While we had the tent fort up, I decided it would be a good time to pull out a care package we received recently from the fabulous kiddos (and super sweet Mom) of The Fantastic Five blog...
...they treated us to a little taste of kingdom living with four packages of inflatable battle swords (two swords per package!) and cardboard crowns...
...ready to be decorated with stick on jewels.
They were a huge hit with all three of my youngest (ages 7-10)...
...even though D is not pictured above, he spent a good deal of time decorating a princely crown, as well.
In fact, all three were quite absorbed, and spent more time working out the designs and placing sticker "jewels" on their crowns than I would have imagined for such a simple, low set-up, no mess, kind of craft - wonderful!
I wanted to have Princess Märtha Louise of Norway's Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns to go with the crowns, but it was already checked out.
I did, however, find a very sweet picture book, encouraging noble behavior befitting the kingly headgear (for those of who are not actually kings or queens)...
...and a perfect cautionary tale...
...to accompany the swords.
That is so much like Wondermom to send a wonderful package like that. I am in the mood lately for some Medieval fun. I remember when my guys made Medieval style goblets...they spent a long time placing the jewels, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect care package for your family. I love their work, and I bet they had a lot of fun with those swords in their swing fort yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI am blushing- and am VERY glad the kiddos enjoyed the package. The timing couldn't have been better, with the oldest ones away.
ReplyDeleteI know that is one of the reasons we did "Despicable Me 2" Week when we did because my oldest, Jungle Girl, was away at camp, leaving my younger ones a little sad...
I need to find that book for my boys.......... I have to "remind" them on a regular basis of no sword fighting.
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