Medieval crafts

We'll show you how to do a Medieval Book Making Craft with paper and embroidery floss instead of vellum, leather, and sinew. Super cool, super easy.

Please heed my warning: this post is extra long. Also, I meant to post it on Monday. It's been that sort of week. Each summer, my district invites teachers to create their own week-long classes for local kids. So guess who's asked to do art classes? This past summer, we used cardboard, glue, and foil to make some cool foil plates based on those I found here (via Pinterest). The kids LOVED them and they looked great (note: we opted to use tempera instead of shoe polish), so I decided to…

The Medieval time period is a fascinating part of history - here are some kids activities to learn all about it.

Remember those Christmases and birthdays when your baby or toddler seemed far more interested in the box that a gift came in rather than the gift itself? That's because a box can become anything with a little imagination and creativity. Help your kids get back to creative play with these fun cardboard box crafts.

When I visited Europe as a child, I remember being struck by the Gothic stained glass windows, and particularly the rose windows found in so many cathedrals- for their symmetry and massive scale. So this year as we've been homeschooling through the Middle Ages, I found myself wanting to help my children interact a little with the beauty of Gothic stained glass somehow. I liked the way this project allowed my children to do their own work but create pieces that were unique and presentable. I…

I was making some test wax seal stamps today for a project and I thought I might write up the instructions to share. Here's a wax seal stamp of a leaf that I sculpted when I was 17. I've kept it all these years, but for some reason I had never actually used it until today! I can't remember specifically what tool I used to sculpt it. Probably a toothpick, paperclip, pencil, or something similar. Now I'll show you how to make one using a small item as a mold: 1. Start with Sculpey Clay. You…

Kroontje maken; zelf kroon knutselen voor Koningsdag of Driekoningen. Voorbeelden en ideeën met diverse materialen en kleuren.

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Bug has the heart of a knight... bound by honor and tradition... well, most of the time :) He is a history buf