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Family fun activities

Join in with our craft and learning activities for the holidays.

Easter holiday activities

Contents

  • Hunt the object
  • Draw along with Jess and Mandeville colouring in sheet
  • Storytelling competition
  • Female sporting heroes
  • Spot the difference activity sheet
  • Tokyo 2020 paper crane making

Hunt the Object

Have a go at our Easter 'Hunt the Object' activity for ages 4+ using our virtual tour of the displays at the National Paralympic Heritage Centre.

To take part, download a pdf of the activities below (by clicking the image) and then visit our virtual tour of the Paralympic Heritage Centre here

Paralympic Heritage Centre Hunt for ages 4-7 years

Paralympic Heritage Centre Hunt for ages 8+ years

Answers for the Heritage Centre Hunt for ages 8+ can be downloaded here


Draw along with Jess

Illustrator, Jessica Hartshorn, shows you how to draw Mandeville, the London 2012 Paralympic mascot. For younger children we have a colouring in sheet of Mandeville to download here


Female Sporting Heroes

Explore these activity games from Sporting Heritage. Alongside other sporting organisations from across the country we nominated a female sporting hero. We chose Margaret Maughan, the very first Paralympic gold medal winner from Great Britain. Visit the Sporting Heritage website to play the games here

  


Spot the Difference

Can you use your Easter hunting skills in our 'Spot the Difference' activity? Designed by our volunteer Teri Stevens. Download the activity sheet here


Tokyo 2020 Paper crane making

To celebrate the next Paralympic Summer Games we would like to create a display using hundreds of paper cranes. Can you help us by making your own paper crane? Find out how and why we are making paper cranes here

Spectators brought garlands of paper cranes to wish the athletes good luck

How to make your paper crane

Can you find the paper cranes made by Riley from Pebble Brook School, in our displays at the Heritage Centre?  Use our virtual tour to find them here.


Additional family fun activities

Sharing our Treasure

Explore objects in our Paralympic collection with Shaun Finegan, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust

Volunteer, Shaun Finegan talking about Paralympic torches

Storytime with April

Storytime for children under 5 read by April Byrne, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, with BSL interpretation by Marie Biswell.

April Byrne, volunteer at NPHT reading books for Story time


Highlights from 2020

Photos from our family fun day in February half term

Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage Centre Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage Centre Family Fun Day activity table at the Paralympic Heritage Centre

Paralympic poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic athlete poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic medal ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic athlete poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage Centre

Published: 12th February, 2020

Updated: 7th April, 2021

Author: Beth Faulkner

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