Educational videos

Join Curator Liz Davies and Education Officer Lesley Sainsbury in a series of videos which bring the museum directly to you! You’ll find content for young visitors, craft tutorials and special insight videos from our curator…

A428 Excavations Update

Lead Archaeologist Steve Sherlock gives us a brief rundown of progress so far on the archaeological excavations taking place on the A428.
The Kimbolton HoardSt Neots Museum

Curator’s Corner – Celtic Treasure

Our opening exhibition for May 2021 is Celtic Treasure, featuring the stunning Kimbolton hoard of Iron Age stater coins. Join Curator Liz Davies, as she tells us more about the coins, their designs,…

Family crafts – Easter hat

Have a go at making your very own Easter chick hat! Watch the video to see how it's done, and click on the links below to download the template and step-by-step instructions... Please Note: There's…

Toddler Time – Christmas

Our Education Officer Lesley is back with a quick Christmas edition of Toddler Time! Join her as she goes on a search for some Christmas present ideas in the museum. There's also two Christmas poems…

Curator’s Corner – Ghosts of St Mary’s Churchyard

Come along with us as we take a quick, ghostly tour around St Mary's Churchyard, with our curator Liz Davies. We've not been able to run our regular Ghost Walks this year, and so we've decided to do…

Curator’s Corner – Victor Ekins and the Battle of Britain

Join our curator Liz for the latest edition of #CuratorsCorner. September 2020 marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and in this episode, Liz tells us all about local Battle of Britain…

Toddler Time – Behind the Scenes at the Museum

It's Toddler Time once again! In this edition, we join Lesley as she takes a look behind the scenes at the museum, searching through the museum stores to find hidden treasures. As usual, we finish…

Curator’s Corner – Edwardian Police Cells

Join our curator Liz for a quick tour around the Edwardian police cells that form part of the museum. See where the prisoners would have slept and exercised, and find out why the water cistern for…

Family Crafts – Shadow Monsters

In our latest crafty video we show you how to make your very own shadow puppet monster using materials from around the home. Why not make a whole gang of monsters so that you can create your own play?…

Toddler Time – Museum Sounds

Welcome to our latest edition of Toddler Time! This month, were exploring the museum in search of some sounds. Come along and join us on our adventure! If you'd like to have a go at the activity at…

Family Crafts – Bits and Bobs Picture

Watch our latest video to learn how to create a picture using everyday items around the home! All the instructions are included in the video, so get stuck in and get creating! Once you're finished,…

Family Crafts – Crazy Collage

Watch our video to learn how to create your own self-portrait in collage form! All the instructions are included in the video, so get stuck in and get creating!

Family Crafts – Bug Hotels

Watch our video to learn how to turn an everyday milk carton into a cosy home for our creepy-crawly friends! You'll find all of the instructions in the video, just be sure to be careful not to smudge…

Toddler Time – St Neots Quads

What time is it? It's Toddler Time! This edition is all about the St Neots Quads. Join Lesley as she tells us all about the famous quads, reads us a lovely story, and gives us a great crafting activity…

Curator’s Corner – Victorian Criminals

This time, Liz talks crime and punishment in Victorian St Neots. We meet some of the local people accused of minor crimes, and find out what penalties lay in store for them...

Toddler Time – The Eynesbury Giant

It's Toddler Time once again, and this time Lesley tells us all about James Toller, the Eynesbury Giant, and reads us a lovely story about 'The Smartest Giant in Town'. If you'd like to have a go…

Curator’s Corner – The Duloe Shoe

Join our curator Liz once again as she discusses objects from the museum collection. This time, Liz talks about a shoe from our Duloe which was found hidden in a peculiar place...

Family Crafts – Easter Bunny Ears

Watch our video to learn how to make your very own pair of Easter Bunny Ears! Perfect for keeping your little ones busy this Easter. Click here to download the Bunny Ears Template and Bunny Ears i…
Kimbolton Coin Hoard

Curator’s Corner – The Kimbolton Hoard Coins

Join our curator Liz once again as she discusses objects from the museum collection. This time she talks about the Kimbolton Hoard coins and their fascinating history.

Curator’s Corner – St Neots Quads

Join Curator Liz Davies as she talks us through some of the stories and objects associated with the infamous St Neots Quads.

Family Crafts – Easter Bunny Baskets

Watch our video to learn how to make your very own Easter Bunny Baskets! Perfect for an Egg Hunt... You can find the Bunny Basket Template here, and you can also download a PDF version of the Bunny…

Woolly Mammoths for Toddler Time

Join Museum Education Officer Lesley with our monthly Toddler Time session, this time all about Woolly Mammoths.