This step-by-step activity book shows children how to recreate some of the crafts and special events of the medieval period using easily accessible materials. Children will especially enjoy planning a medieval feast, including making invitations, preparing the food that would have graced a noble's table, and dressing for the part. Activities include- making food that peasants or lords may have eaten, such as pottage, honeyed carrots, medieval gingerbread, and spiced cider- hosting a medieval feast and making your own invitations, decorations, and medieval menu- making your own coat of arms- weaving just as all medieval clothing was woven- making your own illuminated name card, mosaic, or stained-glass window- hosting a traveling puppet-show