Just because it’s summer, you and your learners don’t have to stop learning! Get a head start on your American History lessons with the first three boxes of our American History Subscription; Mali Unboxed, Powhatan Unboxed, and European Explorers Unboxed!  All boxes will ship at the same time.

In Mali Unboxed you’ll…

• Make your own mud dye and decorate a place mat in a traditional style
• Enjoy a gold treat and learn about the richest man in the world
• Put together a magnetic puzzle featuring some of Mali’s amazing architecture
• Read a perfectly abridged version of The Epic of Sundiata
• Color a beautiful Mali cityscape

In the Powhatan Unboxed you’ll…

• Bake both modern and historic cornbread for a taste test comparison – then pair it with some delicious beef jerky for a Powhatan style meal
• Explore the art of bead weaving and make a wampum style bracelet
• Learn about leather working and own your own leather pouch
• Read the legend of The Three Sister and plant your own Three Sisters garden
• Meet the first Americans just before contact with European Explorers

In European Explorers Unboxed you’ll…

• Learn to use a compass and use it to go on a treasure hunt
• Play several historic card games with your own 16th century replica playing cards
• Discover the people, foods, and diseases of the Columbian Exchange and then sample a fruit previously unknown to Europeans!
• Try your hand at tying the knots that would have been used on a sailing vessel in a single player knot tying game
• Read a ghost story that would have truly terrified the bravest of explorers