Build Your Own History Museum is classed on the Lonely Planet Kids website as a boredom buster, and we all need those for our kids right now. But as well as being a boredom buster it’s also full of interactive and fun learning. See my review below and how you can win one of two…
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Warrior Queens Book Review
Hardcover: 160 pages Author: Vicky Alvear Shecter Illustrator: Bill Mayer Age Range: 8 – 12 years Publisher: Boyd Mills Press Language: English ISBN-13: 978-1629796796 Product Dimensions: 14.6 x 1.8 x 21.7 cm The Blurb They Were Rebels, Renegade – And Royal Thousands of years ago, Hatsheput, Artemisia, Amanirenas, the Trung sisters, Boudicca, and Zenobia ruled with savvy and ruthlessness. From 1492…
Back in Time to Bletchley Park
During half term we took a trip to Bletchley Park. It was a special treat for Graham on his birthday as he’s always wanted to visit. We arrived on a wet and grey day, but we were lucky that it didn’t rain while we were in-between buildings. Bletchley Park is huge and as well as…
Cadbury Chocolate History, Gifts and Giveaway
Did you know that Cadbury’s Chocolate has been around for nearly 200 years? The Cadbury family started up business with a small shop in my home town of Birmingham. As Quakers they did not partake in alcohol which was what most people drank in 1824, so John Cadbury made tea, coffee and drinking chocolate as…
Christmas, A Very Peculiar History
Christmas, A Very Peculiar History written by Fiona Mc Donald, created and designed by David Salariya. From Boolino Books at £7.99. Don’t be deceived by this little book, it is rammed full of facts and stories about Christmas. They are all in enticing little snippets so young people can learn without getting bogged down with…