thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 We have been working on the mummification of our departed chicken pharaoh, King Ahkenaten, thanks to someone mentioning it on this board! We followed the instructions in SOTW 1 Activity Guide, and the boys had a blast! We didn't do the organs, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Congratulations! I can almost smell him from here! lol Ours was a beast until the drying out really took. Ours moved with us from St Louis to Alaska and was buried in a tomb of fireplace ashes. The movers really gave me a look when they packed him. I told them he was an antique. :D Someone else here mentioned giving theirs away at a white elephant Christmas exchange. Home schoolers really are weird. :w00t::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Please share pictures when it's all done too! The looks on your boys' faces brings back such memories of the enthusiasm my kids had when they were younger. :glare: Someone else here mentioned giving theirs away at a white elephant Christmas exchange. Home schoolers really are weird. :w00t::lol: Oh.my.goodness. Let's be sure we never "do" Christmas together. :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Great pictures!! Your boys are really cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfinlady Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 That's so cool! We'll probably start mummifying ours next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Good for you!! I skipped that particular activity! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks for sharing that. We're going to mummify something in the fall; I don't know what yet. Maybe a chicken or maybe a carrot. I'm excited about it. Yes, homeschoolers are a little odd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKMsMom Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Can you mumify something other than a chicken? Mumifying something sounds like fun, but not the chicken part. At least to me, my kids would probably think it was cool. Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Can you mumify something other than a chicken? Mumifying something sounds like fun, but not the chicken part. At least to me, my kids would probably think it was cool. Just curious. We did a Cornish Game Hen instead of a big chicken, but if I had it to do again (and I do....) I would do this: http://www.sciencefairadventure.com/ProjectDetail.aspx?ProjectID=142 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks, everyone. Yes, I would definitely pick a smaller chicken the next time around- not that there will be a next time! ;) One mummy per lifetime is sufficient. I gave it a couple extra weeks in the salt because he was so large. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKMsMom Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Thanks. I think I could do the apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I love pictures like this because I can be nosy about your house :blushing:. I especially like the clutter on one of your counters (with the baseball hats.) I'm always sooo curious about everyone else's house. Is there clutter? How is it decorated? I tried doing the full sized chicken, but it stank sooo badly. Next time we do this (in 2 more years), I'm using a cornish hen, and thinking of keeping it in the fridge for the first week. I wonder if that will work. When I kept it on the counter, the smell was so awful that I figured I hadn't added enough salt and it was rotten. But if I add more salt and keep it in the fridge, maybe it will not stink so badly during that first week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I love pictures like this because I can be nosy about your house :blushing:. I especially like the clutter on one of your counters (with the baseball hats.) I'm always sooo curious about everyone else's house. Is there clutter? How is it decorated? I tried doing the full sized chicken, but it stank sooo badly. Next time we do this (in 2 more years), I'm using a cornish hen, and thinking of keeping it in the fridge for the first week. I wonder if that will work. When I kept it on the counter, the smell was so awful that I figured I hadn't added enough salt and it was rotten. But if I add more salt and keep it in the fridge, maybe it will not stink so badly during that first week. We're only a week into ours, so I may have to recant this later, but it still doesn't stink. At all. I *can* smell the rubbing alcohol still, though, so I'm wondering if the fact that we thoroughly and completely doused the hens in rubbing alcohol was a factor. I mean, we SOAKED them! :lol: I had several helpers (two 6-year-olds and two 4-year-olds) who were all about the pouring. I definitely support the cornish hen approach. It's got to be easier. We have two at our house, and they fit together in a large tupperware-type thing. I'd also suggest trying to find washing soda (soda ash/sodium carbonate). It was recommended, and the woman who did it only had to change her salt mix one time. I've already changed ours 3 or 4. :001_huh: That also would cut down on the stink, I bet. Anyway, ours is just sitting on the counter, and we're having one seriously hot summer, and still, no stench (yet). My fingers are crossed, but I'd say there's hope. OP, thanks so, so much for sharing the pictures! Well done on Chick Ahkenaten. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Yes, I changed the salt a little more frequently than called for. It didn't really stink, either, except it smelled like the spices we put in. DS 6 said it smelled like Egyptian cake. :confused: I didn't have enough rubbing alcohol, so I used a cheap bottle of wine I had sitting around. ETA: That is funny about the clutter. We have 2 main clutter areas- the one in the picture which is all dh's stuff, and my desk in the office, which is where all my stuff gets dumped. Edited July 22, 2010 by thescrappyhomeschooler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I read somewhere (?) about mummifying a carrot. You can carve the carrot into a little body with crossed arms, then mummify it. If I find the link, I'll post it here. The Cornish Game Hen idea sounds pretty good too. I may do that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsm6kids Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I read somewhere (?) about mummifying a carrot. You can carve the carrot into a little body with crossed arms, then mummify it. If I find the link, I'll post it here. The Cornish Game Hen idea sounds pretty good too. I may do that one. Oh please do, my husband is completely appalled by the chicken idea LOL Strangly when I asked if he thought a fish would be better he said he thought it was less "disgusting" LOL Anyone think a fish would work???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnTeaching Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Good for you!! I skipped that particular activity! LOL. We skipped this, too. It was a few years ago when we came to that activitiy and we were going to be on a trip. I decided we would wait (and was secretly hoping they would forget). They are going into 6th and 8th and remind me constantly that we didn't do the mummification.:glare: I guess I know what we'll be doing when it gets a bit cooler! It sure looks like your little ones loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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