We broke into a pharaohs pyramid today by deciphering the hieroglyphics on the four sides of the pyramid. The pyramid is re-sealable so that we can do this project over and over again (I hope). We used a brush, a chisel and pick to dig and scrape away the compacted sand inside this pyramid. Inside we found a sarcophagus, a mummy, a death mask and canopic urns – a person, a dog, a cat and a parrot. At least we think that’s what the canopic urns depicted. We used a damp sponge to get the remaining dirt off the pieces.
At the end of last year, one of the purchases I made was National Geographic's Archaeology Egyptian Pyramid. I should have purchased at least two of them. The big girls could have worked with a younger sibling and then everyone would have had more hands on experience. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and I would recommend this item to others. I know the girls had a lot of fun too.
Striving to learn and live God's purposes,
2 comments:
Looks like they had great fun! Who's going to be the archaeologist?
Kristyn was the most interested, but it could be because of her age. I don't know if any of them will be. :)
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