When I hear the words “myth and magic”, my thoughts go straight to princesses, fairies, unicorns and mermaids. Mostly because those are the mythical magical things I grew up with. I remember making sure my princesses were nice and neat, their hair always brushed and styled, and they were always very kind to other princesses. But now I have this little rough and tough boy who loves to crash and destroy cars, play in dirt, and all his other toys are always fighting each other to their death. I don't get it, but its fun to watch. So, I needed some extra assistance when thinking of something to do for little boys for this weeks Instagram theme challenge. Maggie from @redtedart inspired me to make this knight in colorful armor sword and shield. But, being a KING would be much more fun! So that's what we did.
Confession: I've become a recyclables hoarder. I'm constantly thinking I'm going to need something to get creative with later. Today was the day that it all came in handy! I have lots of cardboard boxes sitting around and I just so happened to have a box big enough to upcycle and make a brand new toy.. or toys! And it was FREE! Recyclable hoard FTW!!
Wanna try it? You'll need:
- Large box
- Acrylic paint
- Watercolors
- Hot glue
- Washi tape
- Smock (optional)
- Draw and cut a shield and two strips to make the back handles on the largest side panel of your cardboard. Then do the same for the sword and, if you'd like, a crown.
- Starting with watercolors, paint all the accessories. Let dry.
- Add acrylic paint.
- Hot glue the handles in place on the back side of the shield. TIP: I have also learned in boy world that since the sword goes on the dominant hand, make sure the straps on the shield match the non-dominant arm. Who knew?!
- Add washi tape to the blade of the sword. This helped to make it more sturdy and stable.
Now it's time to slay some dragons and protect your kingdom!
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