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Glittery Egyptian Inspired Art Project

By Krissy of B-Inspired Mama 11 Comments

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A Golden & Glittery Art Project for Exploring Egpyt!

We’ve been exploring Ancient Egypt in our homeschool lately.  The kids are fascinated with the history of the pyramids and mummies.  And this art teacher mama LOVES the graphic lines and golden embellishments of the Egyptian art.  So I thought it would be fun to have the kids do an art project that was all glittery and Egyptian-inspired.  Honestly, I’m not usually a glitter fan; but since I was invited to try out the Swiffer Sweep & Trap, I was up for the messy challenge.  Here’s what we did…

A Golden Glittery Egyptian Inspired Kids Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

An Egyptian Inspired Kids Art Project

Supplies:

  • Examples of Ancient Egyptian Art and Egyptian themed Children’s Books
  • black construction paper
  • ruler
  • pencil and/or eraser
  • Crayola Gel Markers (or other gel markers that work on dark paper)
  • white school glue
  • gold glitter

Learning About Egypt with a Kids Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

Steps:

First, we looked at and analyzed some Ancient Egyptian Art and read a few Egyptian themed Children’s Books (like Pepi and The Secret Names).  We noticed the use of line, borders, symbols, black, and gold.

Making an Egyptian Inspired Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

I used a ruler and pencil to make a border on the black construction paper.  Then the kids started with a pencil to draw whatever design they would like.  Priscilla chose not-so-Egyptian hearts (which is perfect okay!), but Sawyer drew a Mummy.

After the pencil drawing the kids used their new Crayola Gel Markers to add color to their art projects.  They love how the gel markers go on and then magically show up brighter as the marks dry on the paper.  So fun!

Adding Glitter - Egyptian Inspired Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

After the drawing was all done, I helped the kids add glue outlines to where they wanted the golden glitter.  And then the glittery fun and mess began; shake, shake!

Glittery Golden Egyptian Inspired Kids Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

After the glitter was on, and excess shaken off, we set our Egyptian Inspired Art Project aside to dry.

A Glittery Egyptian Inspired Kids Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

And I got to work with my new Swiffer Sweep & Trap cleaning up our glittery mess.  I’ve always been a Swiffer fan, so I was excited to see how this new dry cleaning sweeper worked.  It has cool rotating blades to pick up large stuff and flick it into a dirt bin while the an attached dry cloth traps the little stuff – like our glitter.

Cleaning Up our Glittery Kids Art Project (#Sponsored by #SwifferatTarget) at B-Inspired Mama

Honestly – I’ve never used glitter at home or in my art teaching days when there wasn’t some stray glitter left behind.  But I was actually really impressed that the Swiffer Sweep & Trap picked up the majority of it in a few easy sweeps.  I think there’ll be another glittery art project in our future!

Using the Swiffer Sweep & Trap to Clean an Art Project at B-Inspired Mama

If you want to try out the Swiffer Sweep & Trap to clean up your kids art fun, you can find one at your local Target or get $2 off of a starter kit at Target.com by going to http://clvr.li/1dPxU3G and entering coupon code TGTBBAGU.

What’s your favorite glitter kids art project?  How do you deal with the glitter clean up?  Let’s chat about it in the comments below!

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Filed Under: Art History, Fun and Easy Kids Crafts, Mixed Media Tagged With: Art History, Egypt, Glitter, Kids Art, Swiffer

About Krissy of B-Inspired Mama

Former M.Ed Art Teacher. Current Blogger & Social Media Influencer. Always Crazy & Creative Mama of 3.

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  1. Jill says

    March 15, 2014 at 10:39 PM

    I love the project and the swifter! Glitter is a ton of fun but sooo messy!

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

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  2. Natalie PlanetSmartyPants says

    March 5, 2014 at 5:00 PM

    Your son is an amazing artist. Love the project and thanks for sharing with After School Link Up!

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  3. Cassie says

    February 28, 2014 at 1:13 PM

    I have totally avoid glitter. I don’t want to have to deal with it! But I have to say I will be looking for the floor sweeper for the girls to use!

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    • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

      March 2, 2014 at 6:59 AM

      Yeah – the kids love using it. 🙂

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      • Cassie says

        March 2, 2014 at 9:03 PM

        Okay I had to get it and try it. The girls LOVE it. I would have never had know about it without this review. 🙂

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        • Krissy @ B-Inspired Mama says

          March 8, 2014 at 8:05 AM

          Awesome! Yes, the swiffer products are perfect to have the kids use in cleanup.

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