Activities for the spring

This spring we are celebrating the end of the Milano Cortina Paralympics with lots of fun winter sports activities for you to do. Colour in Sumi the mascot from the Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, name the countries of the Winter Paralympics, complete the sports spelling sheet and count the springtime arrivals.

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Heritage Centre trail

Test your observation skills in our Paralympic Heritage Centre trail and find out more about the objects on display in our museum. If you are unable to visit in person you can hunt down the objects using our virtual tour! (Trail suitable for ages 7 and up) Click on this link to download the trail.

'Sumi the mascot' colouring sheet

Sumi is the mascot from the Vancouver Winter Paralympics in 2010.  He is skiing fast down a snowy mountain just like our Paralympians did in the Winter Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina this year.  What colours will you add to Sumi’s ski wear so that he stands out against the snow? (Colouring in sheet suitable for age 4 and up) Click on this link to download the colouring sheet.

Sumi Colouring Sheet

Para alpine skiing quiz

Did you watch the alpine skiers at the Milano Cortina Paralympics on television this year or listen to our Meet the Paralympian talk by Super-G champion Kelly Gallagher MBE?  Why not test your knowledge of alpine skiing at the Paralympics and find out something you didn’t know in our fact sheet and quiz? (Quiz suitable for ages 7 and up). Click on this link to download the quiz.

Name the countries of the Winter Paralympics

Every one of these countries has taken part in a Winter Paralympic Games. Can you identify the flags for each country? Download the questions sheet here, and click here to download the answers.

A preview of the

Winter Sport Spellings

Fill in the gaps and complete the Winter Sport spellings. Download the worksheet here. Then why not learn a little more about each of the sports you reveal, by visiting our 'History of Paralympic Sports' webpage.

A preview of the Winter Games spelling worksheet.

Springtime Counting 

It’s springtime again there is so much new life to look out for.  Can you use your counting skills to answer the questions in our Widgit visual maths sheet?  (Maths sheet suitable for years 4 and up). Download the sheet here, and click here to download the answers.


Additional family fun activities

Paralympic sports activities and craft

Designed for children to engage in some fun activities while learning about the history of the Paralympic Games.

Chatterbox activity

Sharing our Treasure

Explore objects in our Paralympic collection with Shaun Finegan, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust

Volunteer, Shaun Finegan talking about Paralympic torches

Storytime with April

Storytime for children under 5 read by April Byrne, volunteer at the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, with BSL interpretation by Marie Biswell.

April Byrne, volunteer at NPHT reading books for Story time

What's in our Paralympic collection?

Watch our series of Paralympic heritage collection videos

Video of Vicky Hope Walker describing objects from the Paralympic handling collection


Highlights from family fun events at the Paralympic Heritage Centre

   

  

  

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Paralympic poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic athlete poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic medal ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage CentreParalympic athlete poster ideas created by children visiting Family Fun Day at the Paralympic Heritage Centre