We have curated some fun additions for your Scottish Fun!
Decorating ideas
- Use a cute tartan patterned table runners
- An awesome castle cake or Scottish Terrier cupcake toppers
- Fantastic Scottish inspired table centerpieces
- A Scottish landscaped or golf-inspired party backdrop for pictures
- Use lush green plants/florals used throughout.
Food & Beverage Ideas
This website has 11 Scottish Recipes that may just work for your residents. They have oatmeal (porridge), a Lentil barley soup, shortbread cookies, and even cream buns. You can literally go to one site, for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert ideas!
Activities
Here’s a link to our printable Activity Booklet that can be done solo! Activities include a word search, some great facts, and more!
YouTube Links
Educational
- Scottish Highland Games: Explained
- History of Scotland – Documentary
- The Scots Language (or Dialect?!)
Entertainment
- Film of Kenmore Highland Games 2018 with bagpipes, dancing, and heavy events in Perthshire, Scotland
- Highland Sword Dance
- Scotland’s Most Scenic Train – A TRIP ACROSS THE HIGHLANDS
Travel
- Top 10 Places to Visit in Scotland
- Scotland’s Highlands (Rick Steves’ Europe)
- Scotland: The Don’ts of Visiting Scotland
- 25 Amazing and Unique Things About Scotland
Famous People
- Robert Burns: The Man and His Legend (Documentary)
- Famous Scottish People
- Top 10 Actors, You Totally Forgot Were Scottish
Crafts
- How to draw a Scottish Thistle Real Easy
- Easy Origami Dog (Scottie – Scottish Terrier) – Easy Tutorial
Just for Fun
Movies about or set in Scotland
- The 39 Steps (1935), Mystery, Thriller
- I Know Where I’m Going! (1945)
- Whisky Galore (1949 and 2016 TV Version), Comedy
- High and Dry (1954), Comedy
- Brigadoon (1954), Fantasy, Musical, Romance
- KIdnapped (1960), Action, Adventure, Drama
- Tunes of Glory (1960), Drama
- Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog (1961), Drama, Family
- Culloden (1964 TV Movie), Drama, History, War
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) M/PG, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- That Sinking Feeling (1979), PG, Comedy, Crime
- Gregory’s Girl (1980), PG, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Local Hero (1983), PG, Comedy, Drama
- Restless Natives (1985), PG, Comedy, Crime
- Braveheart (1995), R, Biography, Drama, History
- Orphans (1998), Comedy, Drama
- Afterlife (2003), Drama
- Macbeth (2015), R, Drama, History, War
- Sunshine on Leith (2013), PG, Comedy, Drama, Musical
- Loch Ness (1996), PG, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Stone of Destiny (2008), PG, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Music by Scottish Bands and Artists
Scottish Folk & Gaelic Singing – Spotify Playlist
The Scottish Bagpipes Highland Pipes – Spotify Playlist
The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra – Spotify Playlist
The Scottish Festival Singers – 90 favorite Hymns – Spotify playlist
Scottish Tranquility– Spotify playlist
Scottish Artists – Spotify Playlist
Songs to make your own playlist
Walking on Broken Glass, Annie Lennox
Someone You Loved, Lewis Capaldi
We Found Love, Calvin Harris
Here With Me, Marshmello, CHVRCHES
I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), The Proclaimers
Don’t You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
This is the Life, Amy MacDonald
Bye Bye Baby, Bay City Rollers