Sugar Cube Architecture: Castle-Building Camp
In this weekly one hour class, students will learn about medieval castles and how to build them using sugar cubes and other materials.
Sarah Boone
Average rating:
5.0
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What's included
3 live meetings
3 in-class hoursClass Experience
In this class, students will build a medieval castle. Medieval castles were usually build in sections, over a long period of time, so we will work on different parts every week. Before starting to build, every week we will look at famous castles around the world and learn about different aspects of medieval life. As students design their own unique castles they will become fluent in castle vocabulary like the keep, the guard house, battlements and medieval flags. Building with sugar cubes is really mesmerizing and also fun. If you have ever played block-building video games you will be ready to get started right away. Another neat thing about sugar cube castles is that you can place a battery-powered candle inside the walls of your castle and it will glow from within and look very magical. Some students might choose to build with other materials, and that is totally fine. You can use marshmallows, cardboard, toothpicks, Popsicle sticks or any found objects. Everyone will be making a totally unique creation. Schedule Week of April 21: Topic/theme 1: Building the guard tower Week of April 28: Topic/theme 2: Building the gatehouse/ portcullis Week May 5: Topic/theme 3- Building the castle keep
Other Details
Parental Guidance
If students and parents are comfortable with a glue gun they can use this to construct their castle. Otherwise, ordinary glue also works.
Supply List
Lots of sugar cubes White crafts glue or a glue gun with ample glue gun sticks A piece of cardboard or heavy paper to build the castle on Optional: toothpicks and material to make flags and banners (paper or felt.) If sugar cubes are hard to locate, or if you just want to use other materials you can build with cardboard, Popsicle sticks, toothpicks, marshmallows or anything your student brings to class. We are very flexible.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Castle, by David Macaulay, is a great source for medieval castle history. It is full of illustrations about every part of the castle and might be useful for the student to refer to while designing their castle.
Joined March, 2021
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I teach dollhouse miniature classes, sugar cube and marshmallow building and other classes related to small buildings and art and books.
I am a freelance crafts person who specializes in making soap, making dollhouses and fairy houses. and marbling paper.
I love teaching arts and crafts classes to children. I have projects that are not super difficult to complete, that allow for lots of customization, and that are very adorable.
My children are teenagers and I don't get to host as many kid craft parties as I used to. So I am looking for new students!Reviews
Live Group Class
$40
for 3 classes1x per week, 3 weeks
60 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
2-8 learners per class
