We’re in that hazy stretch between Christmas and New Year, which in our house usually means lots of chocolate, movies, and board games. During the last Travelling Man board game sale I picked up the Greek Monsters edition of Horrified on a whim. We have been patiently waiting for the holidays to finally give itContinue reading “Battling Greek Monsters!”
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Sneaking in some Stone Age
Okay, okay, I realise the Stone Age sits slightly outside the parameters of our usual historical period. But we recently tried out one of the projects in Hands-on History: Stone Age by Charlotte Hurdman as part of the 7yo’s project-based learning homework. And despite having to substitute a few items, we were very pleased withContinue reading “Sneaking in some Stone Age”
Ancient Greek Pottery for kids!
As part of my day job, I have spent the past few months designing and curating a little museum exhibition all about the Ancient Greek underworld and afterlife – including paper puppets and giant orange walls covered in human-sized mythological figures! – so, all very normal and sensible. The exhibition runs from April to SeptemberContinue reading “Ancient Greek Pottery for kids!”
Romans… in Hull!
Did you know that you can visit a Roman town.. in Hull?! A few weeks ago I headed down to give a talk to their Classical Association, and was keen to explore their museums while I was there. My first stop was the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology. And was I in forContinue reading “Romans… in Hull!”
Painting Pots!
This week we have been experimenting with all things paper! We love a good bit of scratch art here, and we love an excuse to paint a Greek pot – so we thought we’d have a go at making our own scratch art paper. It’s simple to do and the results are surprisingly pleasing. WeContinue reading “Painting Pots!”
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