Activity Time: Admiralty's Awesome Afternoon At Home

This week for #WonderfulWednesday we have something a little different!

 

Every February we host Admiralty’s Awesome Afternoon as part of the Frosty Festival in Mount Pearl. It is one of our favourite events, and we love seeing so many of the youth from the community come through the museum!

 

We wanted to give everyone the opportunity to experience an Admiralty’s Awesome Afternoon, so we are happy to present Admiralty’s Awesome Afternoon At Home!  

 

Featuring everything from scavenger hunts, word searches, colouring pages, and activity guidelines we hope that these booklets can entertain, engage, and educate. There are four variations of the booklet – so if there are multiple kids together, they will have some differences in their materials!

Admiralty’s Awesome Afternoon At Home materials can be found at:

 

All booklets: https://tinyurl.com/ybx7jpr7

 

Version 1: https://tinyurl.com/ybyckelh

 

Version 2: https://tinyurl.com/y7cjn7uu

Version 3: https://tinyurl.com/yae45ojk

 

Version 4: https://tinyurl.com/y6wldtah

Activity Time: Morse Code Art

If you found our Morse code embroidery activity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8pRgTw5S4g) too daunting, or you are looking for a different way to learn the basics of Morse code, this activity might be the perfect one for you!

Morse code is a method of communication. Morse code is made of a series of dots and dashes.

Each Morse code character is formed by a standardized sequence of Morse code can be used to communicate the alphabet and different numbers!

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! This project is a great way to make a personalized gift or card.

Things you will need:

Glue or Hot Glue Gun

Paint

Paint Brush

Round object for dots (e.g. button, pom-pom, penny, beads)

Paper

Morse code key: available at https://bit.ly/3e4VZ8T

Instructions:

1. First you need to decide on a message to send through your art!

2. Look at the Morse code key to figure out your design.

4. Glue down your dots, and paint on your dashes!

5. Don’t forget to sign your work of art at the end! You are an artist, after all!

6. Make sure your piece is given a place of honour in your home!

Activity Time: Maritime Signal Flag Banner

Have you ever wondered how ships at sea communicate with one another? Isn't it hard when everyone speaks different languages?

The International Code of Signals (ICS) is used by ships to communicate important messages! Messages can be sent using flags, signal lamps, semaphore, telegraph, and telephone! The ICS uses a standardized alphabet. Each letter and number is associated with a flag and a spoken form of the letter. For example, in the ICS system, the letter A is spoken by saying the word “Alfa”, and the letter H is spoken by saying the word “Hotel”.

At Admiralty House, we love signal flags! We are, after all, a communications museum! One of our favourite activities is making signal flag banners, where you can send your very own messages – right at home!

Things you will need:

Paper or Cardstock

Scissors

Ruler

Hole punch

Markers or Pencil Crayons or Crayons

String or Yarn or Twine

Signal Flag Chart: Available at http://tiny.cc/v3zvlz

Instructions:

1. Decide what you want your message to say and cut out a square of paper for each letter in your message. For example, when we spell “Admiralty House” we need 14 squares of paper. We usually use squares that are 10 cm x 10 cm.

2. Using the signal flag chart, colour the letters on your squares of paper. Use one square per letter! 

**The letters A and B need scissors to cut out the triangle at the front!**

3. Once all your letters are ready, use a hole punch to punch two holes at the top of each flag.

4. Thread your string or twine through the holes to make a banner.

5. Hang your creation wherever you are allowed! They look great on a fireplace mantle, stair bannisters and on the wall!

Signal Flag Chart