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Freya Hardy
AQUILA Editor

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AQUILA blog

Freya Hardy
AQUILA Editor

“Greetings intrepid interweb explorer, and welcome to AQUILA magazine’s extra special blog. Here you’ll find all kinds of facts, activities, competitions and general knowledge based nonsense. If you like what you see, you’ll definitely love our magazine.”

Check out our shop for products and subscription options.

Make a tornado in a bottle

Why are flamingos pink

Top 7 Weirdest Things on Earth

Top life-changing books

The Linguistic Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien

Exploring Orphans in Literature

Anansi and the Box of Stories: A West African Folktale and the Art of Storytelling

Let’s Celebrate World Book Day

Cast a footprint

BERNARD SPILSBURY BRITAIN’S ‘FATHER’ OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

John Snow: The Detective Who Solved the Cholera Mystery

Sherlock Holmes & Victorian London

Which cat are you? Quiz

Dog agility training

Make a puppy card

Battersea Dogs Home

Norse GODS AND Mythology

Make Viking Mask

Thor vs Loki

What is a Viking? Viking facts for kids

Make Firework Art

Make a Fire Extinguisher

guy Fawkes children's facts

Gunpowder Plot – Facts for Kids

Make a wizards castle

no-sew spider costume

Make a No Sew Spider Costume for Halloween

Magicats – Witches cats

The Pendle Witches

SISTER ACT Titanic’s sister ships

Titanic’s Sister Ships

Famous Shipwrecks

Sink or Swim

Iceberg Experiment

Starting School top tips

Top 5 Tips for Starting Secondary School

Cloud drawing challenge

Forest Figures

live like a Londoner 31 days summer challenge

31 Days of Living like a Londoner

Olympic Games Facts for kids

Amazing facts for kids about the Olympic Games

Go camping

Shark facts for kids

Shark Facts with AQUILA Magazine

Build a model London Eye

Camping Calzone Recipe

general election

A kid’s guide to the general election

Victorian Street Food

Victorian Street Food

History of the politics of food

Food Politics

Mushroom Chocolate Cupcakes

Mushroom chocolate cupcakes Fungi Cakes Recipe

World War 2 facts for kids

World War II – A brief history for kids

measure the Burj Khalifa

Measure the Burj Khalifa

Life and Times of Alan Turing

Very Big Numbers

Make Gladiator Battle Cards

Make a Roman Dip Recipe

Graffiti in the age of the gladiators

Ancient Roman Feast

Make a chocolate bar

Make a chocolate gift box

Computer Chess – Man versus Machine

Do Animals Make Us Happy?

Plan your perfect day – activity

Joyful activities – 29 days of joy

Shark quiz trivia questions and answers

Shark Quiz

zebra sharks baby

Zebra Sharks Baby Sharks

Write a Diary from the Deep – Inspired by Jacques Cousteau

Working with Sharks

An illustration of the sun and the solar system

What if the sun disappeared?

illustration of constellation animals and gods words Set by step guide to stargaszin

How to go stargazing

Star facts for kids

Make Fabulous Festive Wrapping

Make a Cosy Christmas Grotto and Pomanders

Make Paper Star Decorations

Gingerbread Stars Recipe for Kids

Gingerbread Stars Recipe

kids mini enterprise

Mini Enterprise

Tulip Mania Money Bubble

Make A Vendor’s Tray

Harry Potter Maths Hacks

Maths Hacks – Harry Potter Edition

Maths Hacks – Gaming Edition

Maths Hacks – Football Edition

Maths Hacks – Music Edition

Maths Hacks – Baking Edition

Charles Fraser-Smith

make vendors tray

Make A Secret Book Safe

Super Sleuths Detective Fiction

Undercover Animals

Make an Art Sculpture

Illustration of graffiti art through time including basquiat and ancient cave carvings

History of Graffiti Art

Make A Screen print

JMW Turner painting of a boat on a river with the sun setting and the words page turner - how to paint like JMW Turner overlayed on the image

Recreate a Turner Masterpiece

What is Pop Art?

illustration of a dragon and the words mythical creatures

Mythical Creatures Facts for Kids

Magnificent Mermaid Facts for Kids

31 days arty activity challenge

31 Days of Arty Summer Fun

Aquila magazine 30th Birthday

illustration of the green man - a symbol with a mans face surrounded in foliage

The Green Man Folklore

Make Your Own Festival Mask

Make a Custom Jacket

UK Fossil Hunting Guide

A illustrated picture of a woman by some cliffs surrounded by fossils

Mary Anning: Dinosaur woman!

Make a Dinosaur Diorama Book Nook

Dinosaur Fossil CSI

Camping Calzone Cookalong

Manga facts for kids

STEM Activity for Kids: Ramen Noodles Diffusion Detective

Make an Origami Fox

Japan and manga themed activities for kids

Drawing manga: How to draw manga for beginners

How to Draw Manga Vol 1 – Create your own one-page comic!

The Giants Causeway: Myth and Math

Giants of the Animal Kingdom

Top 5 Biggest Small Animals

Blue Whale facts for kids

Painting of a mythological giant walking in the sea with a group of children on a beach looking at the giant

Giants in Mythology and Folklore

GIANT Themed Activities for Kids

Fun Activity for Kids: How to Make Giant Hands

Bullet Trains

Heath Robinson facts for kids

Beaver facts for kids

Ingenious Engineering activities for kids

AQUILA Mystery Mail Competition

Engineering facts for kids

Pancake Day and The Science of Pancakes

Activity sheets for kids about friendships

Fun Friendship activities for kids

Stem activity for kids: sticking and joining

Wolf facts for kids

Make a salt dough medal

Make a wonderful colour wheel

Science of Colour activities for kids

Sensational Spring Festivals

Colour facts for Kids

Make some sweet iced Christmas houses

Sweet Iced Houses

Make a Winter Woodland Diorama

Wintery Activities for Kids!

Reindeer’s Route Finder

Winter Wild – Facts for Kids

The Santa’s Sleigh Challenge

Taskmaster Education is coming to AQUILA magazine

Roll Up, Roll Up!

Ten theatre facts for kids

Looking Book Competition

Indigo Bing Competition NOW CLOSED

Spooky Fun!

Make a lava lamp

Nine Spooky Facts For Kids

How to Write a Creepy Ghost Story