Mini Museum

‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Enjoy some Mini Museum fun for little ones aged 0-5!

Knights and Princesses

Play

Help The Knight Find The Princess - Maze Game (PDF File, 483kb) (PDF File, 483kb)
Help The Knight Find The Princess - Maze Game - HARD (PDF File, 733kb) (PDF File, 733kb)

Make

Colour and Cut Out - Knight and Princess (PDF File, 461kb) (PDF File, 461kb)
Cardboard Castle Tower Template (PDF File, 550kb) (PDF File, 550kb)
Make A Knight's Helmet Instructions (PDF File, 598kb) (PDF File, 598kb)
Make a Princess Hat Instructions (PDF File, 502kb) (PDF File, 502kb)

Witchy Wonders

Play

Find the Witchy Objects! (PDF File, 950kb) (PDF File, 950kb)‌‌
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Which Magical Pet Would You Have? (PDF File, 672kb) (PDF File, 672kb)‌

Storytime

Watch our 'Witchy Story That Is True!' being read aloud here or download it and read for yourself here: A Witchy Story That Is True! (PDF File, 481kb) (PDF File, 481kb)‌

Bake

Find our recipe to make your own deliciously witchy Squashed Fly Biscuits here: Squashed Fly Biscuits Recipe (PDF File, 382kb) (PDF File, 382kb)‌

Sing

Listen to The Witch Is In The Wood and sing-a-long with the lyrics here: The Witch Is In The Wood lyrics (PDF File, 368kb) (PDF File, 368kb)‌

Prehistoric Pals

Make
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Milk Carton Mammoths (PDF File, 592kb) (PDF File, 592kb)
Dino Easter Egg (PDF File, 593kb) (PDF File, 593kb)
Make Peter the Pterosaur (PDF File, 679kb) (PDF File, 679kb)
Make Your Own T-Rex Treads (PDF File, 584kb) (PDF File, 584kb)

Learn

10 Fun Facts About Dinosaurs! (PDF File, 583kb) (PDF File, 583kb)

Sing

Going On A Dinosaur Hunt (PDF File, 728kb) (PDF File, 728kb)

Terrific Transport‌

Learn

Learn about... parachute bikes! (PDF File, 871kb) (PDF File, 871kb)
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Make

Make a parachute (PDF File, 529kb) (PDF File, 529kb)
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Make a balloon car (PDF File, 699kb) (PDF File, 699kb)‌
Paint a rainbow with toy cars! (PDF File, 1,360kb) (PDF File, 1,360kb)‌

Colour

Colour and drive! (PDF File, 840kb) (PDF File, 840kb)‌

Sing

Sing-a-long Wheels on the Bus (PDF File, 828kb) (PDF File, 828kb)
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Watch this video to learn the actions for Wheels on the Bus!

Rocking Rhythm!‌

This week, raise the roof with our incredible instruments to create at home! Why not use them to make some noise during Clap For Carers on Thursday?

Create a pair of cracking castanets (PDF File, 17,617kb) (PDF File, 17,617kb) ‌
‌Make sensational sounds with some CD cymbals (PDF File, 143kb) (PDF File, 143kb)‌
Beat a terrific tune with your own hand drum (PDF File, 16,364kb) (PDF File, 16,364kb)
Twist and shout with some junk shakers (PDF File, 157kb) (PDF File, 157kb)‌
Cause a commotion with a ‌
And drum up some fun with your own noisy drum kit (PDF File, 189kb) (PDF File, 189kb)‌

You can find even more musical instruments to make at home on our Star Objects page.

Brilliant Bugs!

This week Mini Museum is putting incredible insects under the microscope! Join us for some creepy crawly capers as we explore the mini world of these crazy creatures!

Play

Play Bug Races! (PDF File, 628kb) (PDF File, 628kb)‌‌
Go on a garden Bug Hunt (PDF File, 653kb) (PDF File, 653kb)

‌Sing

Learn the Lyrics for Incey Wincey Spider (PDF File, 486kb) (PDF File, 486kb)‌
Then watch the video and sing along!

Make

Make Your Own Magnifying Glass (PDF File, 676kb) (PDF File, 676kb)‌
Paint A Butterfly (PDF File, 442kb) (PDF File, 442kb)

Bake

Mrs Ladybird's Butterfly Cakes (PDF File, 817kb) (PDF File, 817kb)‌

The Pirate's Life! ‌

It's the pirate's life for us this week in Mini Museum as we walk the plank and dive into fiendish fun on a search for treasure!

Before becoming a pirate, you'll need to learn about them with our Fun Facts About Pirates! (PDF File, 742kb) (PDF File, 742kb)‌
Then, ‌
Now, you can make your very own Pirate Hat (PDF File, 541kb) (PDF File, 541kb)‌
Let's go on a treasure hunt! First, you'll need a Telescope (PDF File, 1,032kb) (PDF File, 1,032kb)‌
Go find that treasure with our X Marks The Spot Dot-to-Dot (PDF File, 1,168kb) (PDF File, 1,168kb)‌
Now you're a real pirate, you can sing a pirate song! Download the lyrics to Row Row Row Your Boat (PDF File, 481kb) (PDF File, 481kb) and sing along with the video‌.

Tip-Top Tick-Tocks

We're clocking up some fun this week, with a Hickory Dickory dose of terrific timepiece entertainment! Count down to a full day of exciting activities below!

Sing Hickory Dickory Dock! (PDF File, 726kb) (PDF File, 726kb)
Make a mouse to run up your clock: Fingermouse (PDF File, 599kb) (PDF File, 599kb)
Make a Clock Face Jigsaw! (PDF File, 550kb) (PDF File, 550kb)
Play Match The Clocks (PDF File, 662kb) (PDF File, 662kb)
Make Your Own Sundial (PDF File, 670kb) (PDF File, 670kb)‌
Now for a fun game! It's Time To Move (PDF File, 1,783kb) (PDF File, 1,783kb)‌

‌Stay-Home Safari

Visit a vibrant zoo, brimming with brilliant animals. Swim with sharks, fly with flamingos and flip with frogs all from the safety of your home!

Discover 20 Weird Facts About Wonderful Animals (PDF File, 725kb) (PDF File, 725kb)
Make your own Animal Finger Puppets (PDF File, 628kb) (PDF File, 628kb)
Hop around with a Paper Jumping Frog (PDF File, 663kb) (PDF File, 663kb)
Fashion a flashy Pom Pom Flamingo (PDF File, 1,315kb) (PDF File, 1,315kb)
Play Shark Bait (PDF File, 598kb) (PDF File, 598kb)
Complete the unusual animal noises in Old Macdonald (PDF File, 599kb) (PDF File, 599kb)

Baffling Bodies‌‌

This week, we're celebrating... us! From our heads to our toes and all the brilliant bits inbetween, there's fun to be had with funny bones, silly faces and amazing brains below!

Make your own Pizza Portrait (PDF File, 1,032kb) (PDF File, 1,032kb)‌
Put Samantha Skeleton Back Together (PDF File, 716kb) (PDF File, 716kb)‌
Do our Body Bits Wordsearch (PDF File, 614kb) (PDF File, 614kb)‌
Play a Crazy Body Parts Game (PDF File, 699kb) (PDF File, 699kb)‌
Explore the brilliant brain in our Brain Maze (PDF File, 551kb) (PDF File, 551kb)‌
And make an All About Me (PDF File, 487kb) (PDF File, 487kb) cube of you!

Radical Romans‌

We're going back almost 2000 years this week as Mini Museum takes on Caesar, sandals and... sewer systems? Yes, it's time to celebrate the Radical Romans!

Make a Roman Mosaic (PDF File, 623kb) (PDF File, 623kb)‌
Make Your Own Roman Vase (PDF File, 762kb) (PDF File, 762kb)
Show off some Britannia Bling with your own Snake Bracelet (PDF File, 183kb) (PDF File, 183kb)‌
Dress Up Your Roman Soldier (PDF File, 541kb) (PDF File, 541kb)‌
Crown yourself with a Roman Head Wreath (PDF File, 683kb) (PDF File, 683kb)‌
Discover how Rome was founded with the story of Romulus and Remus (PDF File, 788kb) (PDF File, 788kb)‌

Royalist Revelry

Join our crafty cavaliers to kit yourself out like a true King's Man.

Make Yourself A Cavalier Hat (PDF File, 157kb) (PDF File, 157kb)
Now finish the look with a King Charles Moustache (PDF File, 498kb) (PDF File, 498kb)
Design Your Own Regimental Flag (PDF File, 173kb) (PDF File, 173kb)
Any good Royalist needs some cash to stay up to date with court's latest looks. So Make Your Own Siege Coin Shortbread! (PDF File, 1,455kb) (PDF File, 1,455kb)
Can you see what's missing from the fancy feast in this Spot the Difference (PDF File, 392kb) (PDF File, 392kb)
Colour in the Governor's House (PDF File, 231kb) (PDF File, 231kb)

Storytime

Settle in with your story buddy and enjoy storytime as some of our team (and their children!) read you their favourite stories, both classic and newly crafted.

Snow White and Rose Red with Genevieve and Teddy
'Maurice Finds the Treasure' with Lizzie and Tess - This story was written by Donna Hall for our Mini Museum families with children under 5. Lizzie, who is 11, reads the story with her Story Buddy, Tess. Tess is a puppy and won't sit still! See if you can spot the moment halfway through when Tess nudges Mum! The treasure Maurice found was an Iron Age Torc - a golden necklace. Find out more about the Newark Torc in our Star Objects section. There's even a recipe for Pretzel Torcs in Making History - yum!