Egypt Projects

Create a Mummy:
You don't need much for this project except an old white T-shirt (it can be ripped and faded), a doll (either Barbie or Ken or one of their many friends), one cup of flour, and 2 cups of water.
First, cut the T-shirt into strips (about a half-inch wide), then mix the water and flour in a bowl. Add the cloth strips to the bowl, and saturate each strip. Wrap the doll with one strip at a time. You may want to wrap the doll twice to make a nicer looking mummy. Allow the mummy to dry overnight. You might even need two nights of drying time. Now your mummy doll is complete.

Insert amulets (special charms) between linen wrappings. You can use anything from jewelry to coins.

For bonus points, make a sarcophagus (coffin) out of a cardboard box and decorate it


Build a Pyramid
Back in ancient times, the Egyptians built pyramids out of huge blocks of stones. For this fun project, you won't have to worry about rocks, or even pebbles. In fact, you can even eat this pyramid while you make it! You'll need about 220 sugar cubes

Glue one side of a sugar cube onto a big piece of cardboard. Make a square of 10 cubes across and 10 cubes down.

Make a second layer of 9 cubes, but glue this row about two cm in from the first row.
Continue these steps, using eight cubes, then seven and so on until you reach the top.
Once you're done with the glue, you can paint your pyramid!




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