Well, we rounded out Princesses & Knights week with a bang. We didn't do much but we did make some really cute Princess and Knight mirrors AND we made it all the way up to Medieval Times (with no accidents for my newly potty trained son :0).
So I posted earlier about my Paper Bag Princess book being taken out at the library. I never got it. We just worked with the others that I had. They were, in case you missed it
Now, I did get a bunch of books about knights as well. But my son just wasn't into them. Again, he was focused on the potty training (I now have officially two children potty trained. Just one more to go). I apologize, but I don't remember the names of the books. They were basically just kid versions of reference books about knights. Very straight forward information.
My daughter is very much into doing workbooks. So, again, we made another file folder workbook using this Princess Preschool Pack from 1+1+1=1. She has some amazing stuff.
Then we made the mirrors. I got the idea from here. This is what it is supposed to look like
I used what materials I had on hand. We used
- foam frame
- glitter glue
- double sided tape
- large Popsicle stick
- tin foil
- cardboard
- glue
- duct tape
And the steps are
- cut cardboard to fit to the back of the foam frame
- tear off a piece of tin foil and cover the cardboard with the shiny side out--use double sided tape to secure
- glue tin foil covered cardboard to the frame
- glue the popsicle stick to the back & duct tape it secure it
- now decorate with glitter glue or gems or whatever
Here are my Princess's and Knight's mirrors.
To close out the week, we went to Medieval Times. This place is so cool. If you have never been, it is essentially dinner theater set in Medieval Times. It is in a castle. When you enter, you are given a crown and a knight of a certain color to cheer for. Ours was the red and yellow knight. You are then escorted into the public square area where there are plenty of kiosks to buy STUFF--princess crowns, tiaras, cone shaped crowns, dresses & gowns, swords, scepters, shields, both wooden and flashing. Don't forget the drinks, the $10 12oz Slurpees in flashing glasses that my kids had to have.
Then the show begins. The crier lets you know where to sit. The king and princess come out and so on and so forth. There are six knights--3 from the west and 3 from the east. They do all sorts of competitions--hook the ring with their lance, throw a spear into a target, and the JOUST--so exciting. After the knights joust, they sword fight "to the death". My daughter was screeching like it was real. She loved it but, it was really intense for her. My son got really into cheering for our knight, "go ret an yeh-do, go ret an yeh-do" (translation--go red and yellow).
Next comes the medieval feast with no utensils. And don't ask for utensils they publicly mock you if you do. A table was mocked while we were there. The food was pretty tasty too. You get a tomato soup (my kids LOVED this), with a focaccia bread for dipping. A chicken quarter, spare rib and potato wedges. For dessert a yummy apple tart. I will say it is NOT cheap, but we did have a really good time. If you ever get a chance and you have the money to go, it is a good time.
After all this, my son was finally into the knight books.
