The Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series has so many topics in one book. If your child is loving the Geronimo Stilton books, your child will love making a fun Eiffel Tower.
In Geronimo Stilton No Time To Lose The Fifth Journey Through Time Geronimo jumps from Napoleon’s Time to the Vikings’ Time and finally to King Solomon’s time in the Whisker Wafter time machine.
We are going to ride with him to France to Napoleon’s Court for his coronation ceremony to crown him as emperor of France.
And then we will work on a hands-on activity which combines several areas of stem.
- technology
- engineering
- math
- art and
- some history, and geography as we learn about a famous French landmark.
Geronimo Stilton Hands-on Literature
As usual these great Geronimo Stilton adventures take you through the clothing of the time periods in the books.
No Time To Lose (Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time #5) is no exception.
You get to meet interesting historical figures like Napoleon and Josephine, and your kids learn so much about history through an entertaining little chapter.
Was the Eiffel Tower part of the landscape when Napoleon charged through?
No, but it was built to celebrate the centennial of the French Revolution at the World’s Fair.
While it is not a part of the story it is unarguably one of the most famously identifiable landmarks in the world.
Too, this is a great way to introduce a timeline to learn about events before, during, and after the French Revolution.
Also, you’ll love my French Revolution Unit Study and Lapbook to go with this craft.
6 Hands-on Activities for Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series
Then, look at these 6 ways to enhance the book and timer period about the French Empire.
- Pull up a world map online, check out the map on your wall, or use an atlas to help your child identify France.
- Give them a hands- activity like this Edible Eiffel Tower to make.
- Learn a few words in French – Bonjour-Hello, Au Revoir- Goodbye, Merci- Thank You, Oui- Yes and Non- No
- Check out a few French artists through their paintings online or in a book.
- Free Storming the Bastille Game
- Learn About the Geography of France by Creating A Solar Oven
French Empire Hands-on Activity
First, before I get to the directions I want to say you should definitely let your kids learn through trial and error in making this edible Eiffel Tower.
This is a great learning experience but I do want to give you a few tips that we learned along the process that will make it a little bit easier for you.
We originally set out to make our Eiffel Tower with just the cookies and the frosting which was not a strong enough glue.
Definitely, include toothpicks as well as anything else you think might be helpful for the building process and then let your child experiment with what works and what doesn’t.
Second, I found the sugar wafers cut very nicely with a butter knife but they make a huge mess from the minute they leave the package.
I’m talking worse than those little green packages of granola bars that leave crumbs everywhere.
I highly recommend you do this somewhere that is easily swept up or possibly even outside.
Will it be perfect? No it won’t, but remember momma, that’s okay the goal here is for them to learn and most importantly have fun while figuring it out.
Add these Safari Ltd Around the World figurines to your collection.
They can be used as art inspiration like for the Eiffel Tower, in sensory bins and dioramas, and so much more.
Build a Fun Edible Eiffel Tower
You will need:
- Vanilla sugar wafers
- Frosting
- Plastic or metal butter knife
- Toothpicks, skewers, etc…
- Plate, cookie sheet or other base
Next, the directions to make this fun craft Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series
This is an activity where you want your kid to be in the lead.
Let them solve with as little support as possible.
Try to keep your help as open ended as possible by forming it into a question.
- I see your tower is leaning, what do you think you could do to help that?
- You did a great job on the base, what is your next step going to be?
That being said I will give you a few tips and things that worked for us to share with your child to help them get started.
Dip both ends of your cookies in the frosting to help hold it into the base and each other as you secure it.
Start by making the base with 4 cookies in each corner.
Using another cookie in between is a good way to measure equal distances between the corners.
I found the easiest way to do this was to carefully press a toothpick through two, slide them apart to the ends and bend them slightly to get an angle. Two made a stronger connection.
Then build your “platform”.
This is easily done by piercing two wafers through the sides at each end like this.
Place it on top of the angled corners and secure.
You can then “wrap” cookies all around the side or just leave the platform depending on your little one’s level.
Repeat the same steps and cut your cookies slightly smaller for each level to create the tall tapering look. Use lots of toothpicks.
This is what happened before we started using lots of toothpicks to secure everything- a great lesson in why the strength of the foundation and each subsequent level to support your structure is so important.
Continue building all the way up as high as your child wants to go.
They will find after a certain point it will not hold well. Another great lesson they can learn on their own by doing.
Here is what your final structure may look like.
Finally, look at these other Geronimo Stilton books.
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For younger children or those who may become too frustrated due to coordination or learning challenges you may just choose to let them copy the Eiffel Tower on a flat surface.
You can still talk about the structure, the shape, what makes the Eiffel tower strong, etc.
