Mystery Museum
Decor and graphics
Below you can find resources and suggestions for decorating your space for the Mystery Museum. The goal of these recommendations is for you to recycle and repurpose as many decoration items that you already have as possible.
Recommendations for Families
The Mystery Museum has five themed exhibit areas: the Dinosaur Domain, the Hall of Inventions, the Medieval Europe Encounter, the Ancient China Area, and the Ancient Egypt Experience. You can recall exhibits like these from real museums you have been to or look them up online. Our hope is that you'll use whatever items you might already have around your house to make little mini-exhibits. Each exhibit could occupy its own room or space in your home. Here are some examples:
Dinosaur domain
Look around your house for dinosaur figurines or other similar toys. You may also have dinosaur books or even dino posters.
Hall of Inventions
Look around your house for toys or models like airplanes, trains, rockets, and submarines. You might even have some neat books or posters related to these things as well.
Medieval Europe Encounter
Look around your house for toy swords and shields. You might have figurines of castles, armor, or horses. You might also toy princesses, princes, queens, and kings.
Ancient China area
Look around your house for toys or figures related to china. You may have China-inspired wall hangings. You likely have some toy blocks that could be used to create a great wall.
Ancient Egypt Experience
Look around your house for toys or figures related to Egypt. You may have Egypt-inspired wall hangings. You likely have some toy blocks that could be used to create a great pyramid.
You can also find MANY free printable coloring pages online fitting these various themes. On top of that, your kids might want to create their own exhibit items out of plastic building blocks or good-old-fashioned cardboard and tape. Encourage your kids to be creative!
​
In addition to the exhibit areas is the portrait gallery that is meant to hold the Esther, Mary, Deborah, Tabitha, and Miriam portraits.