Egyptian Themed Kids Party

Invitation:

Create an ancient looking scroll invitation by getting aged looking paper. Tear the edges and use brown ink on them to make it look old. Write the party information on the paper and tie it with twine.

Decorations:

Create pyramids out of boxes, by unfolding the box, turning it inside out and folding one placing one side over another so that it forms a triangle. Remove one of the lid flaps and fold the others over and tape them down. You can decorate the outside if desired with paint. Use butchers paper to create big banners with Egyptian hieroglyphics on them.

Games:

Egyptian Tug-of-War

You need to have an even number of players. Use chalk or a piece of string to make a line on the ground between the two teams. Everyone is to link elbows and pull. The object is to pull the other team over the line.

Head Carrying Relay

The ancient Egyptians used their heads to carry loads. Set up a relay with this in mind. Have a bundle of towels or a basket filled with other items for each relay team. Each person must walk to a certain point and back without loosing their load. The first team to finish wins a small prize.

Archeological Dig:

Bury some small gifts and prizes such as necklaces and toys in a sandbox. As the kids arrive tell them they are going to go on an archeological dig in Egypt. Give them buckets, brushes and shovels and let them find their prizes.

Craft:

Set large sheets of butcher paper up on a wall. Provide the children with markers or crayons and pictures drawn by the Egyptians. Have them draw self-portraits the way the Egyptians did, with their head, eyes, legs and feet as if you were looking at them from the side, but the body as if you were looking at it from the front.

Food:

The Egyptians ate mostly grapes, figs, apples, melons and pomegranates. They also made flat bread. They ate with their fingers and were given finger bowls to wash them at the end of the meal.