Name: History Workshops @ Stevenage Museum
Start: October 23, 2025T1:00 pm
End: October 23, 2025T4:00 pm

History Workshops @ Stevenage Museum

Step into the past with our fortnightly History Workshops — designed exclusively for home-educated children and hosted at Stevenage Museum. Each session offers a hands-on, story-led journey into a different period of history, led by the museum’s experienced Education Officer.

Children will explore artefacts, come in wear costumes (where appropriate), and immerse themselves in the real experiences of people from the past. Whether it's joining a Roman household, applying to be a Victorian servant, or experiencing school in the 1800s — these workshops make history memorable, meaningful, and fun.

🎓 What to Expect

Small group sessions with other home ed children
Mixture of object handling, role play, and storytelling
Opportunities to dress up for some sessions (optional)
Suitable for ages 6–12 (varies slightly by session)
Held fortnightly on Thursdays, 2:00–3:30pm
Optional social lunch at 1:00pm — bring your own food and meet other families!

IMPORTANT: Years are suggested only, parents may use their own discretion — some older children may enjoy joining in with younger-themed sessions, and some younger children might be ready for the older topics, depending on their experience and confidence.

🕰 Winter Workshops
View the schedule to see full info on each section.

Date	Era	Workshop	Suggested Years
23 Oct 2025	🏺 Ancient Egypt	Ancient Egypt: A Journey of Discovery	Years 3–5
6 Nov 2025	🏛️ Ancient Rome	Meet a Roman Citizen	Years 3–4
20 Nov 2025	👑 Tudor England	Meet a Tudor	Years 3–6
4 Dec 2025	🔥 Stuart England	The Great Fire of London	Years 2-3
18 Dec 2025	🧸 Early 1900s	A Box of Childhood (KS1)	Reception–Year 1

📚 Extend the Learning at Home

Each session is supported with optional pre-session materials which will be emailed ahead of the workshop. Resources are designed to help children arrive curious and ready to explore. We include links to child-friendly videos, vocabulary, and suggested activities to build wider historical understanding — without spoiling the hands-on learning of the workshop.

🎟 How to Book

Scroll down to the date you want and book!
Detailed information on the session is below the ticket section.
You'll recieve an email with your tickets and if you also register you'll be able to access the tickets at anytime within your online account.

Venue Info

Stevenage Museum, Saint Georges Way, Stevenage, UK

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23 Oct Ancient Egypt - Years 3, 4, 5

13:00 - 14:00 Stevenage Muesum

Lunch

Weather dependant please head to the indoor space or garden with your packed lunch! Meet other families attending the History Workshop. This is unsupervised, parents must stay with their children until the History session starts at 2pm.

14:00 - 16:00 Stevenage Muesum

Ancient Egypt: A Journey of Discovery

Suggested Years; 3, 4, 5 Learning Objective: To understand how Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead. To learn about Ancient Egyptian life and beliefs through handling of replica objects. To learn about the importance of the River Nile to Ancient Egyptians. Description: This workshop begins with an exciting story told by our 1920s explorer Amelia Elizabeth Peabody. The children are taken on an imaginary journey down the River Nile and through the desert to the Valley of the Kings, where they discover great treasures in the darkness of a pharaoh’s tomb. This is followed by a carousel of five hands-on activities, including preparing the dead, Egyptian writing, archaeology, judging the dead and the story of Isis and Osiris. Finally, the children have to solve a puzzle to see if they can enter the Egyptian afterlife!.

Organiser

Emma

Co-Founder

frequently asked questions

Where will we meet?

Enter the museum and head to the lunch room or the garden both are available to have a packed lunch with the others joining the workshop.

Is this a drop-off session?

The lunch session is parent supervised, so you will need to stay at the museum or arrange with another parent to stay. Join the Events4Kids Home Ed Group to find out who else is going to team up with other parents. The workshop itself is just for the kids, you may stay in the coffee shop during the session. Adjustments can be made if you child needs support.

When do I need to pay?

Booking is now open and you can confirm your spaces up to Decemeber!

What does 'suggested year' mean?

Year groups are suggested by the muesum as a guide for school bookings. For our home ed sessions parents may use their own discretion — some older children may enjoy joining in with younger-themed sessions, and some younger children might be ready for the older topics, depending on their experience and confidence.

Date : October 23, 2025
Time : 13:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
Venue : Stevenage Museum, Saint Georges Way, Stevenage, UK