To help with the home schooling, we’ve brought together some of the highlights from our regular #MondayMakes series of creative activities for families. Make your own mammoth from a milk carton, have a go a creating an Op Art masterpiece and more.

Make a Family Portrait

There are lots of family portraits of in Sheffield's Visual Art collection. In this Make, learn how to create a portrait of your family or friends with an amazing stained glass effect.

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Make a Noughts & Crosses Game

Versions of three-in-a-row games were played in Ancient Egypt and noughts and crosses was the first game to be played on a computer in 1952. In this #MondayMakes, learn how to make your very own version.

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Make a Lockdown Still Life Photograph

Inspired by the still life paintings in Sheffield's art collection, this #MondayMakes shows how to create a still life photograph to represent your time in lockdown.

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Make a Bug Hotel

Invertebrates like beetles, spiders and dragonflies keep our planet healthy in many different ways. In this #MondayMakes, help you little ones discover and learn more about the wildlife in our gardens and parks and make a bug hotel to attract some insect guests.

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Make a Bird's Nest

Sheffield's museum collections celebrate the amazing wildlife we have in our local area. In this #MondayMakes we show you how to recreate a feat of incredible engineering in nature, a bird's nest.

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Make a Paper Bead Bracelet

Paper beads have been used in home decorations and jewellery for over a century. In this #MondayMakes, learn how to make your own paper bead bracelet inspired by the beads and necklaces in Sheffield's museum collections.

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Make an Anglo-Saxon Helmet

Make your own Anglo-Saxon helmet inspired by the amazing 14,000 year old Benty Grange Helmet in the city’s Archaeology collection.

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Make Brilliant Bunting 

Learn how to make some brilliant bunting to celebrate all the things that are important to you.

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Make a Dolls' House

Sheffield has some spectacular dolls' houses in its museum collections. Have a go at creating your own version of a mini mansion or cosy cottage. 

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Make an Op Art Masterpiece 

Create art that plays tricks on the eyes inspired by one of the most popular paintings in the city’s Visual Art collection, Bridget Riley’s Rise.

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Make a Milk Bottle Mammoth

Turn a plastic milk bottle into a Woolly Mammoth like the ones that used to roam Sheffield.