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Things to make

Click on the images below to download pictures of objects from the National Museum of Scotland to colour in and keep. You can even make your own Lewis chessmen or dinosaur mask!

Masks

These masks are based on creatures you can find in our Natural World galleries at the National Museum of Scotland.

Make your own bear mask

Make your own bear mask [PDF]

Be fierce as a bear when you wear this grizzly mask. Colour it in, cut it out, add some string - grrr!

Make your own wolf mask

Make your own wolf mask [PDF]

Feel the call of the wild with this fearsome mask. Colour it in, cut it out, add some string and get ready to howl at the moon!

Dinosaur mask

Make a dinosaur mask [PDF]

Fan of dinosaurs? Return to the Jurassic Age with this scary dino mask. Colour in the dinosaur's head, cut him out and add some string then start hunting down your prey!

Make your own mask

Make your own mask [PDF]

Don't fancy turning into a bear, a wolf or a dinosaur? Then why not draw your own picture on our blank mask?

The Lewis Chessmen

The Lewis Chessmen live in the National Museum of Scotland. You can find out more about who they are and where they came from here.

Make your own Lewis Chessmen

Make your own chessmen [PDF]

Make your own Lewis chessman King and Queen.

Lewis Chessmen colouring sheet

Lewis Chessmen colouring sheet [PDF]

Colour in the famous Lewis Chessmen from the National Museum of Scotland.

Objects in the National Museum of Scotland

Find out more about everything there is to see in the National Museum of Scotland here.

National Museum of Scotland colouring sheets

Visitors' favourites [PDF]

We asked our Facebook fans which objects from the National Museum of Scotland their families would like to colour in, and here are the results! From our family of lions to the giant sunfish, T-Rex to our elephant - is your favourite here?

F1 car colouring sheet

F1 car colouring sheet [PDF]

Colour in this Formula 1 racing car, which you can find in the Connect gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.

Steam engine colouring sheet

Steam engine colouring sheet [PDF]

Colour in a picture of the Ellesmere steam engine, from the National Museum of Scotland.

Vikings

Baking Viking bread

Make your own Viking bread [PDF]

This recipe is based on an analysis of Viking Age bread, found in Birka, Sweden.

Viking colouring sheets by Jon Hodgson

Viking Colouring Sheets [PDF]

Colour in these Viking warriors drawn by artist Jon Hodgson.

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