Activities at home - Wakefield Museums and Castles

An early 1900s sepia image of children pinning the tail on a chalkboard donkey

Activities at home

Get to know our collections, sites and stories from the comfort of your own home!

Explore our range of creative activities for all the family to explore and enjoy.

Have fun, get creative, and be curious.

Take a trip down memory lane or try something new.

Find out more

An intricate repeating pattern of floral shapes and curving lines

Colour the collection

Enjoy beautiful mindfulness colouring sheets inspired by a range of objects from our collection. For all ages.

A pile of bright pink stalks of rhubarb with large green leaves on the end

Recipes

Get a taste of the past with our range of historically-inspired recipes!

A screenshot from the Roman Castleford Uncovered game

Roman Castleford: Uncovered

Uncover Roman Castleford in a new interactive digital experience!

$Ilbert the Dragon, a friendly yellow and purple dragon mascot, stood in front of the ruins of Pontefract Castle$

Activities with Ilbert the Dragon

Enjoy a range of roarsome activities with Ilbert the Dragon!

A person cutting paper opposite another person drawing surrounded by craft materials

Craft vlogs

Try something new inspired by our collections and sites, in two minutes!

Illustration of a dog sat on a stool in front of a Victorian field camera

Object colouring sheets

Explore our range of colouring and writing sheets with different objects from the past. For under 7s.

A row of candlesticks and a row of teapots with one slightly different to the others

Spot the difference

Can you spot the differences in these objects from the past? For under 7s.

A child with Christmas hair clips in her hair doing Christmassy drawings with an adult watching on

Christmas crafts and recipes

Get into the festive spirit with our historically-inspired Christmas crafts and recipes!