1. Make your own balloon powered car with the Discovery Museum

Each week the Discovery Museum is exploring a new theme, from toys to transport. Learn about the important discoveries made in Newcastle that changed the course of transport history, then follow the how-to video and make your own balloon powered car. Visit the museum’s website.

2. Play Whispers from the Museum with Scarborough Museums

Something mysterious is happening inside Scarborough’s Art Gallery and Rotunda Museum. Their doors are closed to visitors for now, but can you help George decipher strange messages that have been appearing inside the building? Over 6 weeks, uncover museum stories by completing missions from your home. An adventure aimed at 7-11 year olds and their grown-ups. Join in online.

3. Design a coat of arms with the Charterhouse

Create a coat of arms and crest that you think represents the special things about your family. The winners will have their coats of arms printed on a mug and their design displayed in the Charterhouse. Entries close on 30 June. Find out more and learn how crests were designed on the Charterhouse website.

4. Explore British history with Royal Armouries

From the Ancient Greeks to the Tudors, find videos and learning packs to support your history fans at home. Visit the Home Learning Hub.

5. Meet Tamara the Cow with Shetland Museum & Archives

Tamara, the Shetland museum cow, has a few fun ideas on how to stay occupied during lockdown, including how to make your own butter. Find more activities on the museum’s website.

6. Message in Morse code with the National Army Museum

Calling all codebreakers! During the Second World War, the British Army used Morse code to send and receive important information. Try the museum’s Morse code challenge and have a go at deciphering some top secret messages. See all the National Army Museum learning resources.

7. Enjoy a Museum Morning with the Jewish Museum London

Every Sunday morning, join a live Facebook session with the Jewish Museum London. Activities so far have included a no-bake cheesecake recipe, creating your own toy and making flowers. Add the next event to your diary.

8. Join the A to Z Chocolate History Challenge with the Chocolate Museum

Did you know there is a museum of chocolate? Join the Brixton-based museum for 26 weeks of activities following the chronological history of chocolate. Each week children will receive a word puzzle and drawing activity based on a new word of chocolate vocabulary. Check it out.

9. Phone a friend with V&A Dundee

Who ya gonna call? Design Busters! A new free phoneline from V&A Dundee with a weekly creative challenge for families to do together. Find out more on the website.

10. Add to the childhood playlist with Sudbury Hall

Music can transport us back to certain times and places. Tell Sudbury Hall the songs that capture your childhood and help them create the soundtracks for childhood across the decades. Tweet your song to @Sudbury_HallNT with the year you were listening to that song, the artist, song title and year of release. You can find their latest playlists on Spotify.

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