Games, puzzles, & interactive features

Interactive

• Costume Design Center 75th Anniversary Timeline

  Explore 75 years of costumed interpretation.

  

• Today in the 1770s

  Daily excerpts from the 18th-century Virginia Gazette.

  

• Word of the Day

  Impress your friends with your command of the queen's English with this daily feature.

  

• Tour the Town

  Explore the Historic Area online.

  

• Thomas Jefferson: Man of the Millennium

  Interactive information on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson

  

• Send a Postcard

  Share a piece of Colonial Williamsburg with our ecards.

  

• New in the Collection

  Zoom in close on the latest arrivals at the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums.

  

• See how the color layers of the newly restored film, "The Story of a Patriot," interact with each other

  From the Summer 04 Journal article "Remastering a Masterwork".

  

• Make your own acrostic

  Use your own name as the start of this colonial-style poem.

  

• Quill Pen

  Practice your flourish with our virtual quill pen.

  

• Conserving the Murray Sisters

  Walk through the restoration of an 18th-century painting, a modern process that reveals an ancient artist's hand.

  

• Coins & Currency in Colonial America

  "Coins & Currency in Colonial America" examines the diverse types of money jingling in the pockets and purses of our colonial ancestors.

  

• Mapping Colonial America

  Explore colonial maps from Colonial Williamsburg's collection in an online exhibition that includes maps dated from 1587 to 1782.

  

• Daily jigsaw

  Piece together scenes from the Historic Area.

  

• Coffee Bean Solitaire

  Celebrate coffee and chocolate with a new bean solitaire game.

  

• Christmas Frolick Word Search

  from the article "The Christmas Frolick" in the Autumn 09 Journal

  

• Deism Word Search

  from the article "Deism" in the Spring 09 Journal

  

• Crossword Puzzle: Christmas in Prints

  from the article "Christmas in Prints" in the Autumn 08 Journal

  

• Crossword Puzzle: The Bugs that Bugged the Colonists

  from the article "The Bugs that Bugged the Colonists" in the Autumn 07 Journal

  

• Proverbs Game

  from the article "Out, 'Damn'd Proverbs'" in the Winter 02-03 Journal

  

• Drum Corps Tryout

  Don't miss the beat and you'll make it in the Corps!

  

• Midnight Messenger

  Help Li Ming deliver the silver tea pot to the ship.

  

• Jigsaw puzzles

  Change the number and style of the pieces in the puzzle window to fit your skill level.

  

• Pardon or Pillory

  Guess the letters in the words to save the colonist from the pillory.

  

• Chicken Chase

  Look out for the protective rooster while you help Matthew catch his chickens.

  

• Sheep Shuffle

  Help Pilar chase her sheep back into the pen in this wooly adventure. You have to be fast to get the sheep home in time.

  

• Hotch Potch

  A game of memory starring the comical Hotch-Potch.

  

• Name that Founding Father

  Put your knowlege to the test - play the game where you try to identify four famous founding fathers based on clues from history.

  

• Paper Doll Game

  Put the clothes on the Paper Doll in the correct order in this game that shows how young girls dressed in the 18th Century.

  

• A Day in the Life

  Online activities from the video series

  

• Dirt Detective

  Answer questions by clicking on the correct answer in the picture. Record your ideas and notes in the field journal

  

• Cooper-ation

  Help Ben find the cooper's tools so he can complete a cask.

  

• Create a Postcard

  Create a colonial scene and send it to your friends.

  

• Brickmaker Buildup

  First place each important step in its correct order - then watch the fascinating art of brickmaking in action.

  

• Tool Trouble

  The Blacksmith has misplaced his tools and needs your help to find them.

  

• Heads Up

  Help the colonists find the proper headpiece to wear.

  

• Card Creator

  Choose a picture and a message, then print out a card to give to a friend or family member.