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= Here are some fun activities for students!! =

Activity
===Host your own **Inti Raymi celebration ** by honouring the sun. Hold a Peruvian [|feast] , make or draw traditional Peruvian costumes and host a small Inti Raymi festival. You can make an offering of traditional Peruvian foods such as corn, potatoes, or quinoa – scatter them in a bowl and take turns reading predictions for your coming year in the shapes made by scattering them. Be sure to play traditional Peruvian music! === 

===  **Peru - Kingdom of the Sun: The Inca Heritage **  ===

=** Fantastic kids books for different ages **= = Interactive Websites for kids =

[|click here!] Visit a site all about Peru from Time for Kids. See a history timeline, learn some phrases in Quechua, and go on a virtual sightseeing tour of the country.

[|click here!!] A page on the flag, plus a quiz and coloring printouts.

 Laurie Krebs, Aurelia Fronty Ride a bus through the Andes, climb aboard a boat at Lake Titicaca, take a crowded train, everyeone is going to Cusco for the yearly Festival of the Sun, an ancient Inca celebration. A delightful introduction to the history and peoples of Peru, two page, colorful illustrations. (Picture book) || || Carolina's Gift Katacha Diaz, Gredna Landolt Carolina goes to the Sunday market to buy a present for her grandmother. Brightly colored folk art illustrations bring to life the sights and sounds of the market in the Andes. (Picture book) ||  ||  || || Machu Picchu Elizabeth Mann Story of the Inca empire, with a special focus on Machu Picchu. A stunning two page foldout and wonderful illustrations bring Machu Picchu to life **–**you feel as if you're there, 500 years ago. (Picture book) ||  ||  ||
 * || [[image:http://www.travelforkids.com/images/cover_images/peru_coverimages/1846862035.jpg width="120" height="118" link="@http://www.amazon.com/dp/1846862035/ref=nosim/?tag=travelforkids-20"]] ||  || Up and Down the Andes

Colin Hynson, David Antram Humorous, handy tips for the Sapa Inca, emperor of the empire – how to live like a god and worship in your temple in Cusco, commanding the Inca army, and after you die, your body is mummified and returned to your own palace where you continue to "live" in style. (Picture book) ||  ||  ||  || 
 * You Wouldn't Want to Be an Inca Mummy!