As you can see this was just a really enjoyable art class for my kids. Most of our art projects are completed in one day but this one project took two class periods. My youngest is putting the finishing touches on his. My middle child ---- well --- this was interesting. We separated the class into two groups (two classrooms) and the younger kids really did very well. Most of them created their projects in the first class and were able to put finishing touches on in the second class. The Egyptians carved many symbols on their canopic jars and we encouraged the students to do the same. Many of the older kids, on the other hand, had pots that kept expanding to be almost wide bowls. So they had to be reworked. The older kids really needed the full two class periods.
The picture above is my youngest's jar - didn't it turn out cute! The picture below is my middle child's - there is paper in between the top and the bottom so it won't stick together as it dries. As part of the lesson, she taught them about scarabs - the Egyptians made scarabs into jewelery pieces they wore. My middle one is very creative and decided to add a scarab to the top of his canopic jar below.
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