all ages.

Dance Journey is made by Pirkanmaa Dance Center

In the royalty test, children perform various functional tasks to measure whether they are worthy of the right royal title. There will be dragon taming, frog kissing and - of course - testing the etiquette of true royalty. Children gets to choose a royal name for themselves and a diploma that shows they are real royals after they have completed the tasks. 

Package is suitable for day care groups.

Original package made by Minna Männistö
The new look of the package: Children's Cultural Centre Rulla

The circus has arrived in town!
With the Circus package, children can practice physical expression and get to know many forms of the circus and circus music. The tasks inspire children to move and develop their motoric skills. Circus tricks require some practice, but eventually the circus show is ready.

Package is suitable for day care and primary school aged children.

Circus package is made by Children's Cultural Centre Rulla

Welcome to jump on a time travel to Finland together with the experienced explorer and time detective Armas-bear! With the Drama package, the group can get to know different eras of Finnish history through different dramatic tasks. The tasks vary from crafting instructions to games, circus tricks and making your own movie.

Package is suitable for all ages. Little children might need help from the instructor with the most difficult tasks.

Drama package is made by Suomen Leikkiteatteri-yhdistys ry

Conductor Poco con Adagio's orchestra has disappeared during his naps and the next concert is very soon! The conductor needs the children's help to save the upcoming concert.

Sound Adventure is a music pedagogical package which is divided into several different tasks. The adventure allows you to e.g. to imitate musical instruments, to craft your own instrument and to visualize the different pitches and melody of the sound with the help of the little car task. The final result is awesome orchestral work in which everyone can participate! After the concert, all participants will receive their own diploma from the conductor as a thank you for their participation in the orchestra.

Package is suitable for 3-7-year old children, but most of the tasks also works with little ones.

Sound Adventure package is made by:
Anna Hakula
Teea Pospiech
Heli Ainsalo-Kinnunen