The Mom I Want to Be

Create your own treasure stones

 

1c flour

1c used coffee grounds

1/2c salt

1/4c sand

3/4c water

 

Mix it all together (dry first, then add the water) until it forms a dough. Break off pieces and form a ball, press a ‘treasure’ into the middle and seal with some extra dough. You can either bake them for about 15-20 mins at 150 degrees or air dry for 2-3 days until hard.  Arm your kids with some little ‘tools’ and let them chip away until they find their treasure. We’ll be trying ours out in the next few days.

  

 

Vocabulary:

 

Ancient

Archeology

Area

Artifact

Assemble

Buried

Classify

Date

Dig

Discover

Earth

Excavate

Fossil

History

Locate

Mummy

Pyramid

Reconstruct

Sample

Shard

Sift

Uncover

 

Props:

 

Backpack

Boots

Hats

Magnifying Glass

Maps

Bandana

Notebook

Objects for discovery (large dog biscuits for bones, broken pottery, rocks, small pots, marbles, etc)

Sand Strainer

Sunglasses

Tools (little shovels, brushes, rulers, hammers, and so on)

 

Archeological Magazines

Baggies

Camera

Canteen

Dolls and Gauze to make Mummies

Drawing Tools

Florist Stones for Gems

Microscope

Pictures / book of Dinosaurs, Pyramids, Mummies

Pith Helmet

Tape Measure

  

Additional Activities:

  

Bury Objects in the sand table or sandbox and let them dig and discover

Watch a video about archeological digs and discoveries

Hide objects for discovery outdoors and let them go on a hunt

Supply different sized dog biscuits to measure and record sizes

Create artifacts to bury using clay or play dough