ARCHAEOLOGY FOR CHILDREN -- This is a good idea:

Delving into Israel's history
Digs give children a view of rich past

By Kristen Green, [Boston] Globe Correspondent | May 14, 2006

Children at Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley recently put down their books and picked up trowels, to participate in a simulated archeological dig.

The children sifted through soil and pieced together replicas of ancient artifacts during the dig. ...