And he is in command
Of all my Boxville Army
At Box Fort in Boxland.
HOW TO BUILD A TOY CASTLE AND A FAIRYLAND HOUSE
Material Required to Make a Castle: any box, either round or square—one at least six or seven inches deep is best.
Material Required to Make a Fairyland House: an oblong box deep enough for door and windows to be cut in its sides, a few little crackers or “goodies”—possibly some gilt or silver paper in place of these.
Have you ever played in fairyland? Well, if you have not been there, you can very well make a fairyland upon the play-room floor, and in it you may gather together all the people of your Red, and Blue, and Green, and Yellow Fairy Books. These people will be Knights, and Princesses, Witches, Goblins, Fairies. All are toys, and it is an easy matter to get them together—quite as easy as it is to make a fairyland castle.
I will tell you how. First, you may like to build the castle, for that is all-important. There never yet was a fairyland without that!
Find some deep box with its cover. It really matters little whether the box is round or square-sided. A round box will make a high tower-like castle similar to the one in the picture. A square one will make one more like a fortress. It scarcely matters which you choose. Take the cover from your box. This is to form the castle ramparts later. High up in the box rim cut one or two long tower windows. Cut a door at the base of the rim. Next cut the ramparts in the box cover. (For cutting ramparts, see [Diagram Three, F], page 172.) Glue these to the top of your castle box—and the castle is made!