On Tuesday we had a visit from Horsham Museum who brought with them some incredible ancient Egyptian artefacts, most of which were about 5000 years old. Whilst this time scale may be tricky for the children to grasp, the children took part in lots of activities that highlighted important parts of Ancient Egyptian culture.

After trying on traditional Egyptian dress (and learning it was common for children below 9 years old not to wear any clothes!!) We then got to try the complicated ritual of mummification. There were so many little steps and each of the children had the chance to come up and do a job, whether that was removing an organ, drying out the body, or the wrapping.

The final part of the ceremony needed the God Anubis to welcome the body to the afterlife.