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Caboodle

Caboodle

Caboodle is a fun, free and safe way for your children to share their collections. From Culture24.

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Run From The Roundheads

Run From The Roundheads

Fun and fast game along traditional racing, scoop-em-up lines, with loose historical connection. Ages 5 and up. From Worcester City Museums.

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Moving Here

Multi-Mart

Light-hearted game which introduces children to recipes from a range of immigrant communities. Ages 5 (with reading help) up to about 12. From Moving Here.

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Burmese Music

Burmese Music

This site's a noisy one. Learn about and play traditional Burmese musical instruments. Great fun for kids aged about 4 and over. From Museum Open Learning Initiative.

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Build A Toy

Build A Toy

Fun game to play with young children, aged about 4 years and up. Create a toy and then work through different levels. From Museum of Childhood.

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Pest Detective

Pest Detective

Whizzy game on the pests and bugs which plague historic properties. Fun and full of info. Needs strong reading skills. from The National Trust.

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The Story Of Trim The Cat

The Story Of Trim The Cat

Read or listen to this story of a ship's cat, born in 1799. Ages 5 to 9. From National Maritime Museum.

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Conker Collectables

Conker Collectables

Online antiques 'shop' which gets kids thinking about the age, use and background of objects they encounter. For ages 7 and up. From Liverpool Museums.

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Young Wizards Trail

Young Wizards Trail

The place to find wizardly, magical family days out, with spells and folklore thrown in. From Show Me.

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Describing Toys

Describing Toys

Simple site on old and new toys for children aged 4 to 7. Great for developing IT skills and as a talking point. From Bedfordshire Museums Services.

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Kids' Castle

Kids' Castle

A great 3D illustration of a medieval castle with pop up labels to explain the different areas. From Kids on the Net.

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Adventures Underground

Adventures Underground

Prepare youngsters for a trip to the capital in this loud and colourful virtual tube journey. From London's Transport Museum.

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Thames Tales

Thames Tales

Simple, fun, addictive game for very young children, good for practising keyboard skills. From London's Transport Museum.

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The Dig

The Dig

Simple way to introduce a young child to the concept of digging for archaeological remains. From The Museum of London.

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Should Museums Ban 'Heelys'?

Should Museums Ban 'Heelys'?

One museum has banned trainers with wheels. Do you think they're right?

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Wizardly Museums For Harry Potter Fans

Take a look at our Trail for Young Wizards to celebrate the launch of J.K. Rowling's latest Harry Potter book.

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School Museums Win Big Prizes

We have news of the winning schools in the 2003 'Museum in a Classroom' competition.

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Top Ten Treasures Named

Check out Britain's chart-topping ancient treasures.

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Canadian Blood Tribe's Museum Mission

Native American tribespeople flew to Scotland this week to collect a precious head-dress from the Marischal Museum in Aberdeen.

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Do Stinky Museums Make You Sick?

Smelly Roman toilets at the Dewa Roman Experience in Chester have been making visiting schoolchildren sick.

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Artefacts Alive!

A great site to show kids interested in the dirt and detail of archaeology, from York Archaeological Trust.

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Children's Compass

A great way to check out the collection of the British Museum.

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Your Family in a Nutshell

Create a family time capsule.

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