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This Geronimo Stilton Time Travel book has your kids going back in time through the Medieval time. If you love the Geronimo Stilton Books, you’ll love this medieval stained glass window cling.

Let’s ride off with brave Geronimo Stilton through the Medieval Period straight into Camelot.

This first book in the series takes you through prehistory with the dinosaurs, and through Ancient Egypt and the Great Sphinx of Giza, and finally into Camelot.

The Medieval period is where we are going to hang out today with a colorful hands-on activity that you will love.

After reading Geronimo Stilton: The Journey Through Time (Geronimo Stilton), we decided to make a stained glass window craft.

This is a DIY window cling that you can use over and over and move it around as you like.

Start with a simple design like a window with big areas to fill in.

However, once you get the hang of it you can create beautiful flowers, swords, a coat of arms and more to deck your windows out in style.

About the Geronimo Stilton Time Travel Series

And the time travel series are a unique series. Like most all the books they have unique sections and pictures full of facts for the time period.

They are filled with maps that show your child where events are taking place.

Also, facts about the time period, detailed and labeled buildings, in this case a castle.

Throughout the reading there are important tidbits woven in like what they ate and wore during the time period.

So, the series is more than just fun reading, but a way to make science, history, and geography a meaningful part of the story.

Again, we’re focusing on only one section of the book.

History Middle Ages Hands-on Activities

Then, add a few more activities and fun items.

And you can create a simple and easy Middle Ages unit study that your royal knight will thoroughly enjoy.

• Make a Coat of Arms Activity
• How to Make a Codex
• Build a fun Medieval Catapult to work in some STEM
• These Safari Toob Knights and Dragons add to any unit study to encourage dramatic small world play but also they can be used in dioramas and sensory bins.

In addition, here is a fun role-playing costume.

Too, you’ll love these other Geronimo Stilton activities to go with the books.

Other Geronimo Stilton Chapter Book Activities

• The Journey Through Time #2 Back In Time Ancient Rome Fun Mosaic
• Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Series Fifth Journey Fun Eiffel Tower
• 10 Things to Learn From The Fun Geronimo Stilton Chapter Books
• Geronimo Stilton The Fourth Journey Through Time Fun Cleopatra Collar
• Learn About Mozart The Eight Journey Through Time Geronimo Stilton Series
• The Geronimo Stilton Book Fourth Journey Fun Egypt Game
• Geronimo Stilton Journey Through Time Craft a Fun England Tower Guard
• Mouse in Space Fun Puffy Moon Craft (Glow in the Dark)
• Down and Out Down Under Make a Fun Edible Coral Reef
• Field Trip to Niagara Falls Summary And Fun Corn Craft
• The Journey Through Time #2: Back in Time Colosseum Craft
• The Race Against Time Geronimo Stilton Activities: Fun Edible Spine
• Journey Through Time #2: Back in Time Mayan Craft
• The Curse of The Cheese Pyramid Barbie Mummy
• Who Is Geronimo Stilton Rodent Notebooking Page

Finally, here are some tips to keep in mind before doing this craft.

How to Create a Medieval Stained Glass Window Craft

Before you get started, know this.

• Keep a couple wet q tips on hand to clean up drips and overflow.
• Start with a simple design for your first one, keep it large and with minimal detail.
• Don’t use paint in place of food coloring or it will not have the translucent effect. You can use liquid food coloring though if that’s what you have on hand.

List of supplies.

• Black craft paint
• White craft glue
• Gel food coloring
• Dish soap
• paint brushes
• Gallon ziploc bag
• paper
• Paint palette or a paper plate

Start by designing your window by drawing it with a pencil on a sheet of white paper or cardstock.

Once you are happy with the design darken the lines by drawing over them with a black marker.

Slip your drawing inside a gallon sized ziploc bag.

To create the leaded paint lines, mix black paint into white craft glue.

This part does not need to be translucent and we want thicker lines here.

Just add enough paint to the glue to turn it black. Add 2 drops of dish soap and mix well.

Smooth out your plastic bag and “draw” over the outlines of your picture with the black glue mixture.

You will need to let this dry probably overnight so that it is completely dry and will not smear for the next step.

Once the black lines are dry you can add your color.

Geronimo Stilton Time Travel Stained Glass Craft

To do this, mix a drop of gel food color and a very small drop of dish soap to a couple teaspoons of glue.

Repeat this for as many colors as you would like.

Fill in all the open spaces.

Make the spaces solid or swirl to get a different effect.

Be sure to add a thick layer of paint so that your cling is sturdy and doesn’t fall apart when peeled off.

Use a wet q tip to clean up drips off the black paint if needed.

You will need to let this next step dry for a day as well.

Once everything is dry, carefully peel the window off the plastic bag.

Clean the window where you want to put it with a bit of windex and leave slightly damp.

Apply your stained glass to the window.

It will stick until you peel it off and can be stored in a plastic bag when not in use.

If you have them, separate multiple window clings with pieces of waxed paper.

What do you think? Ready to try another fun Geronimo Stilton activity?