Listed below are suggestions for curricular activities. You may wish to incorporate these into a dedicated gargoyle time slot or link them with the fundraising activity. Some activities will be more suited to your school and specific age groups. Please select the ones you feel are appropriate and/or create your own ideas.  If you would like to visit the Cathedral as part of your activities, we would be delighted to see you.  Please contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange your visit.

• Find out about gargoyles in your local area. Draw and write about them. Create an information leaflet for use in the gargoyles' location.
• Find out about gargoyles in different religions and cultures. Why are gargoyles added to religious buildings? Do you think it is a good idea? What is the connection between religion and gargoyles?
• Make a gargoyle mask. Design your own or use a template. Explore the materials needed to create the mask.
• Create a collage of your adopted gargoyle.
• Design your own gargoyle. Make it out of clay or modroc.
• Make a life size model of a gargoyle. Work out the dimensions needed if it was to be seen high up at the Cathedral.
• Laminate images of gargoyles. Use them to make a jig-saw and/or match the pieces together.
• Test different materials for making a gargoyle. Find the most suitable one. How much would this cost? What alternatives could you suggest if you had a limited budget?
• Create sounds to represent the journey of rainwater through a gargoyle. How would the dynamics change as the water goes on its journey? How would the sound differ for heavy and light rain?
• Create a dance, song and/or music to represent the life history of a gargoyle.
• Write a poem about your adopted gargoyle.