This was a late birthday gift for Isaac. I meant to have the shield ready on his birthday to go with his mask that I gave him, but with Drew's bursitis thing and visiting my sister it got put on hold. I finished it last week since I didn't have to do school prep anymore. I found
this tutorial a while back on Pinterest. It wasn't hard, but it was a bit time-consuming with lots of steps. I just worked on it a little every evening and finished it up during a nap time. It is a lot bigger than he needs, but I didn't want to mess with shrinking the pattern. It was raining when I finished it and he couldn't wait for it to stop so he could practice throwing it. It is made out of cardboard, polypropylene rope, and colored duct tapes. I also cut some straps off a bag that we didn't need to make the straps on the back of the shield. (You can see the white straps a little in the picture with Drew, below.) It is light enough that it won't kill anybody or give anyone a concussion (although I am sure it would feel good to have it thrown at you,) but sturdy enough to throw and play with, I hope.
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