Our last topic was on Ancient Egypt and we wanted to make canopic jars.

The Ancient Egyptians put organs in the jars after death. Each canopic jar guarded a different organ. The jar with the human head protected the liver, the jar with the head of a falcon protected the intestines, the jar with the head of a baboon protected the lungs and the jar with the head of a jackal protected the stomach.The four canopic jars were put into a special chest which went into the tomb with the mummy.

After gathering together enough jars for everyone we started making them this week.  First we put paper mache on our jars and left them to dry, then we made the heads from clay and let these dry too. We then painted them all. We think we have made a fantastic job of them and we are all very proud of ourselves!