DLTK's Countries and Cultures
Egypt Crafts, Facts, and Activities for Kids
Disclaimer: Please keep in mind this website is meant for children, so I do generalize and simplify quite a bit!
Egypt is a transcontinental country—meaning it’s a country that spans across two continents—in Africa and Asia. Egypt is home to some of the most famous archaeological finds in the world: mummies, the Pyramids, and all their histories. It is an interesting country for children to study for this reason.

The White Desert, Egypt
Photographed by © Sarah Goldsmith; used with permission under C.C. BY 2.0
The official language of Egypt is Modern Standard Arabic. There are also more than 3 million French speakers in Egypt, and French and English are very popular languages to learn as a second language. Many people in Egypt speak a few Nubian languages, such as Nobiin and Kenuzi-Dongola. In the Sinai Peninsula, the Bedouin Sinai people speaks Bedouin Arabic dialects; in the Eastern Desert, the Beja people speak Beja; and north of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, the Dom people speak the Domari language.
Egypt is a country found in the Northern Hemisphere of the globe. As of 2021, the country is split into 27 political divisions (called governorates). Each governorate has one capital and at least one city.
Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea in the north, Israel and the Red Sea in the east, Sudan in the south, and Libya in the west.
Capital city: Cairo
Language: Modern Standard Arabic
National Bird and Animal: Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
National Flower: Lotus Flower (Nelumbo nucifera)
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Egyptian Coloring Pages: |
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Egyptian Crafts for Kids: |
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Age: when they begin reading |
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Egyptian Pharaoh Mask Elementary school and up |
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preschool and kindergarten |
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older kids and adults |
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Age 4+ Best if child can use scissors |
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preschool and kindergarten |
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Age 4+ simple but effective... children younger than age 4 can use the art technique, but may have a tough time creating a realistic Egyptian drawing as it's done free hand -- you'd be better off letting them draw flowers or rough sketches of people. |
Egypt has unique architectural history and interesting physical geography:The White Desert
The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Sphinx of Giza
The Nile River
Ras Mohammed National Park
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Other Egyptian Activities: |
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Write Your Name in Hieroglyphics Grade school and up |
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Other Ideas:
- Cats were highly respected in Egypt. Their owners often even mummified them! Check out the Cat crafts and the Cat coloring pages
- Egypt is famous for its poisonous snakes. The story is told that Cleopatra killed herself by letting a snake bite her. Check out the Snake coloring pages.
Book Suggestions:
Learn About Pyramids, Peter Mellett
Lorenz Books
1998 Anness Publishing LimitedThanks to Blair for contributing this book suggestion, suitable for Ages 10+
Egypt (First Discovery Books)
by Claude Delafosse, Philippe Biard (Illustrator), Gallimard Jeunesse, Phillip Biard