Mesopotania crafts

We are continuing our studies and while looking at some books decided to create a house from the Catal Huyuk period and a river fishing boat from 4000 BC used in the River Euprates.  We had left over clay from when we practiced our Cuneiform writing.

Learning about water travel between the two River

Pinching the clay into a round shape

Making a mast

and adding it to the boat

poking holes to help with rigging strings which we will add once boat is dry

Completed fishing boat.  We are hoping to paint it and then see if it floats once it is completely dry.

Princess decided to recreate one of the homes from the Catal Huyuk period she found it interesting that the homes had no doorways and people entered the homes from the roof tops.

Rolling out our clay to make her model house

Building construction begins, great exercise on measuring (math skills)

Adding a hole in the roof and building up the edges as noted in the book

Using toothpicks to represent the wooden beams in the homes

constructing a wooden ladder

Completed house from Catal Huyuk

 We had a fun day learning and creating!  Kids were so excited to show Daddy what they had made!