1. Make an Isolation Creation with the Ashmolean Museum [ENDED]

Each day on social media, the Ashmolean Museum is sharing an object from its collection to inspire you to make your own response – be it a doodle, painting, meme or poem! Join in using #IsolationCreations.

2. Complete a digital jigsaw with the Cooper Gallery

The Barnsley art gallery has turned paintings from its collection into digital jigsaws. If you want more of a challenge, increase the number of pieces or see if you can score the top time. Find the jigsaws on their Twitter page.

3. Take on a traditional toy with St Fagans Museum

Do you know your quoit from your whip and top? Learn about traditional toys from Wales and make your own using what you’ve got in the house. Take a look at the St Fagans Museum guide.

4. Enter the design a character competition with the Great North Museum: Hancock [ENDED]

Design a character or creature and you could have it professionally drawn by one of the artists from Atomhawk – the studio behind the museum’s Other Worlds exhibition. Will you invent a new superhero or mythical beast?

5. Get your game on with the National Videogame Museum

Create a Pixel Art character or design your own arcade cabinet with these fun activities to help you play the museum at home. Visit the website.

6. Build a cardboard castle with English Heritage

If you’ve always wanted to be the queen or king of your own castle, here’s your chance. Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions to create a fun fortress! Find out how.

7. Discover the outside from indoors with the Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust

From baking a geology pudding to going on a garden scavenger hunt, the Dudley Canal & Tunnel Trust has a great selection of activities to try at home. Explore their resources.

8. Travel back in time with the V&A Museum

Try out a terrible trade, design your own wig and discover the secrets of the museum through the V&A Museum’s online games.

9. Be inspired by the Bard with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Here’s a whole host of fun activities inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. Listen to a story, do some colouring, create a spell recipe and lots more. Visit the Kids Zone.

10. Design a dinosaur with National Museums Scotland

Or make a mammoth using these printable online guides. The organisation has a fantastic selection of online activities – try searching ‘Games’ or ‘Resources’ to find more. Browse the National Museums Scotland website.

We hope you enjoy your virtual museum visit this week!

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