The younger kids just got done studying King Tut. Here are some pictures my 8 year old and 7 year old drew using a lesson I found on the Art Projects For Kids blog. You can see they added their own embellishments. While I have tried to make sure that all my children learn to draw, my 7 year old has shown a lot of natural talent in this area.
King Tut drawn by 8 3/4 year old boy
King Tut drawn by 7 1/2 year old boy
We also watched some YouTube videos on King Tut. While we were there I stumbled across a two part series on mumification that I found facinating. In order to test the accuracy of the report Herodotus wrote on the mumification process, modern scientists did their own mumification of a human body by following his directions. It is pretty graffic and the kids chose not to watch, but it's really educational if you can stomach it.
If you'd like a free Tutankhamen notebook or coloring page, you can find them in the files section of the Lilliput Station Yahoo Group. And for more ideas for teaching your children ancient history, visit my Ancient History Lessons page on Squidoo. | 
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January 15, 2009 - Untitled Comment
As far as the old camera -- I was sort of reluctant to let her tear it up. It seemed wasteful. But the camera is just taking up space and is totally unusable. It's SIX years old!! No one would even repair it now. So I figured it was okay.