Family Fun

Enjoy our collections through drawing and colouring-in, making, and playing! 

Two rosettes or ribbons in purple and green on a red and white check tablecloth. Middle of rosettes say Votes for women

Suffragette Rosettes

Join Annie and learn how to make a suffragette style rosette.

Learn how to make one
Graphic showing cartoon landscape in green with Landscape written on the bottom

Drawing Perspective

Learn how to draw a picture of a landscape with local artist Alan Grieve.

Let's draw!
Acknowledgement of Andrew Carnegie's Pension Fund with a green grassland background featuring birds

Paper Birds

Join Annie and learn how to make a paper bird inspired by this beautiful certificate in our collection.

Learn how to make one
Black and White chalk rubbing of a Deer in long grass, staring at the audience while being illuminated from the viewer's perspective

Chalk Rubbings

Join Annie and learn to make a chalk rubbing inspired by George Shiras 3rd’s animal photographs

Learn how to make one
Vector drawing of a Peacock with 3 trees in vibrant colors on a flat, calm pink backdrop

Memory Matchers

Time to test your memory skills! Can match these nature-themed images from our collection to their identical partners?

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Morse code translation of a telegraph wishing a happy birthday from "ma and pa"

The Legacy (Android version)

Join Sam, a time travelling explorer from the future, as they try to piece together the life and legacy of Andrew Carnegie.

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2 photos of woven pictures of Robert Burns, one with curtains surrounding the portrait and one on a blue and white checkered paper screen

Woven Picture of Robert Burns

Let’s weave a beautiful picture of Robert Burns, inspired by a woven portrait in our collection!

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A collection of 3 Haggis pom poms, with one in Orange, Grey, and Beige

Haggis Pom-Pom Craft

Learn how to make a fluffy haggis pom-pom for Burns Night! Did you know that Robert Burns was Andrew Carnegie's favourite poet?

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A crest bearing the name Dunfermline, featuring 2 lions posing against a tower

HQ Explorer I-Spy trail

Explore Dunfermline’s magnificent Heritage Quarter with our printable HQ Explorer I-Spy trail - can you find where all the pictures were taken?

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A black and white photograph of Andrew Carnegie wearing a bowler cap

HQ Explorers DIY Jigsaw

Want to get hands-on with history? Get to know two of our “Famous Faces” by following our how-to guide to create your own jigsaw.

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An X-ray of a hand

Carnegie Creators: Excellent X-Rays

Can you identify what bones are in the X-Rays and create your own special X-Ray tablets?

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A record player playing a record with a yellow sticker

Carnegie Creators: Groovy Gramophones

Discover how music was played in Victorian times, design your own records, make your own musical instruments and put on a show at home!

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A political cartoon of Andrew Carnegie standing atop a Scottish paper and wearing the American Flag as a kilt

Carnegie Creators: Comic Creations

Did you know that comics were popular in Victorian times? This week’s Carnegie Creators encourages you to make your own comic creations!

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A cylindrical red postbox with "GR Post office" on the lower half

Carnegie Creators: Playful Post

Find out all about the postal service - become a post box detective and get creative by designing your own stamps and postcards!

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A photo of a yellow landline phone upon a yellow backdrop

Carnegie Creators: Communication

Learn how to use Morse Code to send messages just like Andrew Carnegie and find out more about communication technology through the ages… and more!.

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A drawing of a bunny hopping along upside down flower pots leading from a coop in a garden

Carnegie Creators: Bunny Buddies

Make your own bunny buddy, get singing and moving some with rhymes and songs, take part in a bunny food scavenger around your home.. and more!

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A Green and Yellow lego dinosaur with a brown horn and 2 large eyes

Build a Dinosaur

Have a go at making your very own dinosaur and share a picture of it it with us!

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A line drawing of Andrew Carnegie with a bunny upon his arm with miscellaneous items, and a bunny upon his shoulder. The text "Colour in Carnegie" is in blue towards the top

Quick Summer Puzzles

Have a go at our quick summer puzzles - colour in Carnegie, solve the maze and help the Carnegie family get to America and challenge yourself with a scavenger hunt!

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A clip art of 2 children playing hopscotch

How to play like a Victorian

Travel back in time and find out all about Victorian toys and games with our five Victorian play ideas.

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