Roman shields - a finished project

Our finished shields.
Jude in action with his shield.
The girls testing out some Roman battle formations, umm I think the soldier at the back is a bit short.

The Roman shield was called a scutum, and the boss in the middle was used for bashing into the enemy's stomach.

Roman Shields - part 5

Finish off by giving your shields some Roman like designs and glue on the boss in the middle.

Roman Shields - part 4

Make the handle by gluing a long piece of corrugated cardboard over on itself.

Cut two slits in the back part of the shield and slot the(dried) handle in.
Paint the shields Roman red.

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.