Roman Shields - part 3

This part creates the metal boss found in the middle of the shield.
Cut the bottom part of a plastic drinks bottle in a star shape around, and glue on card.
Once dry, paint it with metallic gold paint.
The finished boss.

Roman Shields - part 2

The next stage is to reinforce the shield and create a protective covering with a mixture of PVA glue and water, brush this all over the surface of the shield.

100 piece dinosaur puzzle

I bought this puzzle second hand for Jude's dinosaur theme, so we started it together. But Niamh was quick to get involved and put her few pieces in, and it wasn't long before Eden joined too, making it a family affair :-) They were very pleased with the finished work. (And mum was pleased that all the pieces were there, you never can tell with 2nd hand puzzles).

Cat sketches by Eden

Eden has been experimenting with a few different ways of drawing cats over the past week.

Some more dinosaurs

Jude painted this lovely bright Ankylosaurus.
Some bubble wrap printing -Ankylosaurus.

Roman shields - a work in progress

We knew we would get good use out of those boxes.
The corrugated cardboard needs to be wettened first, so that they can bend.....

into the shape of a Roman shield. When they are dry they will get decorated! (But that will have to wait until we get back from our holiday).

Roman conquest

We have really enjoyed hearing about the Roman wars, they are so exciting.
We got to make another colourful book, it was so much fun.


By the end of these wars Rome had conquered all of Italy and most of the Mediterranean countries, greedy aren't they.