Inspired by the museum collection we have created a set of making ideas based on things we think you will have at home. Use our activity sheets and watch the videos then have a go and see what you can create:
- Advent or Celebration Count-Down Calendar– make a hanging arrangement with gifts in each envelope
- Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics plus activity sheet
- Animation including Character Modelling, Optical Illusion Thaumatrope & Thaumatrope guide, Zoetrope & Zoetrope Template , Shadow Puppets and Stop-Motion
- Archaeology Snap cards and how to play the game
- Bicycle Decorations – Create tassel handle decorations
- Blow Football – Vintage game fun
- Bookmaking – make your own books, bookmarks and paper-projectors
- Cards – make your own envelopes and pop-up cards
- Carts & Carriages – make your own wheeled vehicle
- Coasters – create coaster as part of your own Tea Treat party
- Colouring-in Sheets – the Cannon from the wreck of HMS Ansen, the Grylls Monument, Helston on Flora Day
- Drawing with Thread – make a gift inspired by our embroidery collection
- DIY Gym Kit – homemade keep fit inspired by Heston’s World Campion Boxer Bob Fitzsimmons
- Flower Dome – make your own Victorian inspired flower display
- Lantern Making – make your own lantern for Halloween
- Lucky Horseshoe – make your own mobile
- Magic Lantern & Slides (here is an example of the Nursery Rhyme This is the House That Jack Built)
- Marble Cricket Game – make your own game
- Musical Instruments – raid your recycling to create playable instruments
- Paper Flowers – how to make four different paper flowers
- Peg Dolls – design your own outfit for a Peg Doll
- Paint – homemade paint from things in your kitchen cupboard
- Pom-Pom Farm Animals – reuse your wool to create your own animals
- Printing & Packaging – create your own letters to make packaging
- Photo-collage – use old photos to make new artworks
- Scales – make your own scales and get weighing
- Signalling – learn to communicate using semaphores, cup-telephones and aircraft moving hand signals with an Activity Sheet to help.
- Toys – design your own Jigsaws, dominoes and snap cards
- Utensil Holders – design your own 1950’s inspired kitchen item
- Winners Trophy & Rosette – design and make your own award
- Winter Snow Globe – create your own mini winter wonderland
- WW2 Spitfire – make your own paper aeroplane with an Activity Sheet to help.