thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 We had the funeral procession this morning. We put him in the sarcophagus the boys decorated, then carried him to the pyramid and placed him inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 awwwwwwwwwwwwwww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 If you have the chicken mummy you can be a home schooler too! (Old Smothers Brothers lol) Great pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Love it! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anissa Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I tried this one years ago and failed miserably...I couldn't take the smell. Anyways, glad yours worked out. We are back to the ancients this school year and I think I'll skip this experience.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Glad the boys got to experience such a unique project! I saw this project suggested in MOH that we're completing this year and I will too be skipping this project. Just can't imagine the stench..:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 We've done the apple/orange combination and the boys loved it. You carve the apple to be somewhat face like and remove the "guts" from the orange body. Connect them with wire and you have a mummy that didn't gross this mom out. We didn't do a pyramid, though. That was a nice touch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Great touch with the pyramid and chicken picture on the coffin! I can't wait to do our cornish game hen in the fall. So cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 Glad the boys got to experience such a unique project! I saw this project suggested in MOH that we're completing this year and I will too be skipping this project. Just can't imagine the stench..:lol: We've done this before, and there was no stench. I kept it in the garage, and double-bagged. I used LOTS of salt, and washed it with wine before packing it in the salt. I also put a great deal of cinnamon and some other spices in with the salt. It didn't smell at all. I was amazed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Kirsten~ Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 We're doing it right now, with record highs in temperatures here, and I'm keeping it on my kitchen counter. No. Stench. Whatsoever. Seriously!!! :001_huh: I'm not even using any spices. We did wash with a LOT of rubbing alcohol first, and I can still kind of smell that when I change out the salt. But the hens have been on the counter for about 10 days, and no smell. Now, I ADORE the pyramid idea! Thank you so, so much, because I'm going to steal that! :D Awesome! The chicken likeness on the sarcophagus is fantastic, too. Those are great pictures, and I hope your chicken rests peacefully! Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Thanks, guys! Our mummy doesn't smell, either. Well, if you get up close, he kind of smells like a pie because of all the cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices my kids kept adding to the salt. :lol: We've had him on the kitchen counter in plastic bags since May, and people who've been to our house never even noticed. My mom and a couple of my sisters even asked me where I was keeping the mummy and they were standing about 2 feet away from it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenC3 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I failed at the chicken as well! It just got way too juicy so I think there wasn't enough salt. I think we'll retry in 5th grade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I was a chicken mummy dropout. Actually, we never started. So, what do you do with it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I totally skipped the chicken mummy project, but I love seeing your pictures! It does look like a fun experience. You guys did a great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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