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Activities
Have fun at home with our free activities! If you’d like to find out more, or would like printed copies of activities sent out to you for free, please
Archaeology Cropmarks Activity
(pdf 1.24MB)
Excavation Block Activity
(pdf 882KB)
Design your own Time Capsule
(pdf 389KB)
Time Capsule Booklet
(pdf 470KB)
Time Capsule Cover
(pdf 243KB)
Seed Bombs Nature Activity
(pdf 273KB)
A Stitch in Time
– sew your own
Elginerpeton
tetrapod! Pick up a kit in the Museum, or or download the
template
(pdf 6.12MB) and
instructions
(pdf 1.61 MB). If making your tetrapod from scratch, you will need: green felt (about A4 size); scissors; pins; a sewing needle; green and black embroidery thread; kapok stuffing (about 5 g) (Not suitable for under-7s – adult supervision required.)
Japanese Vase Collage
– learn about the history of Japanese Imari ware porcelain and use the
Japanese Vase Activity Sheet
(pdf 1.05MB) to create your very own Japanese vase collage inspired by the vases in Elgin Museum’s collection following our guide on
Elgin Museum Makes
Pictish Mythical Beasts
– use the
Pictish Mythical Beast heads and tails
activity sheet (pdf 1.49MB) and the
Pictish Mythical Beast Fact File
(pdf 219KB) to create your own mythical beasts, with inspiration from
Elgin Museum Makes
Build your own Triumphal Roman Arch
(pdf 599KB)
Design your own Roman Coin
(pdf 510KB)
Make your own Dinosaur Mobile
(pdf 314KB)
Build your own Shoebox Theatre
(pdf 1.22MB)
Build your own Castle
(pdf 737KB)
Pictish Chariot
(pdf 667KB)
Japanese Uchiwa Fan
(pdf 717KB)
Sea Globes
(pdf 317KB)
Cut-out and Colour Museum
(pdf 1.4MB)
Nature Boxes
(pdf 440KB)
Carved Balls & Symbol Stones
(pdf 670KB)
AZ Colouring
(pdf 291KB) (drawings by Edward Macmillan)
Museum Bingo
(pdf 788KB)
Museum of Me
(pdf 948KB)
Stone Age
(pdf 407KB)
Dig box
(pdf 981KB)
Bobbing Boats
(pdf 250KB)
Carved Symbol Soaps
(pdf 599KB)
Video activities
Elgin Museum Makes – Episode 1: Bronze Age Jet Necklace
Elgin Museum Makes – Episode 2: Neolithic Carved Stone Balls
Elgin Museum Makes – Episode 3: Pictish Beasts
– download the
Pictish Mythical Beast heads and tails
activity sheet (pdf 1.49MB) and the
Pictish Mythical Beast Fact File
(pdf 219KB) to create your own mythical beasts
Elgin Museum Makes: Episode 4 – Japanese Vase Collage
Elgin Museum Makes: Episode 5 – Monoprinting & Block Printing Inspired by our Collections
Elgin Museum Makes: Episode 6 – Pen and Water Drawing Inspired by our Collections
Elgin Museum Makes: Episode 7 – A Stitch in Time: create your own Elginerpeton tetrapod
– pick up a kit in the museum, or download the
template
(pdf 6.12MB) and
instructions
(pdf 1.61 MB). If making your tetrapod from scratch, you will need: green felt (about A4 size); scissors; pins; a sewing needle; green and black embroidery thread; kapok stuffing (about 5 g). (Not suitable for under-7s – adult supervision required.)
Quizzes
Pictish Quiz
(pdf 359KB) and
Pictish Quiz Resource Sheet
(pdf 627KB)
Coasts and Waters Quiz
(pdf 315KB)
Riddle Me This
(pdf 424KB)
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6:15 pm
Elgin Museum Quiz Night 2026
@ Elgin Ex-Servicemens Club
Elgin Museum Quiz Night 2026
@ Elgin Ex-Servicemens Club
Jul 4 @ 6:15 pm – 10:00 pm
Saturday 4th July 2026 6.30pm – 10pm (doors open 6.15pm) @ Elgin Ex-Servicemens Club Join us at our fundraising quiz for a fun night that will test your general (and local) knowledge! Alongside the quiz,…
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