Bring the spirit of the Dead Zoo home with you this October Midterm with the National Museum of Ireland - Natural History. This Halloween we have a collection of frightfully good resources for you to use at home.

The Museum can get busy at this time of year and while everyone is welcome sometimes the weather just has other plans. Luckily we have put together a collection of online resources so that you can explore the Museum's collections from home. Whether it's some last minute costume inspiration or learning about whether crows are spooky or really just smarties.

Don't forget you can always visit the NMI - Natural History virtually using our 3D Virtual Tour: 3D Virtual Visit

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Night of the Living Deer

What is a Giant Irish Deer? What are antlers made of? Do deer like sweets? Discover the answers to these very important questions and more in our video below. Then grab your glue-stick and have a go and at making your own won-deer-ful antlers: Make Your Own Gianr Deer Antlers

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Crows: Spooky or Smarties

Are crows signs of bad things to come? Is it really fair to call a group of them a 'murder'? Can crows recognise themselves in a mirror? Watch this video to find out and afterwards have a go at the activity sheet and test your crow knowledge!

Crows: Birdbrains or Braniacs (1.08 MB, Adobe PDF)

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The Crow Knows

Need a last minute costume? Why not make your own with this fun arts and crafts activity from ReCreate Ireland where you can create your own wearable crow skull headpiece.