1

Dressing up in a range of Tudor costumes from rich to poor.

2

Making nosegays to ward off evil smells. This activity involves the children sewing muslin pouches, filling them with lavender.

3

Making Pomanders. The children will make various designs of pomanders using oranges and whole cloves.

4

Sewing. The children will sew a variety of patterns.

5

Leather working. The children will use real leather and real tools to make their own designs on pieces of leather.

6

Tudor wallpaper. The children will examine examples of Tudor wallpaper and then block print their own designs using wooden blocks.

7

Writing with quill pens on paper. The children would be able to use a genuine hand cut quill pen and write on parchment type paper and seal their document using ribbon, wax and seal.

8

Tudor nobles. This is a game based on the Wars of the Roses. Each noble is from the early Tudor period with genuine coat of arms and a value based on the number of knights under their control. Who can control the most nobles and become king?

9

Handling real Tudor artefacts. These include a range of artefacts including horse harness bells, buttons, buckles, etc. The children have to handle and identify the artefacts, sorting into rich and poor.

10

Digging up real artefacts. The children will excavate test pits to discover the historical artefacts buried there. They will have to dig up Tudor coins, match them to information cards, then put them in a timeline.

11

Tudor Archery. The children use toy bows and arrows to hunt pictures of animals found in Tudor Britain.

12

Dressing a range of paper dolls. The children have to choose costumes from throughout the Tudor period.

13

Playing with Tudor toys and games.

14

Painting Tudor miniatures

15

Tudor Heraldry. Each child designs and makes their own heraldic coat of arms.

16

Elizabethan Explorers. This is a game of exploration, treasure and battle to win the most gold.

17

Tudor Armour and Weapons. The children wear real armour and helmets, holding real swords and other weapons.

18

Seige Warfare. The children fire toy catapults to knock down model castle walls.