The Green Man Folklore
THE GREEN MAN You may not have noticed him, but the chances are you have already encountered the Green Man. He appears in lots of different forms and can be found in many different places; high up in the rafters of churches and cathedrals, on pub signs, in action movies and books – even on […]
Make Your Own Festival Mask
MAKE YOUR OWN MASK We have a trio of fabulous festival mask ideas for you to make at home – which one will you choose? YOU WILL NEED: BASICS: • Strong card (e.g. recycled from a board-backed envelope) • Pencil • Scissors • Mask template (download here) FOR THE COMICS MASK: • An old comic • Glue […]
Make a Custom Jacket
Make a Custom Jacket Customising old and unwanted clothes can be a brilliant way to express your unique personality, save items from landfill AND spread love for your favourite bands/authors/biscuit brands. A great place to start is with denim, because it’s stiff enough and strong enough to withstand being painted on, glued on, snipped and […]
UK Fossil Hunting Guide
UK Fossil hunting guide Fossils are the remains of creatures and plants that died long ago and became preserved as stone. Many fossils were formed underwater. As sea creatures and plants died in prehistoric seas, they drifted to the seabeds and became covered in sediments and sand. Over time, these sediments turned to stone. Some […]
Mary Anning: Dinosaur woman!
Mary Anning: Dinosaur woman! She sells seashells on the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. So if she sells seashells on the seashore Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells. It’s said that the inspiration behind this fiendishly difficult tongue-twister was a young woman called Mary Anning. Early years Mary was born […]
Make a Dinosaur Diorama Book Nook
Make a Dino Diorama Book Nook Have you ever loved a story so much that you wanted to disappear into it? Book nooks are mini worlds created inside a bookshelf. The idea seems to have originated in 2018 with a Tokyo artist called Monde, but the diorama is actually much older. It was invented by […]
Dinosaur Fossil CSI
DINOSAUR DETECTIVES We can’t really clone dinosaurs, let alone create hybrids by combining the scariest bits of the nastiest beasts. Modern technology can, however, provide new and exciting insights into the prehistoric world. In fact, these days, paleontology is less pick and shovel and more hi-tech analysis. Deadly, huge or just downright weird? In the […]
Camping Calzone Cookalong
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Manga facts for kids
Manga facts for kids AQUILA’s May issue is all about Manga and frankly we are OBSESSED with discovering as much as we can about this much-loved art form. Come with us as we explore our Top Manga Facts for Kids! One Piece WONDER! Manga fact number one is all about money. As you discovered in […]
STEM Activity for Kids: Ramen Noodles Diffusion Detective
The history of instant noodles and the science of diffusion AQUILA Magazine is here with a blog all about instant noodles. A whole blog about NOODLES? Why? Because we all know that they taste great but did you know those delicious little worms of dough (erm, you’re not making them sound that appetising) can be […]