Castle Creations
Question: Hmmm…what do we do outside today?
Criteria: Easy Fun Cheap
Answer: Castle Creations!
- Go to the dollar store and buy a container of little men (cowboys, Indians, knights or soldiers)
- Grab a bucket and some spoons
- Find an area with lots of sand or dirt that has access to water
These kids created their castle creations in a sandbox with kiddy pools close by. By the time they were done the pool and the sandbox looked the same…muddy! 
If you look closely at this picture you can see that the evil warrior got catapulted into the side of the castle because he attempted to overthrow the King.
VICTORY! The good knights recovered their Queens castle! Shortly after the mud monsters demolished the entire kingdom… 
There are plenty of other fun things to do in the dirt. Check out these other correlating posts here at Nature For Kids…Dirt Boarding and Digging Station. Send pictures of your castle creations to shawna@natureforkids.net and we’ll post them here.
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