(For events forthcoming, please see the Gyldenholt calendar or the Caid calendar.)
2006
June ~ Gyldenholt Anniversary
The theme for the children was Chivalric Virtues 
. We made viking-style necklaces that were presented to Their Majesties of Caid and Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt. The children had poster board shields and could color or glue items to them. We also had paper, markers, and various stickers available. We played a "Rescue the Maiden" relay race. After the "official" version, kids made up their own variations and some of them played for an hour longer! 
In addition to what I brought, the following also provided for the children: Children's Arts Competition, Lady Christiana de Mandeville (Competition winner was Kaitlyn Wulfricsdottir); Youth Combat, THL Teka Turmanov; Youth Bardic Competition, Bantiarna Sadb inghean Abner ui Lorcainn (Unfortunately, no children entered but I am grateful that they tried ).
Congratulations to Aaron mac Tigernaig, Dana Wulfricsdottir and Aelfriede von Vogelsang for being awarded their Acorns!
March ~ Gyldenholt/Calafia Friendship Tournament
Lady Jolie from Calafia had some wonderful activities for the children!
A quest...on friendship and courtly manners and helping others. A Dog Safety/History of Dogs Class right after Opening Court. Gingerbread cookie decorating and friendship bracelets. The bards come over to the Children's Pavilion. Nerf Archery. Then we were done...
January ~ Gyldenholt Unbelted Tournament
Children decorated their own loot pouch, using a variety of fun materials, made many fun creations with beads and string bracelets, necklaces, belts, etc. - it was fun to see what they came up with! We had a pirate relay race - children got into a ship (a box decorated like a ship, which they stepped into and carried), sailed past the dangerous sea creatures, got out and walked down the gankplank (bubble wrap - that was a lot of fun!), killed the pirate in his lair (smacked a rag doll with a boffer sword), stole his treasure (bead necklaces), did the whole thing in reverse and passed the boat onto the next sea captain. Thanks to Caitrin and Tigernach for running this activity! We had a pirate ship battle, with cardboard ships and soft playballs for "cannonballs". And, we had pirate and castle toy sets, as well as other toys and games, available all day.
2005
October ~ Gyldenholt Harvest Tournament
We had a variety of materials available (socks, pipe cleaners, string, fabric, etc.), and we all made own stuffed rats, plague germs or self-designed creations.We made rat-shaped bookmarks, too! Tigernach ran a Rat Hunt game, and it was SO MUCH FUN! Kaitlyn and Casey were the winners with the most "kills"! And, huzzah to Aaron and Casey, the Harvest King and Queen!
June ~ Gyldenholt Anniversary
Thank you to Timothy the Procrastinator for this report: Although we had a dozen or more youths at Gyldenholt today we had 4 Youth Combatants in 3 Age groups. I think some of our youths spent their time at the Archery Range (a equally worthy endevor) and of course several formed the Princess Royal's escort. In the 7-9 group Logan son of Killian (age 9) again captured the best two out of three, defeating new commer Eric the Red (age 8). Jack Lovett (age 12) and Logan Lochrane (age 14) warmed up by sparing against each other before the worthyness of each was tested in turn by Duke Guillaume who graciously agree'd to face them. I fear we almost had to call a cardiac response team for several members of Baroness Bridget's court until I reminded the Duke that he should only defend, not engage the youth combatant's. I am very greatfull to Guillaume for his time, and he held up well under Baron Wulfric's ribbing, calling him forword at closing court with the "other" Boffer combatants.
March ~ Gyldenholt/Calafia Friendship Tournament
The A&S winners were Aaron mac Tigernaig with his inkle weaving and documentation, and Críostóir mac Tigernaig with an original "Viking saga" 
. We had terra cotta clay available for children to make their own rune stones or clay Viking toys. They made many interesting and original creations! We made paper drinking horns - wow, those were cool, and we could really drink from them!We played a Viking trader relay race. This was a lot of fun! We got to "ride" in a Viking dragon ship, gallop across the desert on a fine Arabian steed, and trade furs for spices and glassware. We played Viking table games, and colored runestones. Hnefatafl was fun! Boffers were in the style of a Viking hólmgang. Boffer winners were Jordan (0-6), Cameron (7-10), Kevin (11-14). Thanks to Tigernach for running boffers! And as befits a Viking event, we ended with Ragnarok! Gods and Giants battled to the death! It's too bad closing court got in our way! Thank you to everyone who helped with activities for the children, especially Dana, Kaitlyn, Cameron, the Mysterious Lady in Yellow, Críostóir and Caitrín.
January ~ Gyldenholt Unbelted Tournament
We played a "station game" where each child learned a bit about Medieval Medicine . All children participating in the potpourri craft received an extra "limb" for boffers. In addition, the potpourri was made into sachets and presented to Her Majesty of Caid and Her Excellency of Gyldenholt at closing court. Children participating in this activity were Críostóir, Aaron, Gaulti, Megan, Joe, Katie, Louie, Jenna, Dana, Gwen, Logan and Dalla. Boffers was an adaptation of a "Bertie Beetle" style tournament. Everybody tried to acquire hits on their opponents' various body parts, and acquire a full "BODY". Participants were scored on unique hits to the BODY: head, two arms, torso, and two legs. The 6 and under age group was not required to claim a "head". EveryBODY who claimed a whole BODY received a prize. Everyone who played received a yarn doll token. Boffer participants of exceptional note were: (0-6) Dalla Jade: Achieved the goal of scoring a hit on every body part, (0-6) Ethan:Best Death, (7-9) Gaulti Skullcleaver: Most Chivalrous, (7-9) Logan: Best Death, (10+) Meghan: Most Chivalrous, (10+) Hunter: Most Chivalrous.
2004
December ~ Gyldenholt Yule
We decorated the Acorn Table with all sorts of acorns! Each child even got to take home a wooden acorn. And we had paper placemats with activities on them. We made all sorts of Yule ornaments, prismatic chains, things with pinecones, etc. We strung beads and played table games while we ate. We even had a snowball fight, with socks balled up into snowballs, and an igloo to defend! And of course, Father Christmas paid a visit! It was a lot of fun!
November ~ Caid Fall Queen's Champion Tournament
Lady Lishka Cheglokova ran boffers, THANK YOU! Children could make a paper cup dragon and a parachutist (we had documentation available for these, but no one seemed to care 
). We had two "organized" games, a ring toss (tossing a crown onto a doll's head), and a Chariot race. We played many many times until the children were all finished! At Closing Court, we made a Presentation of the candy kiss roses to Her Majesty.
November ~ Caid Fall Coronation
We made candy kiss roses to present to Her Majesty at Queen's Champion. Children made Court activity pouches, and filled them with a coloring book they made, beads to string, and a small weaving board. They made two different kinds of crowns: Paper crowns decorated with stickers and glitter glue, and Pipe cleaner crowns decorated with beads. There was a treasure hunt in the sandbox. Children dug for coins, necklaces, and gemstone rings. They LOVED this activity!
October ~ Gyldenholt Harvest Festival
We made some harvest crafts (leaf crowns and masks), and marionettes. And, we had toys and games to play with. The "Take a Pig to Market" game was a big favorite! "Goose" was fun too! We had "Mad Dog" boffer lists. Casey won in the 0-6 age range. Michael won in the 7-9 age range. Ethan won for most chivalrous.
August ~ Caid Academy of the Sword
We did leather armor making (Skirt). We also had "Boffer Training" Games, and practice in different tournament styles.
June ~ Gyldenholt Anniversary
The A&S winner was Aaron, with his dragon sculpture. The boffer age group winners were Aaron (0-6), Briana (7-10), Joshua (11-13), and Scott (14+). Briana was awarded Most Chivalrous. We also made a fish in a bottle, rag dolls, had a giant ice block , painted wooden trees, and presented gifts to the visiting Baronies, Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt, and Their Majesties of Caid. Congratulations to Briana and Críostóir, who were awarded their Order of the Acorn!
April ~ Gyldenholt Baron's Feast
We had a lot of great food and fun games! We made stick horses, and played with bubbles. The whole day was a lot of fun!
February ~ Caid Festival of the Rose
The Youth A&S winners were Aaron with his necklace and documentation, and Kaitlyn with her beaded necklace. We made and presented a gift to Her Majesty. We painted a flowerpot with the general use badge of Caid (it had a stencil, so it was easy for the children to paint the pot blue with few mistakes!), and filled it with ink pens decorated to resemble flowers, in blue and white, for Her Majesty to keep or distribute (she said she planned to take them to Estrella). We also had coloring sheets, beads to string, sand art castles (using pixie stix instead of sand), and lots of games and toys. Thank you to the Event Stewards for getting us a GREAT room to use!
January ~ Gyldenholt Unbelted Tournament
For boffers, the winners were Aaron (0-6), Anna (Most Chivalrous, 0-6), Ian (Best Death, 0-6), Meghan (7-9 and Most Chivalrous, 7-9), Kaitlyn (Best Death, 7-9), Ulf (10-13, also received Queen's Prize), Alexis (Most Chivalrous, 10-13), James (Best Death, 10-13), Robert (14+), (Most Chivalrous, 14+). The winner of the 10 to 13 also received a Roman Scutum shield presented by Her Majesty Queen Levana. The youth People's Choice Arts and Sciences display had almost 20 entries! This was a wonderful display of youth talent, including many drawings, a hand-sewn hat that was presented to His Majesty, and a guitar performance! The winners were Aaron for a copper rubbing, Críostóir for polished rocks, and Kaitlyn for a well-executed dragon craft. We made some fun crafts. Children had the chance to make their own fire-breathing dragon. Later in the day, we made and launched our own dragon "rockets"! We had a hunt for dragons ! The children had fun searching around the event site for dragon signs, and matching the pictures to their booklet descriptions. A big THANK YOU to all of the Baronies and households (and Her Majesty) who agreed to host a dragon for the day. After closing court, the few of us who were left played "Catch the Dragon's Tail".
2003
December ~ Gyldenholt/Lyondemere Yule
Father Christmas made his traditional appearance for the younger members of the populace. We had some fun things to do. We made Sword in the Stone (clay and a plastic toothpick sword), Paper crowns, a toilet paper tube King, and Candy cane ornaments.
November ~ Caid Fall Queen's Champion Archery
For the honor of Her Royal Majesty and the glory of Caid, welcome one and all to Schutzenfest! We had a lot of fun with the William Tell shoot (with safe, foam arrows), crafts (we made apple necklaces and stick dolls, including some we presented to Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt and Their Majesties of Caid), dress up and making a castle from boxes, and as always, coloring and toys!
October ~ Gyldenholt Harvest Festival
We made some harvest crafts, and there were toys and games to play with. There was Youth Arts and Sciences. The three entries tied, so they all won! Caitrín entered a plate, Críostóir entered a mug, and Aaron entered a coil bowl. In boffers, the winners were Katie (0-6), Jacob (7-9), Críostóir (10-13), Josh (Most Chivalrous), Brianna (Best Death) and Aaron (Best Death).
August ~ Calafia Leodamus of Thebes Tournament
There was a quest comprised of Name and Find that God/dess, and Olympic games. We also had fun crafts (weaving, constellations, and Olympic torches), and learned about some aspects of Ancient Greek life. The games winners were: Belle (Javelin), Yvette (Discus, Shot Put, and Chariot Race: older children), and Arianna (Chariot Race: younger children).
June ~ Gyldenholt Anniversary
The A&S winner was Aaron, with his handmade paper. We made all kinds of things out of paper: Paper hats (each child was awarded a prize ribbon for his or her creation), "Life sized" paper images of Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt(presented to Their Excellencies), Paper "make a village" (a large sheet of paper, and the children collectively drew a village on it ~ it made a fun backdrop for the toy castle), Tissue paper flowers (presented to Their Majesties of Caid, Their Excellencies of Gyldenholt, and Their Excellencies from visiting Baronies), Paper pinwheels, Paper tangrams, and Origami jumping horses.
June ~ Gyldenholt Baronial Archery
We made "Robin Hood" hats, and "arrows" from beads to pin to our hats (the smaller children made bead string necklaces), had a variety of short and fun activities, such as temporary tattoos, "break your own" geodes (wow, this was FUN!), and bird whistles. We also had bubbles and built a giant castle out of cardboard boxes!
April ~ Gyldenholt Baron's Feast
We played a lot of fun games and even had a snow fight. In addition to all of the wonderful things His Excellency has already planned for the day, we had a play castle and puppet theater, games, toys and bird whistles, tattoos, and more!
March ~ Gyldenholt/Calafia Friendship Tournament
Friendship Tourney was the SAME DAY as Caid Arts and Sciences Pentathlon, so we had a LOT of children attend! We had fun with "activity boxes". We got to do the following activites: Basic heraldry, Mosaics, Beading, Toilet paper tube "doll" making (jester, knight, unicorn, pirate), Active games and toys (jump ropes, juggling balls, horseshoes, ball games, etc.), Quiet games and toys (board games, building blocks, coloring, etc.), The game of Go, Candle decorating (candles were presented to Their Majesties of Caid, and Their Excellencies of Calafia and Gyldenholt). Huzzah to Caitrín ingen Tigernaig, who received her Order of the Acorn award at this event!
March ~ Heatherwyne March Hare
All four of the entries (and winners!) of the youth Arts and Sciences contest were from Gyldenholt! Congratulations to Dana (paper favor), Aaron (yarn weaving), Críostóir (felt ball) and Caitrín (blackwork)!
January ~ Gyldenholt Unbelted Tournament
We had a GREAT boffer tournament, with 27 combatants! Thank you to Boffer Deputy Lady Teka Turmanov of Al Sahid and her helpers, for running the combat! The Youth A&S winners were Caitrín for a piece of inkle weaving, and Robert for a page of calligraphy and illumination. We had some children's A&S mini-classes/demos. Tigernach taught the Game of GO. Caitrín and Cáelfind demonstrated and taught basic stitchery and blackwork, and inkle weaving. We played a REALLY fun game, "Quest for the Virtues of Chivalry". Everyone had a LOT of fun with this, they all learned something, and even the adults enjoyed it too! Many thanks to the adult volunteers; Duke Sir Guillaume de la Belgique, Countess Leonora Morgana, Baronesse Cara Michelle DuValier, Katrine Halwulf, Tigernach mac Maonach,and the volunteer staff of the Arts and Sciences pavilion. We also played "Save the Maiden (or Lad) from the Dragon" relay race, and got to use quiet games, toys, crafts and coloring. Finally, we made sachets and gave them to the King and Queen to use as largesse.
2002
October ~ Gyldenholt Harvest Festival
We decorated masks, made paper ducks and sheep, and harvest baskets. We also played with games and toys! We made and presented gifts ("stained glass" candle holders) to Their Excellencies and Their (Harvest) "Majes-trees", at closing court. We also made clay beads for Their Majesties (which were presented informally by some of the children at Queen's Champion). Caitrín and Críostóir both entered the Youth divsion of the People's Choice Arts and Sciences demo. Caitrín entered a small clay bowl she made. Críostóir entered a black and white painting of an owl. They tied with how many votes they received, so they both won!
page updated 19 December 2005
