What do you need?
a rectangular piece of cardboard
scissors
popsicle sticks
hobby glue
left over small pieces of wood
saw and mitre
sand paper
Strong glue
paint and brushes
raffia
As we mentioned earlier, our mini monster had completely explained to us how the castle should be. To our surprise it did not stop there because castle and knights were not ready yet or more wishes were added.
First, he wanted a floor because that's what they have in Loevestein, with ladders. A garden with vegetables, because knights have to eat when they are besieged. Straw on the ground for the soldiers to sleep on and beds for the knights. A dining table and benches and a Lady of the Castle. Now see if it stays there;))
We start with making the first floor with two ladders
Take a box apart.
Cut off a rectangular part.
Measure it on the castle.
Score then fold the ends inward.
Fit the floor into the castle.
Spread glue on the top of the floor.
Stick wood paper on top of the first floor.
Of 6 popsicle sticks leave 4 whole, cut 2 in small pieces.
Stick the small pieces on two long pop sicle sticks.
Mix two shades of brown and paint the ladders,
The ladders are ready too, the knights can go up.
How to make a dining table with two benches
Saw three pieces of wood to fit,
Sand the edges.
Add glue to tabletop and legs.
Press together and let dry.
By placing a heavy book on top of the table you push the seems together, so they dry nicely.
Paint the table and allow it to dry well.
Saw off 2 times two 4 x 4 mm pieces of wood.
Saw off 2 slats of 11 x 2 cm an sand all the pieces.
Stick the benches together and allow to dry.
Paint the benches dark brown as well.
Draw with a marker stripes (slats) on table and becnches.
How to make the beds
Saw off four 4 x 4 mm beams of 4.5 cm.
Saw 2 'pillows' 3x1.5 cm and 2 pieces of plywood 7.5x4.5 cm.
Stick the beds together, put glue on both sides.
Allow the beds to dry with glue clamps on.
Stick the pillows on the beds in the same way.
Paint matrasses and pillows neatly white then allow to dry well.
Paint the undersides of the beds dark brown, allow to dry again.
Cut the raffia smal and sprinkle it on the ground floor.
The soldiers sleep cozily in the straw and the Earls in a bed.
We put the veggie patch from the farm with the castle.
Tomorrow we finish up the last parts, a Lady of the Castle (or Pricess), a fire Place and a Chandelier.