How did primitive potters harvest clay? People have been making pottery for millennia, and convenient hobby shops have only been a thing for a few decades at best. Before that, people harvested their own clay
In the Lowcountry of Charleston, the Gullah-Geechee people keep an African tradition alive.
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
You will love these Olympic-themed party ideas, from food to backyard games and lots of kid-friendly crafts! Who else is super excited about the Olympics starting? We cannot wait! Especially since it's now been 3 years since the last Olympic games. As a family, we decided that we're going to have an Olympic-themed party for the opening ceremonies, and my kids are already brainstorming ideas. There are so many fun ideas that we found, we just had to share with you guys. Which one of these ideas is sticking out to you? I want to make them all! This isn't
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
Explore the history and art of Ancient Greece and make hands-on art projects. . Take Time for Art Art Projects for Ancient Greece! -
Another project that I did two years ago, this dovetails with the 5th-6th study of ancient Greece. The kids viewed some examples of the...
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook you'll see that we spent Sunday afternoon making a model of a roman amphitheatre for one of Theo's homework challenges. And he took over my Instagram stories for the day with a follow along tutorial of how he made it. It was SO fun! And I'm pretty sure we've got a future Blue Peter presenter in the making ;) So we wanted to put together a blog post tutorial too, just like our solar system one, in case it's any help when you need to make a roman amphitheatre. Because who doesn't need a roman amphitheatre in their lives?! We used: - some thick cardboard sheets - glue gun & glue - acrylic paints - a plate to draw around - a scalpel (for grown ups only) Theo did A LOT of research beforehand into exactly what type of model he wanted to make, and what he wanted his amphitheatre to look like. He LOVES this kind of thing! He started by drawing several circles around our plate on the cardboard. Luckily we have lots of these big sheets of cardboard at the studio leftover from when our wrapping paper gets delivered. But any thickish cardboard would work. We needed eight circles for our amphitheatre but you could use more or less depending on how tall you want it to be. I cut each one out using a scalpel. Theo did have a little try with the scalpel, while I held his hand, but he's a leftie and found it really difficult. So I did the tricky cutting. Once each circle was cut we made them into donut shapes with larger centre holes as we went. The bottom circle has the smallest hole and we each one about 1cm - 1.5cm bigger than the one underneath. So you want the outside of the circle to be the same size, but the inside to get smaller - hope that makes sense! These make the seats. Whilst I was cutting the circles Theo painted the base using acrylic paints. He wanted a sandy base so used yellow, orange, and cream paints, with some green splashes for grassy areas! - a top tip we found for painting sandy texture is to dab your brush onto the base rather than paint with strokes. So your dab dab dabbing to create a mottled texture. Once all of the circles were cut we got our trusty glue gun out and glued them together. Theo and Matilda are both really confident using a glue gun (all that wand making has paid off!). He started with the smallest ring at the bottom and then glued each one on top. Then he glued this whole structure to the base. To make the outer wall of the amphitheatre we cut a long strip of the same cardboard and Theo drew the shape of the wall he wanted - with one taller side. A really good tip for helping the wall to bend around your circular seats is to scalpel some vertical lines at regular intervals. Cut through about half of the depth of the cardboard, so it doesn't slice fully through. Keep the cut sides as the outside, and then you'll find it bends round really well. Theo drew some arches into the taller side of the wall and I cut them out. We thought this gave it an authentic tumbledown feel! Once they were cut we glued the wall around the outside of our circular seats. This was a little tricky and we took our time. We found gluing it in small sections worked best. We thought that the combination of the arches and the vertical slices gave a really good look to the outside wall. The slices worked really well! Theo drew some lower arch shapes around the wall to give a bit more detail and a more authentic look :) Once the amphitheatre was all put together we added a few details. A lion, of course! We just printed this and glued it onto some thin card before gluing it to the base. And Theo insisted on putting the gladiator on the steps outside of the amphitheatre - because why would he want to be inside with the lion?! Well exactly Theo! So there you have it. A pretty effective but really very simple to make roman amphitheatre. Theo absolutely loved making it and he learnt so much. Filming the process for his Instagram stories takeover worked brilliantly too, as he really thought extra hard about every step of the process so that he could explain it on camera. One of his 'grown up' career options is to be a set designer for films. I think he's off to a great start don't you?! If you have any questions do send them through - Theo is loving your messages and comments :) x ✂️ For more brilliant school project and craft ideas for children head to our Reuse & Recycle page. ✂️ Or have a browse of our Pinterest boards for even more school project, craft, and play ideas.
Learn about the history of cylinder seals from Sumer in Ancient Mesopotamia and make your own in this fun, hands-on art lesson.
A friend asked me if I could gather some ideas for the unit she was about to do on the ancient Egyptians. I enjoyed it so much (I know I’m weird 😂) I thought I would share it incase it’…
When you teach children about ancient Rome or Greece, you can make the lessons more exciting and stimulating my showing the kids how to create a topical craft that is related to the curriculum. For example, make an ancient scroll using a few basic materials that can be purchased at any arts and crafts supply store.
Hi teacher friends, Ancient Civilizations has to be my favorite curriculum to teach. I find the ancient world fascinating, with all the different traditions, inventions, rituals, building structures, gods and goddesses. I could probably spend the whole year just focusing on Egypt alone, with its pyramids, their social hierarchy with pharaohs, and interesting
Supplies Needed Brown paper bag White glue Water Wax paper Bowl Stir Stick What to do Step 1 Rip the brown paper bag into one inch wide strips of equal length. Step 2 In a bowl make a mixture of half glue and half water. (To make one sheet of papyrus you only need about 1/
You know what I love most about third-grade? Learning about Ancient Civilizations! There are a multitude of fun crafts and activities for each one that kids love. Does anyone’s heart not go pitter-patter when kids are stoked to learn every day?!? You can check out my post from last year about my favorite Ancient China […]
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
Hi Teacher Friends, Do you love teaching Ancient Civilizations as much as I do? I often feel overwhelmed looking on Pinterest or Instagram with how many great ideas and activities there are out there for Ancient Civs. I could probably spend the whole year in the classroom just focusing on Ancient Egypt alone, with its
Learn about Ancient Egpyt for kids with a fun, hands-on papyrus paper craft. This Egyptian art project creates papyrus paper to decorate with hieroglyphics.
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
Learn how to make your own Ancient Egyptian Canopic Jars with this fun craft activity for kids. With step by step instructions & clear photo guidance.
When I explained to my eight year old son that ancient peoples didn't have clocks like we do today, he was surprised. I don't think the thought had ever occurred to him that without batteries or electricity, the hands of a clock simply couldn't move. In Ancient Greece, they used a water clock to time short events. It was called a clepsydra (KLEP-sye-druh). I thought it would be fun to make our own version of these ancient clocks. What You Need masking tape fine-tip permanent marker two of the same empty plastic beverage bottles thumbtack pitcher of water timer (we used a stopwatch app on the iPad) craft knife (to be used by an adult only) funnel to make pouring easier How to Make It Remove the labels from the beverage bottles for clear viewing to the inside. An adult should cut one of the tops off the bottle with a craft knife. Recycle the top; you won't need it. With the top cut off, the bottom of the other bottle should fit snuggly down into it. Label the bottles if you'd like (bottle A is the complete bottle and bottle B is the one you've cut). Turn the complete bottle over (bottle A) and put a thumbtack through the center of the bottom of the bottle to make a small hole. (This is the hardest part of the whole project.) Mark on this bottle where the full line is (figure this out by nesting bottle A inside the bottle B; the distance from the bottom of bottle B up to the bottom of bottle A or slightly below is where you should draw the line on bottle A). Note: We botched this up but it's important to know how full to fill your bottle each time. You'll want to be consistent. Grab a length of masking tape and adhere it vertically to the side of the cut bottle (bottle B). Now get your timer and the pitcher of water ready. Pour the water, using a funnel if desired, into the neck of bottle A (your bottles should be nested) and immediately start the timer. Pour up to the fill line on bottle A. When one minute passes, make a small mark at the water line on the masking tape on bottle B. Continue to mark the minutes until the water has completely emptied from the top bottle into the bottom one. We only marked the first 10 minutes, but you can mark as many minutes as you'd like. Now you can dump out the water and put the timer aside. Another pour of the pitcher and you can calculate how long something takes with just your water clock! This great activity was adapted from instructions in the book Spend the Day in Ancient Greece.
Pioneer Living and Cloth Dyeing (Hands-on History)
Evoke the magic and splendor of ancient Egypt and create your very own Egyptian cartouche with this easy to follow tutorial
Kids Ancient China Activity | How To Make a Simple Ming Dynasty Craft. Make your own Ming Dynasty plate for a fun and educational ancient China activity. Also, look at my post Quick and Easy Ancient Chinese Paper making for Kids.
The technical perfection of ancient Greek pottery shows us that the handmade earthenware pieces they crafted required an unusual kind of concentration and deft hands to be able to fashion such perfect works of ceramic/pottery art.
A history project for kids to make whilst learning about writing in Ancient Egypt. Create their own cartouches with hieroglyphics.
These Destination Dig VBS Craft Ideas are a roundup of ideas that fit the theme for Lifeway's VBS for 2021 and are sure to make your VBS a blast!
Celebrate King Tut Day with 10 Fun Ancient Egypt Crafts for kids - Mummies, Pyramids, Pharaohs, Hieroglyphics, and more!
Check out these Gorgeous Greece Crafts for Kids to learn more about the amazing country - perfect for Greece Independence Day on 25th March!
Easy Hands-on Fun Ancient Greek Games for Kids DIY Knucklebones. If you're doing hands-on history and want to add ancient Greek games for kids, you'll love this knucklebones history game.
Making a connection to the past through hands-on learning helps a child to remember what he has learned and develop critical thinking skills.
Kids can learn about the ancient Phoenicians and the alphabet that they developed as well as creating their own clay tablet with Phoenician writing.
The Unlikely Homeschool is an online, faith-based site full of ideas, organizational tools, and printables for the busy homeschooling mom.
DIY Greek Mythology Party Games that even the Gods themselves would love. This theme can be a blast, and these activities are perfect to ensure that.
