Ancient egypt arts and crafts

Make this fun papyrus paper for your next art project! The texture adds a unique touch!! Great activity while studying Egypt

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After pausing our Egyptian Unit study for a few weeks to discuss the election process, we are back in the saddle again. (This post contains affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy for full details.) We recently read the books Hieroglyphs from A to Z by Peter Der Manuelian and Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs by James Rumford. After learning what hieroglyphs were and how they were deciphered, we decided to try our hand at this ancient script. Using…

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Pyramids at Sunset Project | Fun Family Crafts

I love subjects that are equally awe inspiring to grown-ups and kids alike... like Egyptian architecture.

We recently did an Egyptian Unit Study in our homeschool a few weeks ago and it was so much fun. I thought I would share some of the things we did here just in case you were thinking of doing something similar or needed to inject some fun into your school day! Since my twins were already studying Egypt that week and all kids had studied it in the past I thought I would just do a quick unit study for the day and add in some hands-on activities. A few things we did were: Heiroglyphics Potato…

Ancient Egypt had fascinating cultural customs, and mummification was a popular one that many children learn about in school. One way to teach students about mummification is to do a mummy project. Making a mummy is a fun way for students to learn and use their imagination.

A friend asked me if I could gather some ideas for the unit she was about to do on the ancient Egyptians. I enjoyed it so much (I know I’m weird 😂) I thought I would share it incase it’…