Has your child ever tried to figure out how to make a shield for protection in a pretend battle?

Here are some easy steps on making a very sturdy Viking shield. At Kids Activities Blog, we strive to give you and your child cool hands-on activities like these. 

How To Make A Shield

Making a cardboard shield is actually super easy and a lot of fun. This DIY Viking shield will help not only give your child a creative outlet, but it could also be a fun time to have a bit of a history lesson as well.

Not to mention, when the shield is actually crafted it will promote pretend play as your little one will be ready to dive into battle to fight all the invisible bad guys!

Supplies Needed To Make A Shield:

A lot of these materials you may have already around the house. If not, they are easily found and even easier on the budget! Which is always a plus. Don’t have time to run out? No problem! We can help. (This post contains affiliate posts.)

Materials Needed:

• Large piece of sturdy cardboard or foamboard
• Scissors or box cutter to cut board
• Materials to color the shield such as paint, heavy construction paper, aluminum foil
• Colored tape such as duct tape, painters tape, or electrical tape
• Two 1/4 inch bolts with round head and flat end (not pointed)
• Four washers
• Four nuts
• Small strip of fabric for handle

How To Make A Viking Shield:

Instructions:

Step 1

Use the scissors or box cutter to cut the board into two circles with one much smaller than the other.

Step 2

Color each circle. My son used green bulletin board paper for the large circle, and aluminum foil for the small circle.

Step 3

Decorate the large circle with stripes using the tape.

Step 5

Next you will attach the handle. Punch two holes in the small circle for the bolts.

Step 6

Line up the small circle with the center of the larger circle and punch two holes in the large circle that match the holes in the small circle.

Step 7

Put a washer on each bolt and insert it into a hole on the front of the shield making sure that it goes through both pieces of board with the smaller board on top. Repeat with the second bolt.

Step 8

Line up the strip of fabric with the two holes and punch the holes in the fabric.

Step 9

On the back side of the shield, attach the fabric to the shield by placing it on the two bolts.

Step 10

Add a washer and nut to each bolt.

Step 11

You can decorate the front of the shield a little more or just call it done.

Finishing The Cardboard Shield

I had hoped my son would make a classy looking shield with just two basic stripes on it but he loved decorating with the different colors of tape and went a little crazy with it. I’m glad he had so much fun and customized his shield just the way he wanted it.

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