Castles – Block Building

After drawing designs we put them in to practice. 
I borrowed wooden castle toys from the kindergarten
teacher and put them out with some of our wooden
blocks.
          This is what I observed.
            
      

   
Castle building started to happen in other parts of the room

with different blocks and toys.
             
  
By Thursday of last week I got word that big cardboard 

boxes were going to be delivered to the school.  We were 

ready to start to build our large play castle.

Weaving a Tapestry

When we built our castle a clipboard was left out for adding ideas of
               things that were needed to add to our castle.
                    
                         One item listed was ‘tapestries’. 

       I thought this would be a great way to practice weaving.
  
On the taller easel I placed an old picture frame that my husband had
attached vertical twine to and a variety of ribbons in the easel base.
           
       
Parents showed children the technique of weaving the ribbon under and
over each string.  Some children got the hang of it and added their own
                                            ribbons.
 
       Even managing to start the ribbon behind the frame.
         
              This is how far we got after two weeks.
          
              It now sits in the castle by the fire place. 
              The children will continue to work on it.