King and his Castle

Posted 2013-09-04 by Oxford Explorer ⇒ follow

My son had a great time making this castle and King from recycled plastic at one of Blenheim Palace 's kids activity events. You could easily try this at home with plastic or cardboard.

Time: 20 minutes
Age: Under 5's, 5-10's
Level: Medium

Materials

Corrugated plastic or thick cardboard

Small cable tie or string

Liquid chalkboard pens

Materials to decorate (scraps of paper, foil, sticky back plastic, pipe cleaners, feathers)

Method

Cut a strip of the plastic with the classic up and down squares at the top.

Cut out a hole at either end half way up the sides.

Fold into a box shape and use a small cable tie or piece if string to secure.

Now is the fun part for your kid - decorating.

The chalkboard paint pens give good coverage and you can draw on plastic with them.

Posterman chalkboard paint pen

We used sticky back plastic to make a door and windows but you could glue on coloured paper instead.

Add a little flag and your castle is complete.

We also made a king with the same materials, perfect for a day out at Blenheim Palace.

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#5_to_10s
#under_5s
#medium
#recycled
#castle
#king

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