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Greek Crafts, Facts, and Activities

Disclaimer: Please keep in mind this website is meant for children, so I do generalize and simplify quite a bit!

Greece, a country in southeastern Europe, has some of the richest documented ancient history in the world (think, the ancient Greek gods)! It is an interesting country for children to study for this reason.

image of the spectacular rock formations and monasteries of the holy land of Meteora, Greece

Meteora Monasteries, Holy Land, Thessaly, Greece
Photographed by Giuseppe Milo; used with permission under C.C. BY 2.0

Greece, as the name suggests, is a country with Greek as its official language. While it is a primarily Greek-speaking country—with most of the population speaking Greek as their first language—regional languages like Macedonian (called Slav-Macedonian in Greece), Albanian, spoken in the center and the south, and Turkish, spoken by Muslim communities around the Aegean, as well as Arumanian (or Aromanian) and Bulgarian, spoken all over the country.

Greece is a country found in the Northern Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere of the globe. As of 2021, the country is split into 14 political divisions (called administrative regions, nine of which belong to mainland Greece and four insular and one is an autonomous region.

Greece is bordered by Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey to the north and is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the east, and the Ionian Sea to the west.

Capital city:  Athens
Language:  Greek
National Symbol:  No official animal or bird; the Phoenix (mythical animal) is the national symbol of Greece
National Flower:  Bear’s Breech (Acanthus Mollis)
Currency:  Euro (EUR)


	Greek Mythology Stories for Kids
Greek Printables:

	Greek Coloring Pages mostly mythology

	Greek Printable Worksheets Greece Word Searches Greek Mythology Word Searches
Neat Facts: The Greek Isles have more than 6 THOUSAND beautiful islands! 80% of Greece is made up of mountain ranges! Greece is one of the sunniest places on Earth!
Greek Mythology and History Crafts for Kids:
	Athena Toilet Paper Roll Craft Greek goddess of wisdom and war -- important character in many widely known Greek myths.

	Cyclops Toilet Paper Roll Craft a group of huge one-eyed giants - most famous for their role in Homer's "The Odyssey"

	Dragons These mythical creatures can be found in fairy tales and folklore all over the world, including Greek mythology.

	Flute Craft (Pan Flute)

	Harpy Toilet Paper Roll Craft winged death spirits who stole food from Phineas the prophet

	Icarus Toilet Paper Roll Craft flew too close to the sun and melted his wings

	Laurel or Olive Wreath

	Laurel or Olive Wreath (crown)

	Medusa Toilet Paper Roll Craft snake haired gorgon who turned people to stone

	Minos Toilet Paper Roll Craft Minos was the king of Crete who imprisoned the minotaur in a labyrinth and who imprisoned Icarus and Daedalus high over the sea.

	Minotaur Toilet Paper Roll Craft half-man and half-bull monster imprisoned in a labyrinth in Crete

	Perseus Toilet Paper Roll Craft Greek hero who beheaded Medusa

	Phoenix Crafts firey bird that is reborn from ashes every 500 years

	Pottery Paper Plate Craft

	Spider Crafts Arachne, the weaver, was turned into a spider by Athena

	Trojan Horse Paper Craft wooden horse used by the Greeks to sneak into Troy

	Zeus Toilet Paper Roll Craft In greek mythology Zeus ruled the Olympians on Mt. Olympus.
Olympic/Sports Crafts:
	Franky Football Paper Craft preschoolers and up Football (known as soccer in North America) is Greece's most popular sport.

	Olympics: Dove Crafts and Coloring before the Olympic games open there is always a big ceremony which includes the release of white doves

	Olympic Torch Scissor Skills Craft preschoolers and up

	Olympic Torch Crafts preschool and kindergarten
Animals of Greece:
	Ocean Animals Greece is a coastal country -- surrounded by the Mediterranean, Aegean and Ionian Seas

	Sheep A big industry in Greece for centuries, there are still many working sheep farms.

Of course, there a lot more animals in Greece including sea turtles, wolves, bears, birds and insects. Check out our animals section for a full list of animals from around the world.
Photos:
	Greek Mythology Photos

	Greece On-Line Jigsaw Puzzles

Poem: Ferry Me Across the Water by Christina Rossetti - In Greek mythology, Charon is the is the ferryman who carries souls of the newly deceased across the river Styx into Hades, the realm of the dead.

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Neat Facts:

Olympics: Dove Crafts and Coloring