Sarcophagus

Supplies*:
4 tri-fold boards Utility knife Long ruler 3 or more different colors of duct tape Large foam ball Black marker Foam board Poster board Roll of brown packaging paper Burlap cloth Spray adhesive Acrylic paints Paint brushes

Directions:
1. Use a utility knife to cut two tri-fold boards down the center so you have two folding pieces. Note: Do not mix the pieces. (For safety purposes, we recommend wearing leather gloves when using the utility knife. Never leave the utility knife where children can pick it up.)
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2. Angle the two widest sides so that they touch corner to corner at the top, and overlap at the bottom. Apply duct tape on both sides.

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3. Cut out a piece of foam board with the width (b) equal to the width across the narrowest part of the sarcophagus, and the depth equal to 12 (a).

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4. Attach the base to the bottom of the sarcophagus with duct tape. Its okay if the duct tape shows it will be covered later. Set the bottom of the sarcophagus aside for later assembly.
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5. Take one of the remaining tri-fold boards and cut along the hinges on each side about 12 from the top. Cut a semi-circle in the top of the inner board.

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6. Curve the loose part of the left and right side panels toward the center and tape to the edge of the center panel.

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7. Cut a long piece of poster board 12 deep and tape to the top to complete the curve.

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8. Attach the top and bottom halves of the sarcophagus with duct tape. 9. For the lid of the sarcophagus, repeat steps 1-8. The lid will be shallower, so cut the side panels down to 6. 10. Before attaching the bottom and top halves of the lid, place the two parts of the lid on the base of the sarcophagus and then attach the two pieces together using duct tape. 11. To decorate the sarcophagus, first spray mount a layer of brown packaging paper on the inside walls of the base. 12. Spray mount and line the base with a layer of burlap cloth. 13. Duct tape or spray paint the whole outside of the sarcophagus gold.

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14. Use colored tape to make patterns and stripes on the side of the lid. 15. On the front of the lid, make a pattern or cover it with a variety of widths and colors of duct tape.

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16. Using foam board, cut out the Fair-ohs headdress and create the blue and gold stripes using duct tape or acrylic paint. Use the template on page 4 of these instructions as a guide.

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17. To make the Fair-ohs face, cut off the bottom two inches of a 12 foam ball with a utility knife and cover the smaller portion of the ball with gold duct tape as smoothly as possible. Draw a face on the round side with a marker, and glue the flat side onto the center of the headpiece.
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18. On another foam board, draw an outline of the arms and book, cut it out, and paint. Use the template on page 5 of these instructions as a guide. Before gluing it down, paint shoulders on your Fair-oh. 19. Once the paint has dried, glue the arms on the lid in line with the shoulders.
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20. To make the snake for the headdress, cut out a snake shape from scrap cardboard, cover it in gold duct tape, and draw its tongue and eyes with a marker. 21. For the beard, cut a cone-shaped piece from black poster board or construction paper. To make lines on the beard, use small strips of grey duct tape, a silver marker, or grey acrylic paint.
*Remember, these are only suggestions. This project should be fun and creative, so use whatever supplies you have on-hand for substitutions.
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