A fun writing assignment for kids is to write a toy castle adventure. If you don’t have a toy castle, you can make one out of small cardboard boxes, and spray paint it silver. Then use dolls to re-enact your script. Take a look at our fun Toy Castle Adventure:
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Toy Castle Adventure
Saturday, April 28th, 2012Toy Trebuchet
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Watch my children as they play with a toy trebuchet. We put together the pieces of the wooden kit before filming the launching of objects across our backyard. After all, what kid doesn’t want to build fun historical weapons of war? Take a look at how the kids squeal as we have fun with this toy trebuchet.
Medieval Unit Study
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
This video shows you the hands-on activities we will be doing for our Medieval Unit Study. The activities include building large and small cardboard castles, shield-making, catapult and trebuchet models, archery, and a Medieval feast.
Medieval Unit Study: Hands-on Activities:
I’ve linked to a few activities to get you started with this time period:
- How to Make a LEGO Castle
- Medieval Wax Seal
- Toy Trebuchet
- Archery
- How to Make a Shield Cake
- Toy Castle Adventure
- San Felipe Castle Virtual Tour
Life-sized cardboard castle, medieval feast, cathedral tour, and more in the Unit Study Treasure Vault!
Ancient Rome Comedy Show
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Here is the Ancient Rome Comedy Show put on by my four children as a culminating activity for our Ancient Rome Unit Study. We painted a Colosseum backdrop and made a red Roman chariot out of a chair. The children wore either simple white tunics or Roman soldier costumes I picked up at yard sales.
