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The ancient Egyptians worked very hard, but they always kept a portion of their day available to relax and play. One of their favorite leisure activities was to create their grave goods - things they would put in their tomb someday. Gravegoods were everything from jewelry to clothing to little statues of workers.

Everyone had a job to do in ancient Egypt. They fully expected to be assigned jobs to do in their afterlife, just as they were assigned jobs to do in their daily life. To the ancient Egyptians, it made perfect sense to create little statues that would do the work for them. These little statues were carefully packed away, along with other goods, in preparation for the day they would enter their afterlife. They had a great deal of fun planning and making their gravegoods.

Creating grave goods was a big part of ancient Egyptian leisure time. They created grave goods their whole lives. But that is not the only thing they did with their leisure time. They also liked to take family outings to see how the construction of their tomb was progressing. Now, this might sound as if the Ancient Egyptians were in love with death. But that is not so. They were in love with life. They loved life so much, they wanted it to go on forever. They believed in an afterlife. The afterlife was a real place.

Other leisure activities included writing poetry, sailing, hunting, fishing, and playing a game called Senet. If you would like to try your hand at a game of Senet, click here for a free online version of this very old game. It's fast and fun. 

 

 

The Egyptians

Let's Explore Egypt

Hounds and Jackals

Egypt - The Magic Lesson

Jigsaw Game

The Ancient Game of Senet

Senet Egyptian Board Game

Game of Senet 

Ancient Game of Senet

Egyptian Tomb Adventure

Egyptian Adventure - Try to Get Out ALIVE! 

Investigate Real Artifacts

Aton-Ra - The Lost Statue

The Jeweler of Memphis 

Virtual Cartouche Maker 

Hieroglyphics (interactive) 

Write your name in hieroglyphics

Send a Buried Message  

King Tut Online Games & Activities

The Mummy Maker

Making a Mummy

Mummies and the Underworld Challenge

The Mummy Tomb 

Lots More Mummy Games

Giza Pyramid

More Pyramid Games

Deep in the Tombs of Egypt 

I read it in the Book of the Dead

Welcome to Eternity Travel - Plan Your Afterlife (game) 

An Ancient Sea Trade Game

Ancient Egypt Quiz

Ancient Egyptian Gods (interactive) 

Egyptian Timeline 

Cleopatra's World games 

Lost and Found 

Snaith Primary - Ancient Egypt fun  

Shuffling Time

Tools of the Trade

CMA Kids


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