THEME DAYS

Theme Day Dates: 

• Tuesday 11^th & Wednesday 12^th March 2025
• Tuesday 29^th & Wednesday 30^th April 2025

Come and join us in your togas (optional of course!) as we celebrate and learn about the life and times of the Romans. Learn how to be a Centurion, discover the Romans at work and play, how they kept healthy as well as meeting a brave gladiator! We encourage children to come dressed in Roman costume to enhance the atmosphere of the day.

For more information please download the Roman Days flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Monday 24^th – Wednesday 26^th March 2025
• Wednesday 7^th & Thursday 8^th May 2025

Become a Viking for the day and discover how the people who called themselves Vikings lived in Britain. In a full day of hands-on workshops and demonstrations, children will visit a Viking market and make beautiful jewellery. They will also discover how the Vikings fared in their life at sea, and what they got up to as fearsome raiders and much, much more!

We encourage everyone to come dressed up in Viking costume to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the Viking days flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Thursday 13^th & Friday 14^th March 2025

School children can enjoy a whole day packed full with interactive and interesting workshops and demonstrations about rural Victorian life in line with the new History Curriculum requirements. Children can compare how the diets of wealthy and poor people, find out about the life of a working child and play some Victorian playground games. They’ll need to be on their best behaviour with Mr Branch in the schoolroom and much more! We encourage everyone to come dressed in Victorian costume to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the Victorian Days flyer.

Theme Day Date: 

• September 2025

Come to Kent Life and ask the Ancient Greeks those questions you always wanted to ask. How did Medicine actually start? And what was life like for ordinary people at home? Who is who in the world of the gods and heroes? What was happening in the Arts and which plays did people go and see? Listen to the story of Arachne and make a spider web to take home. Find out how the Ancient Greeks waged war. Everyone is encouraged to dress up in period costume to enhance the atmosphere, but please dress warmly underneath!

For more information, please download the Greek days flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Monday 17^th – Wednesday 19^th March 2025

Step back into Ancient Egypt and discover what life was like! School children will enjoy a day full of interactive workshops and demonstrations. They will discover what happens when you die or when you fall ill. Children will put on an entertainment for the Pharaoh, find out about the importance of rope, attempting rope-making themselves, and explore life in the city. Dress and jewellery will also be discussed. We encourage everyone to come dressed up in period costume, but don’t forget your warm layers underneath!

For more information, please download the Egyptian days flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Thursday 27^th March 2025

Immerse your class in everything Anglo Saxon for the day. In line with the new History Curriculum, your class will learn first-hand what life was like in Britain in the early middle ages. Your class will discover which animals were kept, they will meet a villager and find out where people settled when they arrived in what is now Britain. They will also learn how to spin yarn and hear wonderful stories. We encourage everyone to come dressed up in Anglo Saxon costume to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the Anglo Saxon Days flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Wednesday 5^th March 2025
• Thursday 1^st May 2025

Under the guidance of a team of History Explorers and a Historian, your class will debate Hunter Gatherers Vs Early Farmers. They will grind some grain to take back to school and learn how weapons were made. They will discuss how religion changed from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and learn about Travel and Trade. We encourage everyone to come dressed up as archaeologists or explorers to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the Stone Age Days Flyer.

Theme Day Dates: 

• Tuesday 4^th & Wednesday 5^th February 2025
• Tuesday 20^th & Wednesday 21^st May 2025

‘Hide under the table, the air raid siren has gone off again at Kent Life’  

Go back to the 1940’s and experience life as a child of war. School children can enjoy a whole day packed full with interactive workshops and demonstrations all in line with the new History Curriculum. Learn how to march properly with the Home Guard; have a navigation lesson and much more.  We encourage everyone to come dressed in 1940’s costume to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the WWII Days flyer.

Theme Day Date:

• Thursday, 14th November 2024

Come and join us at Kent Life to discover how the Mayans lived their lives! Immersed in the sounds, smells and sights of the age, you will meet many characters from the period and will get an insight in what life was like for them. From the basics such as exploring what they ate, how they grew their food, and how they made their clothes; to the higher things in life such as why and how they built their pyramids and how they made their calendars – all will become clear when you come to a Mayan Day. For a true Learning Outside the Classroom experience, why not come dressed up. But be careful when you meet the Conquistador!

For more information, please download the Mayan flyer.

Theme Day Dates:

• Tuesday 3^rd – Thursday 5^th December 2024

Celebrate Christmas with us Victorian style! Explore the origin of popular Christmas traditions. Find out how poor children celebrated Christmas in the workhouse. Make a candle to take home, and much more. Everyone is encouraged to dress up in period costume to enhance the atmosphere.

For more information, please download the Victorian Christmas Flyer.