Go back in time with a Middle Ages Subscription!

Your hands-on learning adventure through history begins in Old England with the Anglo-Saxons.

In your first Middle Ages subscription box, you will stitch a section of the Bayeux Tapestry and craft rune stone jewelry. Then, immerse yourself in a legendary passage from Beowulf. After that, travel to the Byzantine Empire. Discover the political world of chariot racing. Try your hand at designing your own icon-style portrait. 

Next, savor the sights and flavors of the Maya civilization. Explore the sacred meaning of feathers, the art of tattoos, and the ancient roots of chewing gum. From Mesoamerica, follow the paths of traders along the Silk Road to Korea. There you can practice calligraphy. Then, create a constellation-inspired night light in honor of Queen Seondeok. Learn about her wisdom in a story about peonies then craft your own paper peony.

Continue your journey by discovering the scientific advances of the Islamic Empire. Experiment by splitting white light like the scientist who first explained rainbows. Get in the kitchen to grow your own rock candy while learning about how sweets became more common. After you eat your candy, clean your teeth the traditional way using a miswak branch.

Enter the realm of Charlemagne: the Kingdom of the Franks. You will discover the origins of mandatory schooling and the trial-by-jury system. Adopt Charlemagne’s nightly habit of keeping a journal under your pillow. Then construct a home for bees, an essential animal of the Middle Ages. Then sail northward to meet the Norse Vikings. Learn from their legendary queen, Aud the Deep-Minded. Read tales of Thor and Loki. Then craft a  harness for a drinking horn like the one in the story. You can even use the lucet to weave a cord for your horn! Continue the party by playing music on pan pipes like those used by Norse seafarers.

Travel eastward to Japan during the age of the samurai. Cultivate a mini rock garden and master the art of origami. Then ride with Genghis Khan and the Mongols across the steppes. Along the way you will play traditional games, create felted wool balls, and spin silk thread. Step into China’s Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty. Read the real-life Ballad of Mulan. Then explore the social importance of fans and how soldiers used them in war. Finally, learn about the origins of book printing, and print a piece of your own.

Continue to medieval Benin, where snail shells once served as currency. Craft cowrie shell jewelry as you listen to folklore shared by an Own Voices author. Celebrate music as you play the kalimba, and unwind with traditional African soap. Your journey concludes in Alyeska, known today as Alaska. There you will paint a wooden mask inspired by Native Alaskan art and made by a Yup’ik artist. Learn how indigenous peoples thrived in harsh climates as you make snow goggles.  Craft an Alaskan yo-yo and master the art of twirling it in two directions at once. Then hear a Tlingit story about Raven, written by a Tlingit author. 

Each month, uncover the stories, crafts, and traditions that shaped human history.

Every stop is a memorable part of this grand adventure through time. Experience this unique subscription for kids and solve your homeschool history curriculum woes. Everything you need is right there in the box. Just open and go with history lesson plans, activities, discussion questions, and more. 

Boxes in this series:

1. Anglo Saxons Unboxed
2. Byzantine Empire Unboxed
3. Maya Unboxed
4. Korea Unboxed
5. Islamic Empire Unboxed
6. Charlemagne Unboxed
7. Vikings Unboxed
8. Japan Unboxed
9. Mongols Unboxed
10. Ming Dynasty Unboxed
11. Benin Unboxed
12. Native Alaska Unboxed

Subscribe today to bring hands-on history homeschool lessons to your doorstep!

Please note: We make our best efforts to ship subscriptions in chronological order. However, due to working with international suppliers, there may be times when boxes are shipped out of sequence to ensure timely delivery, even if the next box in the series is temporarily out of stock.

BOXES IN THIS SERIES

1. Adventure in Old England with the Anglo Saxons
   Embroider a section of the Bayeux Tapestry, make rune stone jewelry, and read a section of Beowulf
2. Tour the Byzantine Empire
   Find out how riots, poetry, and political power often hinged on two things people still feel passionate about today: sports and religion. Enjoy an in depth look at icon painting and then try your hand at designing your own.
3. Enjoy the sights and flavors of the Mayan culture
   Learn about sacred feathers, divine tattoos, and the invention of chewing gum.
4. Discover the Wonders of the Silk Road  Try your hand at calligraphy, create a night light based on the constellations studied by Queen Seondek, Read the legend of Seondek’s wisdom and craft a paper peony in her honor
5. Discover scientific and hygienic advances in The Islamic Empire
   Split white light in honor of the scientist who first explained rainbows, grow rock candy as you learn why sweets suddenly became easier to find, and the brush your teeth the old fashioned way: with a miswak branch.
6. Visit Charlemagne’s kingdom
   Learn who you have to blame for school and who you have to thank for trial by jury. Follow in his footsteps by sleeping with a journal under your pillow and make a house to attract one of the most important livestock animals in Charlemagne’s empire: bees.
7. Visit the Vikings and their Queen: Aud the Deep Minded
   Get to know the real Vikings as you read a story about Thor and Loki, weave cord on a lucet, decorate and use a drinking horn, and play music on viking-style pan pipes.
8. Visit Japan and discover the age of the Samurai
   Make your own mini rock garden and learn the art of origami. Enjoy a tasty treat with a traditional flavor and compose an artful form of poetry.
9. Ride with the Genghis Khan and the Mongols
   Discover traditional Mongol games, enjoy felting wool, and refresh yourself with a traditional Mongolian drink.
10. Enter the Forbidden City during the Ming Dynasty
    Read the real Ballad of Mulan, learn about the social importance of fans, discover the origins of printing books and then print your own.
11. Tour a center of art and culture in Medieval Benin
    Find out how snail shells were used as currency and then make your own cowrie shell jewelry. Hear Benin folklore for an Own Voices author, learn to play the kalimba and then relax with some traditional African soap.
12. Discover the vibrant and diverse cultures of Alaska. Paint a wooden mask inspired by the art of Native Alaskans. Learn about the different ways Native Alaskans thrived in their environments and try out a pair of snow goggles. Make an Alaskan yo-yo. Read a Tlingit story about Raven. This box about the history of Native peoples in Alaska was created in collaboration with Yupik and Tlingit artists and writers.

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