We're still studying ancient Egypt this week, and we started the week studying hieroglyphics and making a cartouche (an Egyptian nameplate). We mixed up a salt dough and the kids rolled it into a shape for their nameplate.
We used toothpicks to trace out the hieroglyphics that represented letters from their names.
After the dough was baked and cooled, we spray painted it and then buffed it up to look old.
Next, we studied mummification...Why the Egyptians believed in this practice...and how it was done. We even learned the gross things like how they would pull the brain out through the nose, remove all the vital organs (except the heart, this was left in the body and preserved in salt) and the other organs were embalmed in 4 separate jars. We decided to try our hand out at mummification with these victims...
Emily made me cover the other Barbie as she said it was not appropriate to post naked barbie pictures on the blog! We cut up strips of one of Daddy's old t-shirts for our mummy wraps.
Next, we died them in tea to make them look old...
Then, we learned how to wrap the mummies....
Happy kids with their mummies!
We used toothpicks to trace out the hieroglyphics that represented letters from their names.
After the dough was baked and cooled, we spray painted it and then buffed it up to look old.
Next, we studied mummification...Why the Egyptians believed in this practice...and how it was done. We even learned the gross things like how they would pull the brain out through the nose, remove all the vital organs (except the heart, this was left in the body and preserved in salt) and the other organs were embalmed in 4 separate jars. We decided to try our hand out at mummification with these victims...
Emily made me cover the other Barbie as she said it was not appropriate to post naked barbie pictures on the blog! We cut up strips of one of Daddy's old t-shirts for our mummy wraps.
Next, we died them in tea to make them look old...
Then, we learned how to wrap the mummies....
Happy kids with their mummies!
7 comments:
That is really "cool". Now, will they go to a mummy tomb? Will Ken be joining them someday?
Grandma
shouldn't they just be reading about this and then filling in the textbook blanks? just kidding, that's awesome!! How fun(ny) that you used Barbies :)
We actually seriously considered mummifying a small fryer chicken, there's plenty of directions how to do this on the web, but the process takes weeks and involves tons of salt. I couldn't bring myself to have a rotten chicken sitting on the counter for weeks and my frugal side wouldn't let me pay good money for a chicken and then not eat it!
Cracked up over the mummy Barbies! Too funny! Can't wait to show Ashley! Very cool!
oh come on, a mummified fryer chicken? You'd be the coolest mom on the block! Assuming, you aren't already ;)
ok, so how is it that I go only a couple of weeks without seeing Nay and Em and Em appears to have aged about a year and some change! Talk about a growth spurt!
Thanks for ALL your help this weekend. Seeya tomorrow when I come for the couch.
-Jeff
It's the craziest thing... you feed them, water them, and love them and they grow!
P.S. We have not seen you in nearly TWO months!! :)
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