Games and resources from museums for children

March 27, 2011 8:33 AM

Show Me is a site collecting games and resources for children from UK museums.

Online games include: what it is like to be a bat; the Fire of London; Darwin's Fooststeps; Joust; Nit Fit; decorating a Greek pot; MP for a week; Egyptian mummies; Victorian house; Pest Detective; Treasure Hunt; dressing a Victorian; Victorian millionaire; portraits; Roman coins (needs sound); Thingdom and Roman baths.

Other resources linked to, or articles on the site itself, include: exploring an Anglo-Saxon village; archaeology at a school in Essex; video about the history of writing; smells at Jorvik; making your own picture of a mythical creature (Word file); child life in Victorian Wales; legend about a Viking stone; and resources about the Romans.

There are also natural history jokes and emails from children.

There is a lot more on the site, though there are some broken links (all the ones above are working at the moment).

posted by paduasoy (6 comments total)

Looks fascinating. Thanks very much!
posted by MonkeyToes at 12:10 PM on March 27, 2011

I think you win the award for "Most Tags"
posted by JauntyFedora at 3:06 PM on March 27, 2011

I like Android looking robot.
posted by championsgate at 5:37 PM on March 27, 2011

Thanks, paduasoy!
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:43 PM on March 27, 2011

Excellent, I know a six year old who'll love this!
posted by brettski at 6:12 AM on March 28, 2011

MP for a Week is surprisingly deep and it's taking a lot of my time....
posted by past at 7:51 AM on March 28, 2011