More Castle and Knights stuff

Remember, two weeks ago, we had our 'Castle and Knights' week? Well, it got extended far beyond what I had planned....

Well, while Mema was here, we didn't do much school, or say workbooks. It was just way too hard to get him concentrate while he heard his sister having fun upstairs with his most favorite relative. It seemed unfair to me. And so I decided to just cut it out while we had our visitor and we will just have to catch up later....

He did play though. He must have liked that week so much that he came up with his own crown and his own castle. Using simple construction paper, he cut out the crown in yellow - or should I say gold. And then he set to work on the castle.

It was fascinating for me to watch him come up with all kinds of things. Asking him questions seems to not get the right answers out of him. But seeing him work on an actual castle, I realize just how much he absorbed in that one week. He know what a floor plan is, what parts belong to a castle, and what an armor is made out. 

I love the decoration of it. You can see towers, windows, and a flag. On the outside, he included trees and a drawbridge even. I love that. So much imagination.
He pulled out his knights and wooden animals, as well as stuff we have from Playmobil or Lego. I mean it was a big mix of everything.
He played it with Mema over and over. He also learned what canons and catapults do.


He also had some sword fights with us (or his sister). He dressed up in the costume that I made him. And he did his race in a knights costume. So you can imagine that I am ready to move onto something else....