Egyptian Birthday Party

Here is an idea for a fun (and relatively easy) Egyptian-themed birthday party. We recently did this our 7 y.o. daughter Emily.

To start, the invitations were scrolls on parchment-like paper (from the Hobby Lobby). When they arrived, all the girls got an Egyptian "costume" which is simply a line of mascara on the outside corners of their eyes. The girls loved it, and it made for some cute pictures.

Each girl was asked to bring a favorite stuffed animal. The first activity was to use rolls of crepe paper to wrap their stuffed animal into a "mummy." Again, the girls loved it.

We got Egyptian music from the public library (as well as some posters of pyramids and mummies for decorations). The next activity was to have the girls dance to Egyptian music. To make sure things were fun, the carpet was lined with packaging bubbles. The girls danced up a storm as they stomped away.

The next activity was a cool down. The girls were provided sheets of sand paper, on which they made "tomb" drawings with crayons. They also used hieroglyph stamps to make bookmarks with their names in Egyptian.

Finally, we had prepared pyramid-shaped Rice Crispy treats. The girls were given frosting and bowls of different toppings to decorate their pyramids.

It was a great time. And nothing beats a frosting-coated Rice Crispy treat!