C and R made the simplest shields this week, and there has been a lot of knight play going on. I cut shield shapes out of cardboard. C decorated his shield with crayon and R painted hers.
I loved that C grabbed our copy of Ivanhoe off the bookshelf for inspiration when decorating his shield. The cover has gold lions in profile standing on their hind legs; C drew one lion on his shield. I also love that R is using her shield to protect her strawberry-peach smoothie.
I attached a toilet paper roll to the back of each shield (horizontally) with heavy duty packaging tape; that serves as the handle.
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13 comments:
Thanks for showing the handle on the backs. I wouldn't have thought of that, but of course they need a handle :)
such a fun idea!!! it came out great:)
How very neat, and how clever with the handle. We also really enjoyed that book! I am jealous that C and R can play with each other - I always end up playing Anna's sword opponent.
Another handle you can use, that is easier to hold is a milk carton handle. We did that when we had a knight themed birthday party, and they've mostly held up for a year or so.
What fine swordplay! Fun craft!
My kids would love these. They are big into sword fights and things right now.
Those shields are awesome! I love the individuality the kids showed by painting and coloring, especially with the drawing from a book (that's great).
Great shields! We've made cardboard ones too with just a loop of cardboard taped to the back for the handle... the toilet paper roll is an interesting twist, we'll have to try it.
Many of our shields wind up covered in aluminum foil and then decorated with Sharpies. :)
Such a good idea. Kiddo has been reading a wordless book: Midsummer Knight!
What fun! I bet they will play with these for hours. Have a wonderful weekend!
Nice! I can tell you what WE'RE going to be making one day soon!
What a fun idea, and they turned out great! Knights and princesses are a popular theme here, too!
Oh! i love their sheild! its so cute! what a great idea... and what a wonderful way to make the story come to life
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