DDs school recently ran a Tudor event - she was so inspired that she is now positively passionate about all things historical! She is avidly watch every episode of Horrible Histories she can find ( was pleased to find they do a magazine) and is really into learning about Tudors and Romans especially. I have promised her that whenever we have the time off together in school hols /weekends she can go to Museums . Last week we visited the new Mary Rose Museum which she loved and got an annual pass for - we are lucky enough to be able to travel to London free by train from the south coast so I intend to visit the Museum of London with her next half term. I am slightly restricted in that I do not drive so although we have been given English Heritage membership as a gift I have been unable to use this locally yet.
I did not do History at school so feel a bit overwhelmed by it all although I love Mary Beard and Lucy Worsley to bits ( doesn't everyone love Goddess Mary?). I try and be guided by DD in Museums. One advantage of her increasing love for History is I have started really getting into learning about the subject too!
If you have History mad kids what kind of stuff do they enjoy doing - what sparks their interest ? What doesn't ? What puts them off? I want to encourage DD but do not want to put her off with stuff that is too dry /advanced for her. We are going to Crete in summer so I have bought her a book on Ancient Greeks but would she find it boring to explore the Minoan Ruins near where we are staying for example? DD is a July born but bright in top sets etc has strengths in English and Languages and loves writing at home ( not at school finds it "boring") and reading.