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I have this neat book by Klutz that is called Artrageous Projects. In it was the following project.
Mummify Queen Shopsalot
1. Find a doll (Barbie) who is willing to cooperate. (Tell her not to worry. The reward is eternal life.)
2. Wash very carefully. Rub lightly with perfumed oil. Sprinkle with salt. We won't bother removing the internal organs or the brain (the manufacturer has already done that).
3. Include some of her favorite jewelry and begin the wrapping process. Again we will skip the 70 days of drying. If you don't have any linen, don't worry. We just used high quality paper wrap. (toilet paper)
5. Finish wrapping. Paint a face. It doesn't have to look like her; the Egyptians didn't worry about that either.
6. Make and decorate a Mummy case using a shoebox and put in several things the queen may need in the "afterlife". Don't forget cosmetics, jewelry and snacks!
LOL! We will have fun with this one! Smile
I found this in a desert book we were reading. Looks like fun.
You can make your own sand painting
You will need:
paper, a flat piece of sandpaper, a pencil, spray varnissh, colored sand.
How to do it:
1. Sketch a design on paper. Then draw the design with a pencil on sandpaper.
2. Use your fingers , or a spoon, or a small funnel to sprinkle the sand along the lines of your design.
3. Use spray varnish to save the drawing.
We made one and used almost two boxes of cubes...We used a syrofoam meat tray as a base and made the bottom layer 9 squares completely filled in (not just outlined) for a total of 81 cubes. Decrease each layer by one cube until you finish with just one cube on the top...So the second layer would be 8X8 and the next 7X7 etc. Sometimes we had to "chisel" to get the cubes to fit and used a good amount of white glue. The cubes will "melt" a little but it was not a problem. After it dried my daughter painted it with acrylic paint and it looked great! She used a light terra cotta color on hers but I would think that any sand color would look super!
First get a chicken and take out any innards. Fill the cavity with salt (regular table salt). Next put a bit of salt in a strong baggie (we double bagged it, as it gets very heavy.) and put the chicken in the bag. Fill up the baggie with salt until the entire chicken is covered. It MUST be completely covered. Seal the baggie and put it away for a time to dry. Depending on the size of the chicken, it may take from 4-6 weeks. After the 2nd week, take the chicken out and change the salt, which will be all moist now. Keep checking the salt after this and change it whenever it is very moist.
Once the chicken is dry, remove it and brush off the salt. Next you can smother it with oil (baby oil) and sprinkle it with spices (we used cinnamon and nutmeg). Next cut long strips of white fabric, dip them in glue, and wrap them around your mummified chicken. Completely cover it and let it dry. We then painted it Egyptian fashion. Have fun!
1 cup barley flour
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon oil
Mix and pour into a small oiled pan. Bake for 20-30 mins at 375F. It will be flat and dark when it is finished because barley doesn't rise and it darkens when it bakes. For a variation, try adding some raisins, as the Egyptians might have done. (Hart and Mantell - Pyramids!, pg 85)
Barley Cakes
1� cups barley flour (buy this at a health food store, or grind barley in mill or blender)
1 Tablespoon baking powder
� teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons honey
1 egg
1 cup milk
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
Stir together barley flour, baking powder, and salt. Add egg, milk, honey, and oil and beat until mixed. Pour onto hot, greased frying pan and fry like pancakes until bubbles appear. Then turn and brown on the other side. Serve hot with butter and honey. You may add a few chopped dates or raisins as a variation.
If you would like to add even more activities to your Egypt unit, I found a great book published by Edupress, called 'Ancient Egypt Activity Book'. The ISBN # is 1-56472-025-X. It's available from several home school suppliers, and regular book stores.
