Make Your Own Wax Tablet

Wax Meets Wisdom

Historically accurate, educational, and surprisingly creative – with our craft kits, you can design wax tablets just like in ancient Rome. Whether in school, at the museum, or at home: All kits include authentic materials and are perfect for project-based learning or creative hands-on activities.

  • Double and single tablets in original dimensions
  • Colorable beeswax in black, red, and natural
  • Creative all-in-one craft kits for every need
  • Suitable for students from age 8 and adults

With beeswax, wooden tablets, and pigments, you can dive hands-on into Roman culture.

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Over 64.368 customers worldwide since 2001

Museums, schools and historical enthusiasts throughout Europe trust the products from Roman Shop.

Customer testimonials

Eine Bewertung von Archäologischer Park Carnuntum
Archäologischer Park Carnuntum Austria

Young Roman friends can immerse themselves in the Roman past with numerous activities. Products from the Römer Shop are regularly and successfully used at this great event. Year after year, children of all ages can write on wax tablets and get to know real papyrus.
Eine Bewertung von Scriptorium
Scriptorium Germany

The everyday equipment with glasses and ceramics is also really well made and has survived the hard life of a soldier well. In general, the range of products is truly sensational and offers unique products from the Roman era for many age groups and requirements, from hardcore legionnaires to little Roman fans of primary school age.

Eine Bewertung von Dominikaner Museum
Dominikaner Museum Rottweil -Germany
Satisfied customers

The Dominikanermuseum Rottweil presents in its department "Roman Rottweil - Arae Flaviae" the life in the only Roman city in Baden-Wuerttemberg. We have been a customer of Römershop for a long time for our own museum shop and are convinced of the high and, above all, consistently high quality of the products. The entire team is always looking forward to new products and our shop is an attraction for our visitors thanks to good replicas.

Eine Bewertung von Mathias S.
Mathias S. Deutschland

Hallo, ich wollte nur kurz ein feedback zur Lieferung geben; Also der „Asklepios“ ist wirklich großartig. Authentische Replik, unschlagbarer Preis. Vielen Dank dafür. Verpackung war auch vorbildlich.
Viele Grüße Matthias Semmler

Eine Bewertung von Gemeinschaftsschule M. F.
Gemeinschaftsschule M. F. Mölln

Hello and thank you very much for the great products!

Our students were thrilled with the papyrus coloring pictures and the scarabs. As promised, I am sending you photos of the work with the coloring pictures. I wrote a review for the "scarab" coloring picture, but it can also be added to all the other pictures, since we had different motifs.

Eine Bewertung von Centurio Markus N.
Centurio Markus N. Germany

The lovingly and authentically designed products from the Römer-Shop have been accompanying me for years and even decades in the field of ancient representation. As a centurion in a Roman military unit until a few years ago, the stationery, from wax tablets to papyrus scrolls, was extremely helpful for high-quality appearances and presentations at museum festivals, in reenactment and in museum education work.

Eine Bewertung von Remo S.
Remo S. Schweiz

Salve Manuela, Im Anhang findest du den Lar und was ich aus ihm gemacht habe. Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Figur.
Cvra, vt valeas Remo

Eine Bewertung von Dr. Reinhard S.
Dr. Reinhard S. Deutschland

Sehr geehrtes Römer-Shop Team, wie immer:
--schnelle und prompte Lieferung
--qualitativ hochwertige Ware
--volle Identität mit der Abbildung der Produkte
--sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis
--umfassendes Angebot Vielen Dank. Weiter so. Salvete Reinhard

Eine Bewertung von Torsten B.
Torsten B. Deutschland

SALVE , Manuela und Andreas mit Team,
ich möchte meine Bewertung in Reimform darbringen:
Die Trinkgefäße und der Wein, sollten ein Geschenk für meine Eltern sein. Was soll ich sagen-Ihr lieben Leut, es hat beide sehr erfreut!
Sonnige Grüße Torsten

Eine Bewertung von Papa Ralf & Sohn
Papa Ralf & Sohn Germany

The card is easy to work with and the cardboard is sturdy enough for such projects. Perhaps small cast figures and horses on a plastic base would be a useful addition to the shop, rather than the cardboard pictures. My 12-year-old son had fun making something like that

Eine Bewertung von Centurio Zoltan
Centurio Zoltan Hungary

Dear Manuela and Andreas!

Thank you very much for everything and your help. The package arrived here safe and sound and complete. I am very, very satisfied with every product and I really like every item. Since I am constantly expanding my Roman collection, I would like to buy from you in the future if possible Thank you again for everything and see you next time.
Kind regards from Hungary: Zoltan

Eine Bewertung von Norbert H.
Norbert H. Germany

Here is one of the results of your mosaic stones. The Beyenburg coat of arms, 70 x 70 cm.
Regards
Norbert

"Wax on, writer!" – how the Romans really took notes

Designing wax tablets in school | Der Römer Shop

Crafting a Wax Tablet – Experience Ancient Writing Culture

In ancient times, wax tablets were no rarity but everyday tools. Romans – from students to senators – used them to record shopping lists, contracts, school exercises, or messages. They were considered Roman notepads – only more durable and reusable. A wooden frame, a recess, some wax, a stylus: that’s all it took to capture thoughts. The practical form was perfect for schools, government offices, and even commerce.

Today, this ancient cultural technique can be rediscovered in the classroom, in workshops, or at home. With our crafting sets, it's not only understandable but also tangible: wood, beeswax, pigments – just like the originals. Especially exciting: writing is done by scratching with the stylus, erasing by smoothing the wax. Once you've built and used a wax tablet, you immediately understand how functional Roman everyday items were.

Beeswax – Authentic Material for Creative Education

The raw materials used make the difference. All kits include genuine beeswax of tested quality with black or red pigment. These colors correspond to documented findings of Roman writing tablets.

Melting and pouring wax not only trains fine motor skills but also conveys a sense of Roman craftsmanship. This way, historical education and creativity are combined with sustainable material use.

Quality that inspires – Content that convinces


Roman wax tablets in the classroom? It's easy and effective! Our craft kits provide all the materials you need for an authentic implementation – historically accurate and educationally sound. The products have been specially developed for use in schools, museums, and workshops. Through hands-on construction, knowledge is not just conveyed but actively experienced. Every component – from the wood to the beeswax – is high-quality, tested, and thoroughly proven.

  • Authentic materials: real beeswax, pigments, untreated wood
  • Easy to use: clear instructions – suitable for large groups
  • Versatile in application: in history, art, or crafts classes
  • Flexible to replenish: wax pellets and pigments also available separately
This makes historical education practical, creative, and sustainable.
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Experience antiquity through creative projects


How did Roman children learn to write? This question suddenly comes to life in the classroom – when wax tablets are not only explained but also built and written on by the students themselves. This project is ideal for interdisciplinary teaching units: history, art, technology, and language intertwine perfectly here. Create Roman writing tablets with the class – from assembling the wooden frame to melting the wax and writing with a stylus. The children work in a hands-on way and experience history in a tangible form. The highlight: At the end, a small exhibition or a souvenir to take home is created.

Interactive project work for groups or station learning

Can be combined with topics such as "Ancient Rome," "Early writing," or "Craftsmanship in antiquity." Ideal for students aged 8 and up. Also works without a workshop – the beeswax can be melted in a water bath.
This is how learning becomes a historical adventure – and crafting becomes an educational experience.

Your advantages

Forum Traiani trademark
Forum Traiani trademark

Our registered own brand that stands for local and social production

20 years of experience
20 years of experience

Large archäological network and collaboration with schools and museums.
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Buying on account

For schools, authorities and private customers (Paypal service)
Sustainable packaging
Sustainable packaging

We recycle our suppliers' cardboard packaging and give every cardboard box a second life.

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From Glauberg to Hollywood...

Our boundless passion for antiquity

We believe that history is not only to be found in books or museums, but that it is should be brought to life and experienced across all borders.

By offering Roman replicas and other antique products, we want to bring this bring this fascinating time to life and give people around the world the opportunity to put themselves themselves into it.

Our products help to ensure that history is not just a collection of facts but becomes an eventful and unforgettable adventure.

Produced, assembled, picked, packed and on its way. This is how our products from Glauberg on their journey to your home. Into the classrooms of your children, the shelves of museum stores to the big movie sets in Hollywood...!

With the Römer Shop you can...
Touch, see, smell and experience history.


About us and how it all began
Insta Romanum
Insta Romanum

Experience history visually –
Veni, vidi, click! I came, I saw, I followed.
Roman encyclopaedia
Roman encyclopaedia

Background information, tips and facts about ancient Rome. Ancient knowledge simply explained!
An empire worth exploring
An empire worth exploring

History, craft ideas and Roman knowledge in HD instead of wax tablets. Get the popcorn ready and put on your tunics!
Forum Romanum 2.0
Forum Romanum 2.0

Like, post, follow – just like the Romans in the Senate! Here, history isn't just told – it's shared.