Romans... ATTACK!!!
Kids are a great source of creative outlets... Sasha has a bunch of really cool Playmobil toys, both medieval and Roman soldiers. My mother-in-law suggested that I make some sort of apparatus for these soldiers to fight on. I thought that sounded like fun!
I started with a bunch of cardboard pieces taped and layered together. Then I used telephone wire and tape to make a frames for the trees, mountains and the volcano. After that I could mache it. For the mountains I made a paste out of newspaper, water and flour. I just used a hand mixer to break it all up - it was pretty nifty! I could mold all sorts of things with it and it added natural looking texture to the mountains. After that was dry, I painted it - first with house paint and then with acrylic. It was lots of fun - a little time consuming but not that difficult. It's hard to tell who is more excited about these new possibilities, Sasha or Paul!
All in fun, Sasha may have some difficulties in history class in the future. The Romans are attacking soldiers clearly from a medieval era. We've been pretending they're "barbarians". And a pirate has joined the Roman side. Whatever. I'm sure the police will soon be involved to. A surfer stopped on the island for a rest some time ago. The firefighters are also having trouble staying uninvolved while the barbarians light their cannon...
Just another day of historical inaccuracies in the Morgun household!
Labels: family, life in general, playmobil
You are officially a WAAAAY cooler mom than I am! That's pretty neat though.
That is AWESOME! Great job on the 'scene'... it will be really great for so many things... right away I thought of what a great 4x4ing mountain it would make. Yay for creative parents!!
Wow! That is great! You did an amazing job!
That is so totally cool! Tim even says that he wants one. We might have to come for a play date :)