'Take a look at the mummy,' you say to a friend. If you have made theĮnvelope carefully, the divider flap will stay pressed against the back Sides of the crate envelope to hold the mouth open, you can show itĪround so your friends can see it is empty. The treasure side down, and set it on the table. Open the top flap, and slide your finger into the front section, 'Everyone thinks that if you take a Pharaoh's mummy awayįrom its tomb, bad things happen. It around, then put it into the back section of the envelope, mummy-sideĭown, and fold the top flap down.

'And this isĮxactly what the Pharaoh's mummy looked like, kind of.' Show Of.' Turn the card over to show the mummy. 'This is exactly what the sarcophagus looked like. Paper.' Show the envelope front and back, then remove the mummy This is an exact copy of that crate, only smaller and made out of Mummy! Iowa Pete sent the sarcophagus back to Iowa in a packing crate. Inside was a stoneĬoffin called a sarcophagus, and inside that was the Pharaoh's Pharaoh, or king, dug into a hillside in Egypt. 'Iowa Pete, the famous explorer, discovered the lost tomb of a * Place the mummy card part way in the front section as well, * Place the treasure card all the way in the front section, * Notice that the packing crate envelope has a back and a front One shows a mummy, and the face of the other shows the treasure. * From the backs, the two cards look alike. Your friends will only be aware of one card. * You will end up with the crate envelope open at the top flap and * Paste up the crate envelope and two sarcophagus cards as

* Cut out the crate and sarcophagus figures along the thin Good quality paper, and decorate them with colored pencils. * Make photocopies of the packing crate and sarcophagus artwork on In this stunt, you can teach your friends a little aboutĪncient Egypt and, at the same time, cause a mummy to vanish and be The modern history of Egypt is famous for exploring tombs, temples,Īnd pyramids. 2014 Bluffton News Printing & Publishing Co.

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