I think I’ve just gone up to the next Level in Homeschool Mothering. This weekend I was leafing through some Egyptian Activity books (it’s telling, though, that I just happened to have four books of crafts and activities about Ancient Egypt on my shelves). I thought it would be fun to try some new things this week.
Coiled clay pots? Oh, we can do that! I have half a block of terra cotta air drying clay left over from making the cuneiform tablets last week.
Weaving? Oh, we can do that! I have a small wooden loom I bought on a clearance sale from a Montessori website, just sitting in its box waiting to be used.
Tomb painting? Oh, we can do that! I just happen to have a few polystyrene meat trays in the art studio, and half a box of plaster of paris to boot.
Make a step pyramid? Oh, we can do that! I just have to decide if we should use Duplos or Legos, but we have enough of each to create a really big ol’ step pyramid, whichever we choose.
Burial amulets? Oh, we can do that! We can use the terra cotta clay or the white model magic clay we used for pyramids beside the Nile.
Mummify a chicken? Oh, we can do that! It’s much easier and way less gross than skinning a chipmunk!
I think that my freaky level of project-preparedness sends me up a Level.
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