Fun and Games
Welcome to YAC’s Fun and Games pages!! Where do you want to explore first? Click on a link below to start your adventure.
YAC’s Favourite Games on the Web
Explore lots of cool games on a range of children friendly websites including:
- Kids Dig Reed
- Neferchichi’s Tomb
- Archaeology Game
- Dirt Detective - Think like an Archaeologist!
- Domesday Book Game
- Explore an Eqyptian tomb
- Recycling
BBC
- Roman Game
- Roman Mysteries Games
- Life in the Iron Age
- Mummy Maker
- Pyramid builder
- Viking Quest
- Tudor and Victorians Dressing Up Game
- Hunt the Ancestor
British Archaeological Jobs & Resources
Quizzes on the Web
Do you want to find out how much you know about archaeology and heritage, why not try one of these fabulous quizzes?
- dig™ Quizzes
- The Mummy Quiz
- Science channel Quiz
- Quiz on Medieval Castles
- Wiltshire History Quizzes
- Ology Quiz
BBC
Birmingham Musuem & Art Gallery
National Geographic Kids - Brainteaser
National Geographic Kids - Quiz your Noodle
Activity Sheets on the Web
Print off colouring sheets, download screensavers, bookmarks and activity sheets from:
Why not try:
- Online activities about the Mysteries of Catalhoyuk
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- Mehen - An Egyptian boardgame
- Seega - An Egyptain game
- A Victorian wordsearch
- A World War II Recipe
- Design a Greek pot
American Museum of Natural History
- Mint your own Historic coin
- Create your own Time Capsule
- Create your own Historic pot
Other Fun Things to Do on the Web
- Write like an Egyptian
- Try some Egyptian Clipart
- Looking for some frightful fun? Check out the Horrible Histories website
- Find any stone circle/row in the UK on the interactive Megolith Map
- Take a tour of Maya ruins
- Visit the interactive Cave of Chauvet-Pont-D’Arc
- Anglo Saxon Gold Hoard puzzler
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Just For Fun
In each issue of Young Archaeologist magazine we have a some Just For Fun games for YAC UK members to try.
Norman’s Webwatch
In each issue of Young Archaeologist magazine we have a feature called Norman’s Webwatch.
Norman searches the web to find YAC UK members the best archaeological / heritage websites. Norman’s favourite websites include:
- The British Museum website
- National Museums of Scotland website
- BBC Hands on History website
Follow the links to find hours of fun. If you find any other exciting archaeological games or activities please tell us about them and we can add your ideas to these pages. Contact YAC to tell us your ideas!
External Internet Safety Links
External websites are out of the control of The Young Archaeologists’ Club. Whilst we have carried out an initial check that the content of the website is suitable for The Young Archaeologists’ Club age range, The Young Archaeologists’ Club is not responsible for the content of these external sites. If you feel that the link is unsuitable, please do let us know.
CEOP’s Thinkuknow website also provides films and games to play on how to stay safer online. Childnet has produced a range of online safety resources including Chatdanger.com and Know IT All