1. Cheer up Dippy and become his penpal with the Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum [ENDED]

Share a reason to stay cheerful with this uplifting competition from the most recent winner of our Family Friendly Museum Award. The Dunfermline museum is inviting children to cheer up Dippy, their dinosaur mascot, by sending him a letter or photo with a reason to keep positive.

2. Draw your own comic strip with the Cartoon Museum

Finish the story or create your own using these ready-made comic strips. You can also find guides to creating caricatures of famous faces and drawing your own cartoons on the Cartoon Museum website.

3. Become an armchair explorer with Biggin Hill Memorial Museum

Knit a poppy, play museum matching cards, design an Anderson shelter and research your favourite object with these armchair activities from Biggin Hill Memorial Museum.

4. Go on a scavenger hunt with Gilbert White’s House

Explore your garden and identify minibeasts using these helpful resources from Gilbert White’s House.

5. Take part in a lockdown lesson with Western Approaches

Stand to attention and complete your mission in this 30-minute lesson, exploring a secret World War Two bunker in Liverpool. Watch the video.

6. Make a mummy with Manchester Museum

Help prepare a pharaoh for his tomb with this interactive game from Manchester Museum.

7. Join a Family Challenge with Burgh House

Burgh House has brought its family workshops online. Tune in to learn about artists and create your own artwork in their weekly challenges. Watch on YouTube.

8. Play Splat Medusa with Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology

Can you splat all the Medusas? This fun game uses drawings made by schoolchildren. Play the game.

9. Make your own 3D ambulance with the National Emergency Services Museum

Celebrate our everyday heroes with a series of activities from this dedicated museum. Find colouring and craft activities on their website.

10. Discuss our disgusting digestion with Tatton Park

Learn how our bodies digest and process food in this entertaining experiment. Warning – it could get messy! Look at the Tatton Park Boredom Busters.

 

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