Students in school can draw King Tut as a supplement to a history lesson on Egypt. Not only does a drawing help students visualize King Tut, but it will also help them practice their drawing abilities. A popular rendering of King Tut's mask includes a large number of shapes: rectangles and ovals, among others. The drawing can be done on plain white printer paper. They need pencils and crayons to color the drawing when completed.
Kids also can practice their artistic skills by creating a painting of King Tut. Students will require larger canvases for King Tut's mask. Give students copies of King Tut's face to use as a guide. They'll also require canvas paper and paint colors that approximate King Tut's appearance. However, if you don't have enough paint, allow students to express their creativity by using different colors in painting King Tut's mask.
Besides creating drawing and paintings of King Tut, students can also create a papier-mâché mask of King Tut. Papier-mâché masks are make from paper pulp that's molded when wet and painted when dry. Therefore, students can create the masks using several materials: newspapers, flour, water, mixing bowl and balloons for shape. After the mask dries, students can paint the masks with tempera paint.
Allow students to expand their artistic expression by having them create a play surrounding King Tut. The students will find inspiration because King Tut was a "boy king" who ran an empire, according to the Franklin Institute. Have students form groups and pick a story from King Tut's life. Each group should develop a script to act out, based on the story they chose. For example, one group can depict 10-year-old Tutankhamun becoming king.