Vikings in my backyard!

As part of our unit on Explorers, we've been studying Vikings and doing some fun stuff to reinforce what we've learned.  One thing we've done is make Viking shields.  We took a big cardboard box (from the dumpster behind SEARS...LOL.) and cut out three big circles.   I helped the kids tape off sections and then spray paint whatever colors they wanted for their shield.  Then we finished them off with black electrical tape.  Dh tacked a thin strip of plywood to the back of each shield for some extra support, and fixed a carboard handle to the wood.  The kids have had a lot of fun playing "viking". 

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Oh, and one of the neighborhood kids came by as we were working on this project one evening last week.  He said, "Aw, man - I wish I was homeschooled."  Not the first time we've heard that.  Just one more thing to love about using Konos, it really is a lot of fun. 

9:44 AM - Sep. 14, 2007 - post comment

Fun!!

Marvellous Viking shields!!! How cool that the neighbor kid wants to be homeschooled too.

Blessings,
Kym

kympossible - 7:43 PM - Sep. 14, 2007

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That looks like lots of fun! Sometimes one of our neighbors comes over and says he wishes he was homeschooled, but it's only because he thinks we don't do anything!

blessedwith2angels - 8:49 PM - Sep. 14, 2007

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oh i love those! we have been studying vikings too. that looks like it was so much fun.

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chickadee - 10:00 PM - Sep. 19, 2007

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Love those shields!!!
A fellow KONOS co-oper,
Dana, www.alexml.blogspot.com

Anonymous - 7:46 AM - Sep. 21, 2007

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