This video will show you how to make a beautiful star decoration using just corrugated card, pins and wool
Make your own colourful rainbow spinner and learn about the science behind seeing colour.
To make your rainbow spinner you will need:
- A spinner template
- Thin card
- Glue
- Coloured pencils or pens
- A small wooden dowel
- Plasticine
This activity is inspired by Twilight at the Museums
Have you ever looked up at the sky on a clear night and noticed shapes or groups of stars that appear to form a pattern? These are known as constellations. This activity shows you how to make your own viewer to help identify the constellations.
To make your own viewer you will need:
Bring the stars to your home.
Reuse and recycle old wrapping paper or magazines to make this decorative Twilight star.
To make your own Twilight star, you will need:
- 6 squares of coloured paper (you can use wrapping paper or old magazines)
- Scissors
- Stapler, glue or tape
- A pen or pencil
- Thread to hang
Follow the story of Denny the Farmland field mouse on a twilight foraging adventure, then have a go at making your own owl mask and constellation decorations.
To make the owl mask you will need:
- Thick paper or card
- Scissors
- Decorations, such as feathers, or colouring pens
- Glue
- Elastic or string
To make the constellation decorations you will need:
A gargoyle is a fantastic carved face or creature which acts as a rainwater spout, pouring water away from a building. This activity shows you how to sketch a spooky, twilight silhouette.
Can you draw an outline of the gargoyle in the photograph or copy and complete the picture of Gizmo the Gargoyle?
All you need for this activity is a pencil and a piece of paper.
Find out about a device called the micro:bit - a pocket-sized codeable device that can be used to create fun projects. Start by creating a name badge and then move on to write a program to 'launch' a rocket, which on the way sees a sky filled with twinkling stars.
For this activity, you do not need the actual device, as we will be using the simulator that is available on the coding website.
A fun space-themed interactive activity for ages 7-10 years.
Learn how to code your own 8-bit solar system using Scratch.
This activity is inspired by Twilight at the Museums
Treasure hunt in the twilight, a fun finding game using paper and torches.
Challenge your friends and family to see if they can find the secret objects you have hidden in this crafty picture.
You will need:
- Felt tip pens, ,markers or dark pencils
- A small torch or light
- Scissors
- Sticky tape or glue (not essential)
