A resident of Seattle, Washington, Cash Guts attends TOPS Elementary School, where he earned the Drum Major for Justice Award for his support of Seattle's homeless community. Supplementing his academic interests, Cash Guts is a member of the Young Archaeologist Club (YAC).
Based in the United Kingdom, YAC provides aspiring archaeologists with a wealth of resources and activities to further their love of the social science. The YAC website offers over 20 fun and engaging activities for children to try at home with the assistance of an adult. One featured activity is a cave painting project. The earliest recorded cave paintings date back at least 35,000 years and detail abstract patterns and hunting scenes. To experience what it was like to create cave paintings, you can create a model cave wall in less than three hours with chicken wire, newspapers, papier-mâché, bamboo canes, and various household ingredients.
Start by making the papier-mâché glue and, after leaving to set, begin joining chicken wire pieces together supported with bamboo canes and cable ties to form a curved wall. Paint newspaper pieces with papier-mâché and cover the inside and outside of the cave wall with at least two layers. Finally, use brown paper to cover the wall and leave to dry for three days.
For complete directions as well as what paint to use, visit www.yac-uk.org/activity/cave-painting.
