Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Ancient Egyptian Masks

To connect to our learning of Ancient Egypt, we made masks. Here is how we created our masks.
First, apply moisturizer and saran wrap on your face. Place wet strips of Plaster of Paris to cover your face. One thing we learned for next time is that we will plaster the top of our heads.   Add pieces and let dry each time. We used cereal boxes to make the headdress and ears.  To make the beards we used tin foil.  In order to create a smoother  surface on our masks, we added a layer of plaster and let dry. We painted them. Most masks needed two layers of paint. To finish off the masks, we applied a layer of watered down glue. We had lots of fun!