Activity Kits
Most of our kits are designed to be completed with supplies you can easily find at a market or store. Whenever a kit requires speciality gear, we mark that title with an asterisk. Ex. How to Fly a Falcon* (Even more complicated kits have the option to supplement live demonstration with our videos so you can still complete the activity without needing specialty gear).
How to Make 16th Century Candles (Activity Kit)
How to Make 16th Century Candles
How to Make Quill Ink (Activity Kit)
Learn to make your own non-toxic carbon based quill ink from the 16th century.
How To Fly a Falcon (Activity Kit)
Join us as the Alabama Hawking Association teaches how to fly a falcon. Use the resources in this kit to bring this activity into your classroom.
How to Play Noddy (Activity Kit)
Learn to play Noddy, the 16th century card game mentioned in Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen of Verona.
ACTIVITY KIT: 16th C Hugh Plat Turning Blue ink into Red
In the 16th century, ink was made with either carbon ink recipes of iron gall ink recipes for basic writing of letters or the average penmanship. Blue and red did exist, however, and this week, we are going to explore how to make red ink from blue ink using a...
How to Make 16th Century Traditional English Apple Wassail at Home (Activity Kit)
Follow along as we show you how to make your own 16th century apple wassail.