Comments on: We Return to Egypt http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/ Life is a game; come play with us. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:47:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 By: Jo http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1183 Jo Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:24:04 +0000 http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1183 That costume is so awesome!! I keep trying to get my older two kids into Egyptology with me but so far it's been a no go. Hopefully I still have time to warp the 5 year old to my ways. *evil laugh* ;) That costume is so awesome!! I keep trying to get my older two kids into Egyptology with me but so far it’s been a no go. Hopefully I still have time to warp the 5 year old to my ways. *evil laugh* ;)

]]> By: PisecoSis http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1179 PisecoSis Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:51:34 +0000 http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1179 God! I can't wait until he's old enough to read <i>American Gods.</i> :D God! I can’t wait until he’s old enough to read American Gods. :D

]]> By: piseco http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1178 piseco Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:41:03 +0000 http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1178 Yup, that is one hand-made Thoth costume, because, wouldn't you know, it's not the sort of thing you can go out and buy!! I bought a baseball cap at the thrift store and used papier-mache to cover the top and front and shaped it over an aluminum foil beak, then painted it with tempera paints. It was a lot of fun making it. The clothing bits are just white fleece with fabric paints for the designs. I made the kilt so big it went around him almost twice, and just pinned it shut, and he can still wear it now. The Thoth hat held up well too. Thank you, thank you for your compliment! It was a very weird night of trick-or-treating, because he would get asked at every house, "Now, what are you?" and he'd launch into his whole speech... "I am Thoth, the Ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and writing...." Yup, that is one hand-made Thoth costume, because, wouldn’t you know, it’s not the sort of thing you can go out and buy!!

I bought a baseball cap at the thrift store and used papier-mache to cover the top and front and shaped it over an aluminum foil beak, then painted it with tempera paints. It was a lot of fun making it. The clothing bits are just white fleece with fabric paints for the designs. I made the kilt so big it went around him almost twice, and just pinned it shut, and he can still wear it now. The Thoth hat held up well too.

Thank you, thank you for your compliment! It was a very weird night of trick-or-treating, because he would get asked at every house, “Now, what are you?” and he’d launch into his whole speech… “I am Thoth, the Ancient Egyptian god of wisdom and writing….”

]]> By: tribeofautodidacts http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1177 tribeofautodidacts Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:48:15 +0000 http://piseco.homeschooljournal.net/2008/07/16/we-return-to-egypt/#comment-1177 Oh my gosh ... I LOVE that costume!! Did you make it? I love JediBoy's ideas on theology. :-) Oh my gosh … I LOVE that costume!! Did you make it?

I love JediBoy’s ideas on theology. :-)

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