Castle Von Cardboard and Court

I love, love, love cardboard boxes!

This week our theme is Fairy Tales (Medieval Times) and we have been working on Castle Von Cardboard. My age group is 2 1/2 year old so we kept our castle on the simple side. If you are looking for a challenge, check out Ann Wood's Cardboard Castle #2.

Description
Turn a plain cardboard box into a medieval adventure. The cutting in this project should be done by an adult. Hours of fun!

Materials

• Large cardboard box - additional may be needed
• Heavy-duty scissors or craft knife
• Tape
• Glue
• Foil
• Construction Paper
  
• Paint, glitter, crayons and/or markers

Step by Step

1. Draw your basic shape onto your cardboard box. Include curtain wall, towers, drawbridge and windows.
2. Secure bottom flaps with box tape.
3. Carefully remove top flaps and cut out your design.
4. Paint your castle walls.
5. Using your scrap cardboard; draw your Royal Court and Dragon.
6. After cutting out your figures, add a slot support and decorate. (See image on the right)
   
7. You can use any remaining cardboard to add walkways and more.
8. Just let your imagination go wild when decorating your castle!

Meet our Royal Court

King Lotharon

Queen Bella

Princess Buttercup

Wesley

Sparky the Dragon


ENJOY!

Writing Wizard - Thank you, Jen!

If you are like me, you do not look forward to dotting out tracing letters. In short, it takes forever and never looks very nice.

A dear friend, Jen, told me about Writing Wizard. I am in love with this site! This is a great tool for Preschoolers and School Age Children alike. You can do single letters, single words, a sentence, a paragraph and much more. Features both Zaner-Bloser and D'Nealian, print and cursive styles.

Be sure to also check out Math Wizard. Again, these are two great resources for teachers and parents.