Month: September 2017

Recently we found beautiful hand-crafted stamps with Greek motifs, created by Sarah (second name unknown) – a British artist using the nickname “Ahueofduckeggblue”. Her works can bring joy to all the fans of Ancient Greece – both to children and adults. 🙂

In Ahueofduckeggblue’s collection we can find many ancient motifs and symbols linked to Greek mythology. For example:

“Winged Sandal” (the attribute of Hermes):

“Sacred Owl of Athens” (the attribute of Goddess Athena):

“Poseidon’s Wrath”:

“Fighting Centaur”:

“Minotaur”:

See more:

• Ahueofduckeggblue on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ahueofduckeggblue?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_items
• Ahueofduckeggblue on Pinterest: https://it.pinterest.com/sarahue/ahueofduckeggblue/
• Ahueofduckeggblue on Facebook: Ahueofduckeggblue – custom and craft stamps
• Ahueofduckeggblue’s Official Website: http://www.ahueofgreekblue.com

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

 

 

 

“I’m a Monster” (Monster Entertainment, 2010-2011) is an animation series for children at the pre-school age (4-8 years), devoted to the monsters from various parts of the world. In each episode we get to know another character who presents himself or herself to the audience [1], as, for example, Medusa:

In twelve episodes of the “I’m a Monster” series (there are 52 episodes in total) we can meet monsters associated with Classical Antiquity and Greek and Roman mythology. The main characters are: Cyclops, Mermaid, Medusa, Basilisk, Echidna, Furies, Kraken, Minotaur, Centaur, Charybdis, Sirens, and Hydra.

See more:

• [1] Monster Entertainment Website: http://www.monsterentertainment.tv/catalogue/im-a-monster/
• All episodes from the series: https://youtu.be/XpzI51mxAUU
• Support Materials: http://www.monsterentertainment.tv/catalogue/support-material-im-a-monster/
• Monster Entertainment on Facebook: @monsterentertainmenttv
• Monster Entertainment on Twitter: @MonsterEntT

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

Something for today’s autumnal equinox and not only:-). It is a common knowledge that astronomy is inextricably linked to ancient mythology. We (the members of the “Our Mythical Childhood…” project) could enjoy a space odyssey in May this year, during a special session in The Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium (Copernicus Science Centre) in Warsaw, Poland (during the “Our Mythical Hope…” conference).

Our new finding – children’s lacing activity cards “Animals in the Stars” (authors: Dian G. Smith and Robie Rogge, Chronicle Books,  2014, age range: 3-5 years) are just related to the star constellations and to the mythological characters who are hidden in them.

The cards contain 10 constellations with the famous “star animals”. Children learn the shapes of the constellations by lacing the shoelace through the holes on the cards.

On the reverse side of the cards there is always some basic information about the given mythological character. The laces can glow in the dark!

 

 

 

See more:

• Review of the cards on KIDOLO: http://kidolo.com/animals-stars-lacing-activity-cards/
• The official website of The Heavens of Copernicus Planetarium: http://www.niebokopernika.pl/en/
• “Super Stars (Constellations)” by Crash Course Kids:

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

 

 

 

September is the month in which many children return to school after the summer holiday. 🙂 On this occasion we have prepared for you a compilation of educational videos about Mythology & Antiquity created by TED-Ed.

MYTHOLOGY

THE ODYSSEY

SCIENCE

PHILOSOPHY

HISTORY

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

ANCIENT EGYPT

See more:

• Ted Ed Lessons: http://www.ed.ted.com/lesson
• Ted Ed Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsooa4yRKGN_zEE8iknghZA
• Ted Ed on Facebook: @TEDEducation
• Ted Ed on Twitter: @TED_ED
• Ted Ed Patreon Page: http://www.patreon.com/teded#YT

 

Today we want to present you an application for iPad named Basileo, thanks to which the children can get some knowledge of Greek mythology. 

Age range: 6–8 years old.

The application was created by Giuseppe Ferrario and Demetrio Bargellini and it was realized on MakeItApp.eu platform.

The main character of the story – Basileo, is “a small upside down centaur” who wants to become a hero.

 

Basileo, as the main guide in the story, takes the child on a journey to ancient Greece, introducing her/him to Greek myths and important mythological figures.

Every chapter of his adventures brings a new interactive game embedded in the world of Greek Gods.

The story can be read in four languages – English, Italian, French, or Spanish.

See more:

• The official website of Basileo: http://basileo.makeitapp.eu
• Basileo App Review: http://www.apppicker.com/reviews/22556/basileo-app-review
• A blog dedicated to the application: http://basileo.makeitapp.eu/blog/Blog/
• Basileo App on Facebook: @BasileoApp
• Basileo App Press Kit: http://basileo.makeitapp.eu/basileo-press-kit/

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

“The Builders: Antiquity” [Polish: “Budowniczowie: Antyk”] is a card game published in 2015 by Asmodee (in Poland: REBEL.pl). It is dedicated for 2-4 players from 10 years old.

The game was designed by Frédéric Henry and the illustrations were made by Sabrina Miramon.

The main goal of the game is to get the largest number of victory points by constructing the ancient buildings. To start the constructions we have to buy the materials, tools, to hire the workers, craftsmen, etc.

On the cards we will find many elements of the ancient world, including buildings and objects such as: the Colossus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Tower of Babel, the Pyramids, some Ancient Temples, Theatres, Philosophy Schools, etc.

See more:

• “The Builders: Antiquity” on BoardGameGeek:  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161226/builders-antiquity
• “Budowniczowie: Antyk”on REBEL.pl: https://www.rebel.pl/product.php/1,303/97853/Budowniczowie-Antyk.html

Found by Dorota Bazylczyk

 

Zofia Stanecka’s book entitled “Troy: The History of the Fall of the City” [“Troja: Historia upadku miasta”, 2017] belongs to the “I Am Reading” series of the Egmont publishing house. It is dedicated to children who are already able to grasp the whole sentences.

The book not only talks about the history of Troy but also about the importance of such values as courage and love. It shows a serious problem also in the context of contemporary culture – the helplessness of the victims in facing the war.

The publication has interesting drawings, created by Piotr Fątrowicz. The large font used in the book and some selected words listed in the frames at the margins of the pages make it easy to the reader to assimilate new vocabulary.

Inside the book you can find funny stickers that can be attached to the “Diploma of Achievements” that is on the back of the book’s cover.

Found by Agnieszka Maciejewska