Build Your Own Castle
Daddy?
Yes?
Can I borrow that box? I need to do an Instructable?
Yes, #2 son has done an Instructable. He's only six, so be nice. (ahem) It's his first Instructable...
Yes?
Can I borrow that box? I need to do an Instructable?
Yes, #2 son has done an Instructable. He's only six, so be nice. (ahem) It's his first Instructable...
What You Need.
You need a big box, a big pen, a big pair of scissors, and the last of Daddy's duct tape.
Get It Ready
Stick the flaps together with the duct tap to make the box taller.
Draw the crenellations and door.
Draw the crenellations and door.
Cutting the Crenels.
Crenellations are important. It's not a castle if it doesn't have crenellations.
Did you know that the crenels are the gaps, not the sticky-up bits?
#2 son found it easier to cut all the vertical cuts first, then bend bits over to cut them off.
Did you know that the crenels are the gaps, not the sticky-up bits?
#2 son found it easier to cut all the vertical cuts first, then bend bits over to cut them off.
The Door.
Daddy...
#2 son decided I should use my Instructables knife to cut the door.
Holes got poked so he can pull the doors shut from inside.
Lumps of card duct-taped to the inside of the doors made slots to put a bar across the doors.
#2 son decided I should use my Instructables knife to cut the door.
Holes got poked so he can pull the doors shut from inside.
Lumps of card duct-taped to the inside of the doors made slots to put a bar across the doors.
That's It!
For now, the castle is finished, but #2 Son has plans - he's thinking about painting it to be more realistic (real castles are painted white inside), and is keeping his eye out for more card to make a drawbridge...