Make an authentic medieval coil candle from scratch with beeswax and DIY candle wicks!

Viking Braids - Make a Trollen Wheel: A Trollen Wheel is a tool for making patterned cords or ropes which dates back centuries. There is some debate about whether Vikings actually used these or not, but it is a popular craft for children at medieval fairs and Viking-age reenactments non…

Cover title: Medieval ornament from the 11th to the 14th century

Please heed my warning: this post is extra long. Also, I meant to post it on Monday. It's been that sort of week. Each summer, my district invites teachers to create their own week-long classes for local kids. So guess who's asked to do art classes? This past summer, we used cardboard, glue, and foil to make some cool foil plates based on those I found here (via Pinterest). The kids LOVED them and they looked great (note: we opted to use tempera instead of shoe polish), so I decided to…

Medieval Leather Needle Case: Just like my last leather tutorial, you will not need any of the fancy leather equipment for this project. This Instructables is designed to be completely created by hand tools that you should already have! I've recently created a video for you g…

Create Medieval Letters with our fun craft activity guide template. Buy art and craft supplies at Baker Ross, inspiring creativity

Medieval Period: How To Make A Quill Pen. To create Medieval manuscripts, scribes had to learn first how to make a quill pen and that is what we are doing today. Also, you may like my post Medieval History for Homeschool. Before printing machines were invented every copy of a book had to be written by hand. Scribes would copy and meticulously write every word using ink and a quill pen. Many medieval-era documents, including manuscripts, have survived the many centuries since the Middle Ages.

Recreate the majesty of the kings and queens of medieval Europe with this wearable crown craft made out of strips of construction paper.

We have been doing some fascinating activities for our Medieval History unit, (Viking Runes, Medieval Illuminations, and our own homemade Medieval Subtleties) but this craft or "craftivity" turned out the most beautiful of all. We created our own stained glass windows! This is an easy activity, especially if you purchase our premade Medieval Window packet which includes 4 possible designs for your students to choose from to make their window. You will also need a transparency sheet (or some…