Play MOTAT Treasure Hunt on itch.io Gear up and get ready to find all the missing pages that have been scattered across MOTAT, can you find them all? CONTROLS: First click the window to interactUse the arrow keys on the...
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MOTAT KID’S QUIZ: Technology
MOTAT presents: KIDS QUIZ! This time the theme is TECHNOLOGY. How much do you know about the way technology has changed over time? Our questions for this technology quiz are all about Print, Telecommunication, Video...
MOtunes: Feel Good Vibes
The second in MOTAT’s playlist series. Get up and dance, or chill out to these uplifting and fun songs for everyone! You can listen to our playlist on the right, or you can click here to open open Spotify in the...
Makin’ Trax: Print and Play Railways
Railways changed the world! Although originally developed for industrial purposes in the early 19th century, people were quick to embrace the other benefits of rail. Bringing truly efficient and affordable travel to the...
Dig It! Colouring In
Skill Level: Easy You Will Need:-Felt pens, crayons or coloured pencils-Colouring in Template Dig It! Colouring In Activity Download Once a year MOTAT puts on an under 5’s event called Dig It! Experience a...
Scooter skills
One of New Zealand’s top riders featured in the Scooter exhibition, Alexandra Madsen tells us how she kept her scooter skills up during lockdown. “So I kept my scooter skills up by practising on the flat outside my...
Get your Puzzle Fix: A Historic Moment in Colour
This time you can put together a puzzle of the historic moment when Jean Batten arrived in New Zealand after a solo flight from the United Kingdom all the way to New Zealand in her Percival (Vega)...
Catch a Bubble!
Prep Time: 10 min Skill Level: Easy You Will Need:– Bubble Mixture– Something to make bubbles with like a kitchen spatula, bubble wand, or DIY Recycled Bubble Blower Bubble Mixture Recipe (option 1) ...
Live Day Seek and Find
It’s a crazy day at MOTAT! It must be a Live Day! Have a look at this drawing from the MOTAT collection online by artist Merton Lacey – It shows a MOTAT Live Day with a lot of things going on from different time...
MOTAT’s Guide to Staying Safe Online
As more and more of our lives are conducted in online spaces, it is important that we know how to keep ourselves and each other safe. This resource is presented in 2 parts. It is also available as google slides for...
