Educational resources
The Heirogift shop is a fantastic place for resources for the classroom. We offer a wide range of goods, for all ages, that encourage creative play and thinking, develop critical thinking and maths and writing skills. Our educational goods help development and learning from ages four years and up, and are good fun for adults too!
Arts, Crafts and Colouring
- How to Make your Own Papyrus Kit
- Ancient Egypt Colouring Posters
- Egyptian Colouring Cards
- Colouring Papyrus
- A Hero’s History of Ancient Egypt (Information & Colouring Book)
- Dotto and the Pharaoh’s Mask (Story book and Dot to Dot book)
- The Explorer’s Guides: Egyptian Mummy ( Book & Model Kit)
Books
- Offerings From the British Museum
- Sacred Sites of Ancient Egypt
- 5 Ways of Writing
Children’s Books
- Ancient Egypt Jigsaw book
- A Hero’s History of Ancient Egypt
- DK: Ancient Egypt Sticker Book
- DK Eyewitness: Pyramids
- Dotto and the Pharaoh’s Mask (Story book and Dot to Dot book)
- Discovering Ancient Egypt ( Magic Skeleton Book)
- The Explorer’s Guides: Egyptian Mummy ( Book & Model Kit)
- Diary of an Ancient Egyptian Quest
Egypt Centre Activity Books
- Project Book: Death and the Afterlife
- Project Book: Mummification
- Egyptian Maths Activity Book
- Maths Exhibition: The Pharaoh’s Formula
Shire Egyptology Books
- ‘Egyptian Boats and Ships’ by Steve Vinson
- ‘Egyptian Food and Drink’ by Hilary Wilson
- ‘Egyptian Models and Scenes’ by Angela M.J.Tooley
- ‘Egyptian Mummies’ by Barbara Adams
- ‘Egyptian Painting and Relief’ by Gay Robins
- ‘Egyptian Pottery’ by Colin A Hope
- ‘Egyptian Pyramids and Mastaba Tombs,’ Philip Watson
- ‘Egyptian Rock-Cut Tombs,’ Aidan Dodson
- ‘Egyptian Statues’ by Gay Robins
- ‘Egyptian Textiles’ by Rosalind Hall
- ‘Egyptian Towns and Cities’ by Eric P. Uphill
- ‘Egyptian Woodworking and Furniture’ by Geoffrey Killen
- ‘Graeco-Roman Egypt’ by Simon P.Ellis
- ‘Protodynastic Egypt’ by Babarar Adams and Krzysztof M. Ciałowicz
- ‘The Art of Death in Graeco-Roman Egypt’ by Judith A Corbelli
- ‘Tutankhamun’s Egypt’ by Frances Welsh
Games and Puzzles
- Egypt Centre Senet Game
- Egypt Centre Mehen Game
- Ancient Egypt Jig Saw Puzzle
Imaginative Play
- Sand animals
- Push Up Animals
- Wooden Snakes Temple Figures
- Mummy Russian Dolls
- Pyramid Dig out Kit
- Excavation Kit
Visual Resources
- Temple postcards
- Tutakhamun Postcards
- Egyptian Kings and Queens Postcards
- Objects of The Egypt Centre Post Cards
- Blank Papyrus
- Painted Papyrus
Writing and Maths
- Hieroglyph Posters
- Heiroglyph Rulers
Information Sheets
The Egypt Centre sells information at 5p per photocopied side. We provide information on several of the objects on display. Sheets can be found within the galleries. Here are a few examples of the sheets that we sell;
- Writing
- How to write your name in Heiroglyphs
- Ancient Egyptian Maths and Measuring
- Materials of Ancient Egypt
- Religion
To save time on school visits we provide a goodybag service at a cost that suits you.