Viking
Adventure!
6-8's and 9-12's
1. Activity: Write your Viking name on a
rune stone
Directions: The boy's Viking
names will be followed by their father's name and 'son.' ex. John, whose dad's
name is Philip, would become 'John Philipsson' the Viking. The girls will add
there mother's name as an extra name on the end of theirs. ex. Mary, the
daughter of Carol becomes Mary Carol.
Once
the kids have figured out what their Viking name would be, they can write their
names out in Viking symbols on the printed rune stone.
2. Craft: Make your
own Viking helmet
Supplies:
-Poster board (black)
-Tin foil
-Stapler
-Scissors
Instructions:
Cut a strip of poster board that
is long enough to reach around your head and staple it to form a band. Cut
another strip that is approximately 20 inches long, and make one side of it
pointed. Staple the flat end of the strip to the backside of the band. Next,
take a piece of tinfoil that is one square foot or a little larger, and shape
it to the top of your head. Staple the tinfoil to the inside of the band to
form a hat, and then use the pointed strip of poster board to form an arc over
the hat. Let the pointed end hang down a little over the hat to form a
nose-guard.
3. Game: Viking hat
toss
Instructions:
Separate the children into
pairs, and have them stand across from one another. See if they can toss their
partner's Viking hat so that it lands onto their head.
4. Game: Viking
Telephone
Instructions:
Explain that even though the
Vikings had their own alphabet, very few Vikings could read or write; thus,
most teaching was done verbally. Have the children sit in a circle and whisper
a sentence (preferably a Viking related sentence) to one of the children. The
message is then whispered around the circle, until it reaches the end. The last
child can then state what they heard out loud. If the message made it around
the circle without changing, they can all receive a prize. If not, try again.
5. Game: Frozen
Dragons
Instructions:
Pick to children to be the
frozen dragons and have them stand in the middle of the room. The rest of the
children, without touching the dragons, can then circle around them and try to
make them smile. Once a dragon smiles, their turn in the center is over, and
someone else can take their place. The one who can keep a straight face for the
longest time wins, and can be crowned Viking King or Queen.
6. Craft: Viking Shield
Supplies:
-Paper plates
-String
-Markers
-Single hole-punch
Instruction:
Give each child a paper plate
and allow them to design their own Viking shield using the markers. Once they
are finished, punch two holes in the plate and tie a string through them to
form a handle.
7. Activity: Viking
Chant
Instructions:
Have the children sit in two
straight lines as if sitting in a viking longboat. Designate them into four
different groups. While pretending to row the long boat, they can chant as
follows:
Group 1: Heave Ho, Heave Ho
Group 2: We are Vi-king
war-ri-ors, We are Vi-king war-ri-ors
Group 3: Thor, O-din, Thor,
O-din
Group 4: Val-hal-a, Val-hal-a, Val-hal-a
8.Snack: Swedish
Berries and Swedish Fish
