Make a pair of Donkey Ears

Be like Puck from A Midsummer Night's Dream and turn everyone into a donkey!

You will need: pens, scissors, glue or a stapler.

Donkey ears template

Make a flower crown

Crown's of flowers have been worn by lots of Shakespeare's characters, like Perdita and Florizel at the sheep-shearing festival from The Winter's Tale, as seen in this picture from our production in 2006 Directed by Dominic Cooke.

You will need: Paper or thin card, scissors, glue and pens.

Flower crown instructions

Make a crown

Become a King or Queen for the day with our crown template. Will you be Titania, Queen of the fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream, or King Henry V? 

You will need: scissors, colours, glue or tape. 

Crown Template

Colouring Sheets

Have some fun colouring in a bear and learning to draw a sheep from the sheep-shearing festival.

You will need: lots of colours!  

Billy Shakespeare

How to draw a sheep

Exit, pursued by a bear

Make a Bear

The Winter’s Tale contains the memorable stage direction ‘Exit, pursued by a bear’. Discover how we have created the bear on stage in past shows and have a go at creating one yourself.

You will need: pencil, paper, colouring pens/ crayons. In addition you could also use junk materials, glue, scissors or any other materials you can find at home. 

Create a bear

Build a fairy bower and fairy lanterns

Assistant Designers Caitlin Abbott and Isobel Nicolson give a workshop on how to create a fairy den at home and how to fill it with beautiful lights. 

Watch the video