Digital Discover Arts Award
Get creative with our Digital Discover Arts Award.
Why not get rewarded for your creative efforts?
To achieve the Arts Award Discover, all you need to do is complete the tasks below and fill out our Logbook. When you’ve completed all activities, please send your Logbook to learning@chdt.org.uk, and we will submit your Logbook to Trinity College London for your Arts Award certificate. Please note there is a small admin fee required to receive the certificate.
We look forward to seeing your artwork and don’t forget to share your progress with us on social media using #DockyardArtsAward
Digital Resources
Discover Arts Award Activities
Please explore our digital resources for your Discover Arts Award activities.
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Make a Macrame Keyring
- Pieces of wool, string or fabric
- Beads
- Tape
- Key ring loop
Watch the video for a step by step guide on how to make your keyring.
The science of submarines
- 2 x plastic bottles
- 3 x elastic bands
- 3-4 x paper clips
- 2 x lolly sticks
- 1 x bead
- Something to make holes in plastic bottles (like a heated needle or a drill)
- Pen-knife or scissors
Did you know? HM Submarine OCELOT sailed 90,000 miles during her career and her top speed when submerged was 17 knots.
Don’t forget to record this week’s activity in your Log Book.
Going with the tide
Find out about the biggest battle on the Medway and the English defeat largely forgotten
Thanks to John De Rose, ex Dockyard Shipwright and current volunteer for the Reading Room and Chatham Dockyard Historical Society.
MAKE A POM POM OCTOPUS
Whilst the sight of an Octopus in the River Medway would be incredibly rare, many of the ships that enter the River are likely to have encountered these creatures on their travels. The Octopus is also the subject of many seafaring myths and legends.
Follow the instructions in the video and make your own mythical Octopus.
What you’ll need:
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Pen
- Coloured Paper
- Glue
- Wool
- Hole-punch (optional)
Don’t forget to update the activity in your log book.
Make a Jolly Roger Flag
Find out about the Jolly Roger of HMS Trenchant in our collection.
With thanks to Jim Williamson, Volunteer for the Reading Room and the Learning Team at Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.
Now it’s over to you. Can you make a Jolly Roger Flag? Carefully think about the symbols you choose and what they might represent.
What you’ll need:
- Fabric (anything you have to hand will work, we used felt)
- Needle
- Thread
- Scissors
- Pen
- Paper
- Pins (not essential but they will make things easier)
Don’t forget to record this week’s activity in your Log Book.
make natural tattoos
Our spring exhibition in 2020, Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed told the story in more detail. Whilst the exhibition is no longer open, much of the exhibition is available to view online.