... and nominate us for an award!
Nominations are now open for the Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award From Home.
Charity Kids in Museums is inviting
families and museums to share what they think is the best virtual activity
created by a museum, gallery, historic house or heritage site. They are
celebrating the most creative ideas keeping families occupied and entertained
during lockdown and we hope you might have loved one of our activities enough
to put us forward!
Not had a go at our resources yet? Head over to our Activities at Home page to see what you’re missing! We’ve picked out a few highlights here to get you started.
We miss
welcoming you all to our museums so our team have been beavering away to bring
the collections to you here on our blog and on our social media. With games,
quizzes, crafts, crosswords and more, we hope you’ll find something for
everyone this half term and beyond.
Although the
kids can’t come and play in our kitchen at Wakefield Museum right now, they can
have fun colouring in our Victorian range, or spotting the differences in some retro toys that they might recognise from the
museum.
Our friendly
local dragon, Ilbert misses showing you and your Mini Museum Explorers around Pontefract Castle and
wants to say hello online instead! You can also check out our fun paper craft activities inspired by the castle. What will you make first – a Tudor kitchen, a siege cannon, or your
very own fiery dragon?!
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Are there
any budding curators in your family? Have a go at designing your own displays inspired by Pontefract Museum
and show us how it’s done!
If you’re
missing Castleford Museum, how about making a Roman soldier finger puppet inspired by the town’s
history as an important
fort. Or follow in the footsteps of local photographer Jack Hulme and
start snapping! You can discover Jack’s fantastic photos, have a go at taking
your own, and get an Arts Award Discover for your efforts with our new
specially designed resource pack.
And if that’s
not enough to keep you going, for even more fun with our weird and wonderful
collections, check out our regular creative challenges on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram. Dig the paints and crayons out for #WFMuseumsArtFun on Mondays and get
the creative juices flowing with our #PonteCastleBeCreative and
#WFMuseumsBeCreative writing prompts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
After you’ve had fun with our
collections, if you would like to support us and share an online activity you
have particularly enjoyed with your family, please nominate us on the Kids in
Museums website:
The deadline for nominations is 5pm on
30 June 2020.
Thank you!
An expert panel will meet in mid-July
to whittle entries down to a shortlist. These activities will be reviewed by
family judges. Their feedback, combined with the views of an expert panel, will
decide the award winners.
For more information visit the Kids
in Museums website: www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk
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