The Castle Tower

Is it a keep or a dungeon? Build it, then it’s up to you!

Build a large square tower. You can use it as a keep to protect your friends, or as a dungeon to imprison your enemies. Or make a big castle and build both!

Goals

To manipulate and build with bricks.
To recognise the shape of a square.

The adult prepares

1 baseplate
36 bricks with more than 3 studs each, to ensure a strong building
1 bowl

Build a square with 6 bricks on the baseplate.
Place the 30 other bricks in the bowl.

The children play

Ask the child to make the tower taller.

All four walls must be the same height.

Facilitation tips

Start the tower by building several rows of bricks before the activity starts.
Increase the number of towers to be built or change the size of the initial square.
Ask: What would happen if you dropped a brick or a LEGO mini figure in the tower?