Just like every other subject within the curriculum, history lessons and tasks should have a purpose. Creating the museums should be no different. Ensuring that this doesn't simply become a 'craft activity' is vital in maximising your topics and developing the children's skills in history. By using the museums to answer an enquiry question or statement and really focusing the museum and exhibition on something, you are keeping the children centred on what is important and away from the 'crafty' part of the task. The space for text underneath should be carefully thought out so that it isn't simply a rambling about a generic object, but demonstrates why that object is there and how it helps to answer the question. For example, making and displaying a Viking longboat is a great opportunity to talk about how the Vikings weren't just mindless raiders, but intelligent explorers who travelled great distances to setup peaceful trade routes all across the globe. Similarly, including the pyramids in an Egyptian museum should be used to highlight the achievements of the Egyptians, their legacy and what they reveal about the Egyptians, and not just being a description about the pyramids, their size and location etc. You could even have different museums focusing on different aspects so that all of the projects come together to answer the enquiry or question. You could also add a backboard to add more information - see below for details about how to make them.