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Ancient Egypt ideas for OSHC

6 DIY activities for Ancient Egypt at before and after school care or vacation care. Pick and mix, or build a balanced day in one click.

Build a Ancient Egypt
Halloween · Ancient Egypt · Teamwork Day +1

Mummy Wrap Race

Teams race to wrap one member from shoulders to feet in toilet paper like a mummy.

IndoorHighGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6Ancient Egypt · Halloween · Time Travellers Day +2

Mummy Wrapping Race

Teams race to wrap one teammate from shoulders to feet in toilet paper like an ancient mummy, creating lots of laughter and teamwork.

IndoorModerateGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6Clay and Pottery Day · Craft Day · Art Through the Ages +1

Pinch Pots

Children form small bowls from air-dry clay using the pinch technique, then decorate them.

IndoorCalmGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6Ancient Egypt · Science Week · Science Day +2

Salt Mummy Apple Experiment

Children preserve apple slices in salt and compare them with uncovered slices over several days, discovering how drying helped ancient mummification.

IndoorCalmSome prepYears 4 to 6Ancient Egypt · At the Building Site · Time Travellers Day +2

Sugar Cube Pyramids

Children build mini pyramids from sugar cubes held together with icing, learning about square bases and how layers shrink as they rise.

IndoorCalmSome prepPrep to Year 6Ancient Egypt · Time Travellers Day · Spy School +2

Write Your Name in Hieroglyphs

Children use a picture-symbol alphabet chart to write their names the ancient Egyptian way, exploring how early writing systems worked.

IndoorCalmGrab-and-goPrep to Year 6