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!”
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Adventure with Aeneas!
Everyone loves Odysseus and his epic journey home from Troy via witches, ghosts, monsters, storms, and angry gods. But what about the other heroes fighting in the Trojan War – especially on the opposing side!? There’s an intriguing imbalance when it comes to kids versions of Homeric epic (Greek) and the later epic of Virgil,Continue reading “Adventure with Aeneas!”
Myth Masks: Theseus and the Minotaur
A surplus of cardboard boxes means only one thing: craft time! We’ve been enjoying lots of Greek myths lately, especially any to do with Crete now that our first ever family holiday is edging closer. So, tasked with choosing an activity for our cardboard mountain, the 6yo decided on mythological masks – and chose aContinue reading “Myth Masks: Theseus and the Minotaur”
The Ancient World… in 100 words!
We’re in a big making-up-stories phase at the minute, coinciding with the 5yo’s current focus in school on independent creative writing. He loves writing all sorts of weird and wonderful little tales about monsters and ghosts and smugglers (thanks, Famous Five), so I’ve been gathering some books specifically designed to build vocabulary – and thereContinue reading “The Ancient World… in 100 words!”
Top 8 Ancient Myth Books… for Kids!
After a busy messy summer, we’re getting everything ready for the start of a new school and university year – and everyone knows the first step of tidying up is organising the bookshelves! So while we sort out our shelves full of myths and monsters, we thought we’d share some of our current favourites fromContinue reading “Top 8 Ancient Myth Books… for Kids!”
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