Funstuff

This section holds some things for the younger ones, where they can be creative and yet learn some about Kemet.

Mazes

Here you have various mazes for printing them out before trying to find your way through. You can choose from the file types gif and png. You may perhaps have to download the png graphics if your browser shouldn't support them, but as they're even smaller than gifs and become ever more popular, I chose to include them here (love that format!).

Oh yes, one other thing: the mazes aren't that simple. Small children might get frustrated. For them, try to print out Tut's mask, Bast's face, Mardi Gras or the starfish and let them color the pictures - or use them for windowcolor pictures!

Kemetic-style mazes:
In search of Ma'at                                Gif   -   Png
Where's that Nile again?                        Gif   -   Png
I forgot my scarab in the temple!            Gif   -   Png
Tut's mask *                                       Gif   -   Png
Bast's face *                                       Gif   -   Png

And for the party animals among you:
Mardi Gras *                                        Gif   -   Png

Last but not least a "beach item":
It's sooo dry here! *                             Gif   -   Png

* I downloaded these mazes from a German freestuff site some time ago. In case there are any copyright difficulties with them - I have seen people copy whole folders out of other sites and put them up again as their own - write me. I'll credit or remove them immediately. For the sand and water structures and the scarab I thank Kev from Neferchichi.com.

Colour-me pictures

Some first drawings for you to make them come alive in all the colors of the rainbow... If you want something special, write me and I'll see if I can find something that you like - you will in any case get a reply. :-)

The protecting goddesses of Upper ans Lower Kemet: They are called Nekhbet and Wadjet, a vulture and a snake.
Nekhbet and Wadjet

The pharaoh was often identified with the hawk, Heru's holy animal, a bird thought to be close to the sun. Here you have him in a serekh - that is the thing which looks like a rectangle and square (representing a palace facade). It was put around the pharaoh's heru name which is one of the special names a pharaoh got when he was crowned.
Heru in serekh

Night birds... Many rumors exist around them. To the Egyptians, they were, among other things, part of their hieroglyphic script. These two here look as if they just noticed you spoied them, and stare back with big eyes.
Two owls

Here we have him: The mighty pharaoh on his lion-footed chair, one of his royal insignia in his hands. How colorful will you make his robes of state?
The pharaoh

If you ever wondered how he looked like, here you'll find Djehuty, the ibis-headed god of the scribes. And with him there is his sacred animal - guess which that is!
Djehuty and ibis

And now I'm at a loss. I don't know what kind of birds these here are, but they sure were nice enough to be added to the color-me section. A little family of water birds.
Three birds

Beading patterns

If I find out which hard disk and folder I saved them too, you'll soon have some more. In the meantime, try this one:

Papyrus flowers

Kemetic stories for kids

The old Egyptians were fond of teaching their children moral values and honesty by the use of fables and stories. The settings may be different, but the values propagated in those stories are still a good thing today. After all, who'd not want their kids to be cautious about strangers, polite to adults, industrious and honest? ;-)
These will be simple ones, suitable for children of age 6 and up.