Visit Us National Paralympic Heritage Centre Family fun activities October half term activities Storytime with April These short video are for parents, carers and teachers of children under 5 to start a conversation about disability and inclusion. At the end of the video you will find some short questions about the story to guide a discussion or you can download a pdf of the questions below. The stories are read by April Byrne, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust with BSL interpretation by Marie Biswell. Wheelie Girl by Miriam Latimer The questions sheet can be downloaded here Freddie and the Fairy by Julia Donaldson and Karen George The questions sheet can be downloaded here Susan Laughs by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross The questions sheet can be downloaded here Sharing our Treasure These short videos are for children under 10 to learn about objects in our Paralympic collection. Presented by Shaun Finegan, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust with BSL interpretation by Marie Biswell. Running blades Paralympic Mascots 'Incredible Me' Learning Chest Take a look at the activities we have in our 'Incredible Me' learning chest. These resources have been developed for children of all ages to develop an understanding about disability whilst learning about the Heritage of the Paralympics. These are fun and engaging activities for all the family to enjoy! Click here to view or download. Tokyo 2021 Paralympic activities Join in our online activities as we continue to look forward to the next Paralympics in Tokyo 2021. Spot the Paper Crane activity Make a Paralympic paper crane Find out 'What's in our Paralympic Collection' Para runner colouring in and design your own Paralympic medal activity sheets Photos from our Family fun day in February half term Paralympic paper crane making To celebrate the next Paralympic Summer Games in 2021 we would like to create a display using 100s of paper cranes. These will be featured at the Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting event at Stoke Mandeville Stadium to launch the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Summer Games. Why paper cranes? At the last Paralympic Games in Tokyo, in 1964, paper crane garlands were given to the Paralympians as a symbol of ‘good luck’. If you would like to order a Paralympic paper crane pack to make at home (£1+postage), please contact us at [email protected] Paper crane garlands made by Momoho Yamada at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games ©Sally Haynes ©Ian Brittain Read paper crane maker Momoho Yamada's story here