Knight's helmet
Print instructions & templates
Get ready for battle in a medieval knight's helmet.
You will need:
a large sheet of metallic cardboard
a smaller sheet of coloured cardboard
stapler
glue
large coloured feather
scissors
Make a robe to go with your Knights helmet
Belted robe
Make this simple robe to go with your knight’s helmet, crown or jester’s hat. A great addition to a dress-up box.
The dragon roared, snorting fire as it swooped over the village. Two cottages burst into flame, their occupants running screaming into the street to escape the searing heat of the flames.
Zoe stood in the centre of the village and straightened her helmet, taking a deep breath. She squinted, peering through the slits in the visor, trying to spot the dragon through the smoke and flames. The metal helmet was terribly heavy and her head was getting hotter by the minute.
"It's like wearing an iron saucepan!" she thought. But hopefully it would stop the dragon from biting her head off. She also hoped that when the dragon attacked she would be able to lift her shield, which currently rested on the ground in front of her - it felt like it weighed a ton.
She could see the dragon menacing some of the village children... "This is it!" she thought, raising her sword above her head and yelling a war cry. The dragon turned towards her, its red eyes glowing and a trickle of smoke rising from each nostril. It snorted, spread its wings and half hopped, half glided towards Zoe...
From the Powerhouse Museum's collection:
With the lack of dragons around these days, firemen are the only ones who get to fight fires. This brass fireman's helmet is over a hundred years old, and is decorated with fire-breathing dragons.
Take a closer look.
Step by step:
1. Pull together and overlap the back two side flaps of the helmet. Staple securely.
2. Pull the top flap over and staple it firmly to the other flaps.
3. Turn the helmet around and repeat steps 1 and 2 for the front flaps.
4. Attach the nose, brow and face plates together by stapling them once through the middle.
5. Staple the face plates to the helmet: Top and bottom on each side, at both sides of the forehead and through the centre of the nose piece.
6. Cut out decorations from the templates. Using glue, cover any visible staples with the diamond shapes, and attach other decorative elements to the helmet.
