Teeth, Scales and Animal Tales, British Museum

No plans for half term February 2016? In London? Then we have the perfect solution. The British Museum, one of our favourite museums for children, is hosting a free, drop-in artistic workshops throughout half term inspired by the 2010 exhibition, Scanning Sobek: mummy of the crocodile god, so you don't have to be organised to get the most of London this half term.
In the Ashai Shimbun display, families come face-to-face with an enormous mummified crocodile, wancient Egyptians believed was an incarnation of the crocodile god Sobek.
At nearly 4 metres long, this unusual mummy has over 25 baby crocodile hatchlings on its back, which can be clearly seen using the help of state-of-the-art CT scans. Families revel in the weird and wonderful mythology of Sobek and discover how ancient Egyptians worshiped him as both a crocodile and a man.
Families this half term discover the history of this extraordinary crocodile mummy, and the stories linking it to the other animal deities from around the world -- before getting creative!
Make your own animal gods to take home and listen to the tales of ancient peoples as told by the British Museum's storytellers.
Suitable for ages 5-8