Pyramids and Architecture

Explore how ancient Egyptian builders used planning, measurement and engineering to create structures that still fascinate us today.

Egyptian Pyramid Craft

Build a Pyramid. Building your own pyramid is a must-do in any study of Ancient Egypt and the perfect companion to  Ancient History Study. Your options for building one are nearly endless. Basically, if you can build with it, you can make a pyramid with it. Use this as an opportunity to study Egyptian pyramids, temples, and obelisks, all architectural marvels, even today. 

Pharaohs and Masks

Learn how clothing, crowns and visual symbols communicated the power and identity of Egypt’s rulers.

Pharaoh Headdress Printable Craft  

-This is a 3-page printable that your child can paint or color, cut out, and glue it together 

Hieroglyphics

Investigate writing, record keeping and names through papyrus, symbols and royal cartouches.

Make Papyrus Paper –

Ancient Egyptians made their own paper—and you can, too! Then write a message in hieroglyphics or create a treasure map for more fun with your friends. Christa Galloway from primarytopicshop shares a hands-on, fun way to teach kids how the ancient Egyptians made papyrus paper. This lesson explores how ancient Egyptians used papyrus to make paper and food, boats, perfumes, and a variety of items.  The Drawing above is of The Egyptian God, Horus, who took the form of a falcon. He was the perfect symbol for the Egyptian god of the sky, light, and goodness who soared above and protected the land of the Pharaohs. Find out about the lives of the Ancient Egyptian Gods and what they looked like.

Hieroglyphic Examples and Alphabet –

When archeologists first studied Egyptian hieroglyphics they thought that each symbol represented a word. However, it turns out that this form of writing is more complex than that. A symbol can represent a word, a sound, a syllable, or a concept. Hieroglyphs as a form of communication, record keeping, and as a means for preserving and passing down history. Check out the very informative post by Ducksters.com

Cartouche Project for Kids to Make 

A cartouche was the way that the names of Egyptian Kings and Queens were represented. Oval in shape with a line at the bottom their name was then engraved in the oval using hieroglyphics. Rainy Day Mum shows how to create our own using air drying clay or salt dough to make a cartouche of your name.

A history project for kids to make whilst learning about writing in Ancient Egypt. Create their own cartouches with hieroglyphics.

Egyptian Gods and Mythology

Use sacred symbols to discuss how mythology helped ancient Egyptians explain nature, protection, death and rebirth.

Make a Scarab Beetle Box

– Scarab beetles were sacred to the Ancient Egyptians as this symbol represented regeneration and the cycle of life. The scarab holding the sun was a popular motif on Egyptian charms, jewelry, and other artifacts. Make your own colorful decorated box with a 3D scarab beetle and a printed border design.

Mummies

Examine mummification and burial customs while keeping the discussion age-appropriate and focused on historical beliefs.

Make a Mummy craft for kids

– Create your own sarcophagus with a mummy inside! This is an ideal class project to accompany lessons on Ancient Egypt to help children understand how the Egyptians viewed the afterlife.

Egyptian Cat Mummies

Egyptian Cat Mummies are excellent history lesson crafts and a fascinating study of the burial practices of the ancient Egyptians. Cultural crafts like this Egyptian artwork are a great way to teach kids about global cultures and ancient world history.

Egyptian Art and Jewellery

Notice colour, symmetry, repeated motifs and status symbols in ancient Egyptian decorative arts.

Turn a paper Plate into Cleopatra’s necklace  

Make a necklace of the pharaoh, Fit for an Egyptian king, or perhaps an Egyptian queen? Study about some of ancient Egypt’s great queens like Nefertiti, Tiy, and Nefertari while doing this craft. Learn about what made these women powerful as well as how they impacted and influenced the lives of the common people by being held in such high regard by their husbands, the pharaohs.

FREE Ancient Egyptian Coloring Sheets

Here are some fun and FREE printable Ancient Egyptian themed Coloring Pages for Toddlers and Preschoolers to color. These are lots of fun while exploring an Ancient Egypt unit or before/after a field trip to a history museum.