Egyptian Feast

ancient Egyptians

This feast was a sudden, last minute idea!
While Samuel and I were reading about ancient Egypt we came upon the suggestion to have a feast. Exactly 90 minutes before lunch time when Daddy comes home! So we got busy.  The cousins came over for their "preschool time" and were delighted to dress up with robes, jewelry and scarves (we forgot the wigs for the boys until after lunch).  Black eye-liner for everyone!

Samuel in his Egyptian garb.

Yummy food!

We prepared a feast with the a few of the items suggested in the book - just what we had in the pantry and refrigerator. Berries, beans, cheese, eggs, watermelon, flatbread, hummus, raisins, spices and cucumbers.

Egypt map - vanilla cake

The plans for a cake in the shape of Egypt was already planned, so Samuel only had to shape and decorate. Can you see the Sinai peninsula? The Nile River? Cairo?

Oh! and the kids wrapped their stuffed animals in toilet paper - Mummies! I just need to find the picture....

Paris, France

Notre Dame Cathedral

incredible to see the real thing...

by the Seine river

french bread...

Eiffel tower did not dissapoint

we actually walked from the Arch to The Louvre - I know it is more than 3 miles!

We just had to see her in person!

Dad was tired of museums.  Samuel was too.  Mom could have stayed overnight and the next day too!

What's in a Name?

This past week Samuel has learned about David, the King of Israel and ancient Greece with its gods.  As we read in the New Testament how Paul and Barnabas were considered greek gods for a moment his project for the week  became more meaningful.  He researched the meaning of Bible names, his own name and the names of all his cousins.  Then he created the above pictured sign for his bedroom door which tells the meaning of his name and shows things that he likes: tall buildings, weather, geography and flower gardening.

This project was a favorite!