Here she is... although the bodies were soaked
in salt for 40 days, we did not perform that part
of the ritual, we just pretended we did. The kids
then went on to "remove" her organs and brain and
put them in the very special canopic jars below:
And since we were not shaving her head, we thought
it would be nice to "wrap" her hair so as not to get any
paper mache in it:
Learning about this process was so interesting - as they
"prepare" the bodies for their next life... one of the ceremonial
things to do is paint the fingernails and toenails in gold!
Here is Donatella as head manicurist and pedicurist:
After the nail painting, the body is then washed down:
While all this was going on, Dom and Maria were
preparing the paper mache - we have learned that
Maria does NOT like goop!
Preparing for wrapping!
Well, I guess Fancy Nancy is not looking
very Fancy right here! The boys made some
heiroglyphic messages, and below Dom made
the special face mask to adorn the head:
A few days later Dio asked if he could make a sarcophogas
for the mummy....so hard at work he painted a box and we
lay our mummy to rest...where she will stay until we display
her at our End of Unit Celebration in October! We had a lot
of fun...
It's all about the process and working together, and not the final product.
We sure are having fun!
I wish I could say more about how this all relates to God displaying His glory, but then I would need
write the curriculum here in our blog. Tapestry of Grace is a wonderful Christian curriculum, and we are
studying history chronologically, beginning with Ancient Egypt, then pausing and going back to Creation
for a few weeks, then picking up where we left off. We are so enjoying learning about God's plan
and how He unfolds it throughout HIStory.
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