Medieval Projects You Can Do! (Medieval World)

This step-by-step activity book shows children how to recreate some of the crafts and special events of the medieval period using easily accessible materials. Children will especially enjoy planning a medieval feast, including making invitations, preparing the food that would have graced a noble's table, and dressing for the part. Activities include - making food that peasants or lords may have eaten, such as pottage, honeyed carrots, medieval gingerbread, and spiced cider - hosting a medieval feast and making your own invitations, decorations, and medieval menu - making your own coat of arms - weaving just as all medieval clothing was woven - making your own illuminated name card, mosaic, or stained-glass window, just like a medieval church - building miniature medieval weaponry - hosting a traveling puppet-show just like medieval entertainers Teacher's guide available.

"Crabtree's Medieval World series...feature(s) color illustrations that are photographs of archival medieval book and tapestry illustrations, with some original drawings skillfully done to blend in. There are also some photographs of medieval buildings. All illustrations are captioned, providing supplementary information to the text...(These) books would be appropriate for upper elementary students, particularly where medieval history forms part of the social studies curriculum."