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New live content (16 December 2024):

The final activity relating to the Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide – the related Quiz – rounds off the Christmas-themed content for this year.

New content (9 – 15 December 2024):

Pickwick in the Park Activity Seasonal Soundscapes Activity: There’s a coach fast approaching! Can you work out what the coach horn call means in time?!

The last Pickwick in the Park Christmas craft activity is A cut-out coach card!

Family Festivities Quiz: Finding Festive Feasts Artefact Activity

The Pickwick in the Park stall at the Markeaton Park Family Festivities event included an activity integrating the objects on display. This activity was made available on the days following the event, in a series of posts on this website, each part sharing display images, panels and labels. These posts were be added to the first activity post; and links provided in the News section, at the top of this page. They’re now available here:

Family Festivities Quiz: Finding Festive Feasts Artefact Activity

Part 1: Finding Festive Feasts Quiz

Part 2: Finding Festive Feasts Quiz

Part 3: Finding Festive Feasts Quiz 

Part 4: Finding Festive Feasts Quiz 

Part 5: Finding Festive Feasts Quiz

Bonus (Part 6): The last in the ‘What is it?’ series of the Finding Festivities Quiz.

Finding Festive Feasts Art and Craft Activities

The Finding Festive Feasts series concludes with a related art and crafts activity – here; and associated creative writing competition, here.

Other Activities, Crafts and Quiz Accompanying the Interactive Guide

Pickwick in the Park Seasonal Soundscapes Activity: There’s a coach fast approaching! Can you work out what the coach horn call means in time?!

The last Pickwick in the Park Christmas craft activity is a cut-out coach card, here.

The final activity relating to the Dickensian Derbyshire Country Christmas Interactive Guide is the Quiz, rounding off the Christmas-themed content for 2024.

Participants can send in answers to quizzes; photos of their craft creations; and creative writing; for an online shout-out, using comments, or the mailing list signup form; or through social media.