The girls started out on a "riqq" (similar to a tambourine) and Patrick had a "rababa" which was a pipe like thing that he struck against his hand. They traded off to try different instruments and played for quite some time.
If you'd like to hear what you missed, I uploaded a video of it HERE on YouTube
Then we moved to the art studio for some clay work. They each made a "cartouche." This will be a large necklace of sorts that has their name (or initials) on it in hieroglyphics. They practiced writing their name on a paper first.
And then it was down to business, trying to get the clay to soften up!
They cut the shape they wanted and smoothed the edges.
Wrote their names, and here is what we ended up with. The staff will put them in the kiln for the next session. Now comes the hard part.... waiting for a whole month!
We finished the day by trying out Kashari, the national food of Egypt. It is made with rice, noodles, lentils, and a spicy tomato sauce.
My kids all thought it was really good - as ANYTHING with rice or noodles is, of course!
And they lined up to get seconds!
We always have such fun at these lessons!
