Dig! Discover Display--The Great Sphinx

     Between constructing his own mini versions of the coliseum and pyramids out of Lego’s, to collecting and reading almost all of Mary Pope Osbourne’s Magic Treehouse series, my son has always had an interest in history.  Needless to say, when we recently received a package from Kristal Educational Inc., the creators of educational toys and games, containing three Dig! Discover Display kits, we were very excited!

     The Dig! Discover Display─ The Great Sphinx, was the first kit that we choose to work on during a cloudy, rainy day last week.  The kit contained 1 excavation block, 2 brushes, 1 paint tablet, excavation tool, booklet and instructions (Quick word of advice--you will also need some glue to attach the head of the sphinx to the body).  It is best if the kit is worked on a clear space covered with lots of newspaper, as yes, you will have a lot of discarded excavation material and dust, which can easily be contained if you take these simple precautionary measures before hand.  This worked out perfectly for us, as we were able to dig, sand, glue and paint the sphinx, and had little mess to clean up when the project was completed.

     The sphinx, when completed, measures about 10” in length, with features that are quite similar to the actual monument in Egypt.  While this project takes time and patience to complete, as there are several steps involved in the process, my son and I thoroughly enjoyed working on this together.  His finished piece came out really well, and he has placed the sphinx on a shelf in our playroom for all to see (we'll be posting a photo of the finished product later this week).

     This is the perfect project to undertake on a rainy day (which is exactly the type of day it was when we worked on it a few days ago), or for use as an educational project for homeschoolers and/or a small group of children (where each child can take turns).  Each Dig! Discover Display can be purchased directly thru Kristal Educational Inc website.

     My family and I are so looking forward to ‘digging’ into the other two kits that Kristal Educational Inc., were so kind enough to send to us very soon. For further information on Kristal Educational Inc. various kits and products, please visit their website at http://kristaleducational.com