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!”

Hades: Horn of Plenty

If there’s one thing us millennial classicists love, it’s Disney’s Hercules. The songs! The design! The merch. Even the animated series was a winner. And Hercules himself is great and all, but Hades, the snarky Lord of the Underworld, is clearly the best character. So, I was v excited when Igloo Books sent me anContinue reading “Hades: Horn of Plenty”

Sneak Peek: Atlas of Afterlives

After a whole semester teaching all things afterlife and underworld, I can’t tell you how excited I was to have a sneak peek of the amazing Atlas of Afterlives. Written by Emily Hawkins and illustrated by Manasawee Rojanaphan, this is the latest in the ‘Atlas’ series by Wide-Eyed Editions. We already adore Atlas of LostContinue reading “Sneak Peek: Atlas of Afterlives”

Activities: Ancient Egyptian Afterlife

Just before the Easter break, we ran some sessions about the Ancient Egyptian afterlife for the museum’s Home Educator’s Day. It turned out to be a really relaxing day! A few people asked if we could make the resources available for those further afield, too. So if you’d like to find out more about oneContinue reading “Activities: Ancient Egyptian Afterlife”

Ancient Egyptian Afterlife!

We have been in a big Ancient Egypt phase lately, and given our ongoing love of all things spooky I was especially excited to find The Official Guide to the Ancient Egyptian Afterlife by Laura Winstone. It has definitely been getting a lot more re-reading than most of our other Ancient Egypt non-fiction! Bright illustrationsContinue reading “Ancient Egyptian Afterlife!”