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Knights and Fairies / Box Castle Building

Box Castle Building

Children build castles from boxes and tubes, adding towers, drawbridges and flags.

How to run it

  1. Collect boxes and tubes of different sizes.
  2. Plan a castle design together.
  3. Tape boxes together and add tower tubes.
  4. Decorate and add flags or a drawbridge.

You will need

  • cardboard boxes
  • tubes
  • masking tape
  • paint
  • scissors
Make it easier or harderYounger children can decorate; older children can design working drawbridges.
SafetyAdults do all box cutting with craft knives.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 4, Outcome 2Children plan and construct together, solving design problems.

Fits these theme days

Knights and FairiesMedieval TimesCardboard Box DayFairy Tale DayAt the Building Site

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