Day 137

9th June 2022

The Chariot

We had a birthday party to go to today.

It was at Flip Out and Lincoln & Mila were very excited!

I read from our history book while they ate breakfast.

Today we learnt about the importance of the chariot and how it revolutionised warfare & made Egypt the most powerful country in the world.

Looking at the frescoes we see the first chariots had wheels with 4 spokes, then later 8 spokes and finally they settled on 6 spokes.

Afterwards we watched a video of archaeologists working with Egyptian carpenters to recreate the chariots.

We were all impressed by the steam bending!

The carpenters steam the wood for up to 6 hours and then bend the wood in order to form the spokes & wheels.

If you’re keen to geek out on chariots, here’s the video. 🤓🤓🤓

Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Loti-WBK_k

Afterwards, they headed off to the party and I left for work.

I would love to show you lots of pictures of flipping, tumbling & diving into foam pits but I can’t as Liam took just 2 pictures!

When I asked him for the pictures he made this face, and I knew right away he had nothing.

It was well after they left the party that he realised his forgetfulness.

They were at a cafe, & so he made them pose for these pictures. 😂

They look so stoked!

So, I guess that’s it. 😂

Farm day tomorrow!!