Walk like an Egyptian...

We have been studying about Egyptians recently and today Sasha decided to turn herself into a princess, using an old white sheet, some flowy fabric, and her own imagination. I was there to supply the safety pins and rubberbands to keep it all on and in the right place. I love that she is able to get excited about what we are learning and that she is so creative and artistic. We had fun learning about Ancient Egyptians so far and have one more chapter in the book about them. Seth is particularly intriged that they used to remove the organs, except for the heart when mummifying, and put them into jars. We all thought that was, um, interesting and pretty gross, actually. We have had fun talking about what Egyptians used to think happened when you die and it has been so wonderful to talk about the gospel and point out what we know to be true. Some books I found that have supplimented this unit mighty nicely are:
Egyptian Mummies: Peoples from the Past by Delia Pemberton (This one had great pictures that we all enjoyed), Egyptian Gods and Goddesses by Henry Barker (This one held even Seth and Addie's attention span.), and finally, Ancient Egytpian People by Sarah McNeill. (I love that The Story of the World history books have lists of suggested books so I can try and get them to go along with the lesson. Great program.)