Fairy Tale Castle

 One of our students enjoyed imagining herself to be a princess in a beautiful castle. Everyday, she would share a new story - one that was bright and imaginative. After one of her particularly colorful stories that the class enjoyed hearing, we decided to make her dream a reality by making a fairy tale castle.

Materials:

• 2 paper towel rolls cut in half (with one left over half) or 3 toilet paper rolls 
• scissors
• stapler 
• piece of cardboard
• glue (we used tacky glue) 
• paint 
• additional materials to decorate the castle - for this castle we used crepe paper, pipe cleaners and popcorn foam 

Directions

1. Take 3 paper rolls (either paper towel rolls or toilet paper rolls). On two of the rolls, cut small squares out of the top, leaving a space between each cut out square. On one side, cut out small castle windows. On the third roll, cut out 2 small castle windows across from each other. 

2. Staple the rolls together. The rolls with the tops cut will be on either side, and the roll with only the windows will be in the middle

Step 3: Paint the paper towel rolls. Allow to dry

Step 4: Glue paper towel rolls to a piece of cardboard. 

Step 5: Paint the piece of cardboard. Allow to dry. 

6. When dry, use your imagination and decorate the castle! It can be as ornate or as simple as you would like!