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Fine Art Activity

Make Your Own Mummy!  For this project you will need:


 * Plasticene
 * Plaster of paris bandages
 * Paint (acrylic will work best -- BUT it doesn't wash off, so be careful)
 * Paintbrushes
 * Scissors
 * The right attitude

Take a lump of plasticene or modeling clay and work it between your hands until it becomes soft.Mold the lump into a mummy's body shape.  Fashion a head dress and arms for your mummy.  Don't worry about fine details, they will be covered up later by plaster anyway.  Add the arms and head dress to the body.  Smooth them on using your fingers and thumb. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> The complete body will be the form for your mummy case. <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> *See pictures below for an exa <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">mple



<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 300%; text-align: center;">Early Elementary Activity

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">The students will need piece of paper each and what ever art supplies they would like. To begin, ask the students what he or she thinks a person from ancient Egypt looks like. After hearing many different answers have them draw a picture of what THEY think ancient Egyptians look like. After the pictures are completed, compare the pictures the kids drew to different ancient Egyptian pictures from a book or the internet.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 300%; text-align: center;">Late Elementary Activity

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Friday the 13th: Similar to Friday the 13th in western culture, the Ancient Egyptians had several days per year that were considered unlucky. On such days, it was best not to undertake journeys, or to attempt to harvest. Other days, however, were particularly benevolent. This calendar may in part have been based on some sort of experience. For instance, the last days of the year, just preceding the annual flooding of the Nile, were considered dangerous and unlucky days, because of the hot weather and the many insects that caused sickness or even death.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">The students will be creating a story about Friday the 13th. They will create characters, a plot, a climax, and conclusion about an "unlucky" day.

References

Ancient Egypt for Kids - Index of Topics. (n.d.). //Ancient Egypt for Kids - Index of Topics//. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from http://egypt.mrdonn.org/index.htm