--- title: Kids Arts and Crafts Resembles Game of Thrones Credits description: A collection of preschool art projects bore a striking resemblance to the 'Game of Thrones' credits after the show's theme song was added. canonical: https://time.com/5577372/kids-recreate-game-of-thrones-opening-credits/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-24T17:29:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:45.807Z og:title: This Preschool Art Project Nails the Game of Thrones Credits og:description: See the Seven Kingdoms in a whole new way og:url: https://time.com/5577372/kids-recreate-game-of-thrones-opening-credits/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b57f6ab105f2899/6988da6c096a9485de69f373/game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-white-walkers-battle-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-white-walkers-battle-05 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Preschool Art Project Nails the Game of Thrones Credits twitter:description: See the Seven Kingdoms in a whole new way twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b57f6ab105f2899/6988da6c096a9485de69f373/game-of-thrones-beyond-the-wall-white-walkers-battle-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Kids Recreating the _Game of Thrones_ Opening Credits With Arts and Crafts Confirms the Young People Will Save Us > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 24, 2019 5:29 PM UTC  HBO  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Apr 24, 2019 5:29 PM UTC A collection of preschool arts and crafts projects bore a striking resemblance to the [epic (and now, ever-evolving) _Game of Thrones_ opening credits](http://time.com/5570838/game-of-thrones-opening-credits-changes-meaning/), especially once the show’s theme music was added for effect. Comedian Roy Wood, Jr. shared an Instagram video of him panning all of his son’s preschool’s art projects, which were made of wooden blocks similar to the mechanical map of Westeros that unfolds during the credits that play before the beginning of [every episode of _Game of Thrones_](http://time.com/5550596/how-long-every-game-of-thrones-season-8-episode/). Accompanied with the music from the beloved HBO show, it made for a pretty good dupe of the real thing. As devoted fans of the show know, the [eighth and final season of ](http://time.com/5517025/game-of-thrones-binge-watch-recaps/)_Game of Thrones_ has not only brought change to the Seven Kingdoms but also to the opening credit sequence. Every week, the map evolves with the new episode’s weekly release — often giving viewers clues about what to expect from the episode. 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