Egyptian Kings

 

Crown of Upper Egypt

This is the crown of the southern part of Egypt.

 

Supplies

• 3 sheets of red construction
• staples
• invisible tape

Steps

• Put two pieces of construction paper together and cut out pattern as shown.  The front should be about 3" tall, and the back should be the length of the paper. 
• Tape the two papers together so that the long pieces are taped in the back and the short pieces are taped in the front.
• Cut two strips of construction paper that are 1" wide by 2" long.  Tape these just in front of the ears.
• Cut a strip of construction paper that is 1/2" wide by 3" long.  Curl the end of the paper.  Tape to the front of the crown.

 

 

Double Crown

When the Upper and Lower Egyptian crowns are worn together, it is called the Double Crown.  This began when Namer conquered Upper Egypt and combined the two kingdoms.

 

Supplies 

• 2-3 sheets of white office paper
• Upper Egypt crown
• yellow construction paper
• staples
• invisible tape 
• red marker

Steps

• Start with the crown of Upper Egypt.
• Take some white office paper and turn it into a funnel shape big enough to fit around your head.   (Use enough sheets to fit around your head....staple the sheets together, if needed.)
• Cut a 2" strip of white office paper and create a much smaller funnel with it.  (Cut off the extra.)
• Tape the smaller funnel to the top of the big one.  Using white paper, cap the top funnel.
• Staple the crowns together, with the white crown inside the red crown.

 

Ornamental Robes

These are the robes worn by pharaohs and priests.  They usually had tunics underneath them.

 

Supplies

• 1 white sheet
• red paint
• yellow paint
• black paint

Steps

• Cut a twin-sized white flat sheet into half (length-wise).  Fold the sheet in half (to make two squares) and cut a 6-8"radius circle in the middle of the fold.
• Using paint, create the triangular pattern all the way around the circle.  The triangles should be about 3" long.  Let it dry.
• Put it on with one arm pulled through, and tie at the waist.

 

 Jeweled Neckpiece

This was also worn by pharaohs, queens, and priests.  In the picture with the robes.

 

Supplies

• cardboard
• exact-o knife 
• black paint
• red paint 
• yellow paint 

Steps

• Cut a 16" diameter circle out of cardboard.  Cut a 12" diameter circle out of the middle of that one.
• Using paint, create the triangular pattern all the way around the circle.  The triangles should be about 3" long.  Let it dry.

 

 

Egypt :  Valley of the Kings 

 

Supplies:

• spatula
• sandbox   
• Egyptian figures (I used the Egyptian Toob)
• Miniature sarcophagus (I used one from the Dig-a-Mummy kit)

 

How to:

• If the sandbox is really grainy, soak it with a water hose and let it dry so that it hardens.
• Using a spatula, cut a square hole about 7" wide and 4" deep.
• Cut a hallway about 9" long by 3" wide that leads to the square.
• Put the sarcophagus in the corner farthest from the hall.  Put your figurines in the corners of this tomb, but not next to the hallway.  (This is how an Egyptian tomb would have been set up.)
• Cut a second 7" square at another part of the sandbox.  Cut another hallway leading up to it.  Put nothing in this tomb.  (This is a false tomb to throw off tomb-robbers.)
• If you want to make it look new, make several supporting beams (from 2" long broken twigs).  These should go on the false tomb to distract the tomb-robbers.  Use flat pieces of sandstone to cover up the real tomb.