Death Masks

A few weeks ago Lauren told me that her class was going to be making death masks in association with their study of Egypt. They needed parents to come in and death mask your child. I was super excited about the idea...Lauren not so much. I don't know if I have ever seen her so anxious about something. The teacher told them ahead of time that they would have their entire face covered with plaster of paris. It would require about 15 minutes to harden before being removed. Lauren is a mouth breather and a talker. So to not be able to breathe out of her mouth or talk for 15 minutes was absolutely terrifying for her. When we started she made sure I did everything except her mouth first. I got everything done and then started to cover her mouth. That's when she started breathing really heavy out of her nose. I could tell she was on the verge of a panic attack. So I had to talk to her and tell her funny stories to calm her down. When it was all said and done she did GREAT! And it was experience she will probably never forget.