Cardboard challenge

Materials As much as possible I try to use recyclable materials for construction art lessons. I source these from Recreate or ask the children to bring things in from home. Recyclable materials Bottles Caps Cardboard boxes (cereal/shoeboxes etc.) Wrapping paper Scrap paper Containers (yoghurt pots/egg cartons) Other materials Tin foil Scissors Foam sheets Stickers Crepe paper Pipe

Along side my ludo board game I also decided to make a quick, small game of knots and crosses (tic, tac, toe) as this game was also very personal to me. I would always have a quick game of knots an…

Well...the cardboard arcade is upon us! We are in our second round of games. Take a look at these amazing games and all of the smiling faces! The idea of taking cardboard boxes and turning them into amazing carnival games...games that our students play then at our school carnival...making money for books and computers and all those things we have a hard time buying due to budget cuts...is simply amazing. This year's games outdo anything we have seen... and all our kiddos need is a bit of…

Our 2016 cardboard challenge did not disappoint. My afterschool Makers Club students came up with amazing, innovative projects.

Highlight of my Saturday: seeing the inspiring entrepreneur extraordinaire behind Caine's Arcade in action!

A cardboard challenge event is an easy, low-tech, low-cost way to encourage the maker spirit in your school building! Here is the story of how our cardboard challenge event at Sandburg Middle School.

What blizzard? You're too busy building this geodesic box fort.

A guide with resources for facilitating a cardboard challenge in your classroom.

Here's a fun STEM challenge - combine cardboard boxes with Hot Wheels track to make a really awesome ball track! Elementary kids will enjoy this building challenge, and preschoolers will love it too, if someone older helps build the track. Owen and I had a great time transforming some cardboard boxes into this track. We started with one good sized box and some hot glue. I cut all the flaps off the box first with a utility knife (adult job!). Then I cut smaller pieces to make the ramps in..

This Interactive Cardboard maze for Kids boosts problem-solving and hours of screen-free play! Learn how to make it with Step-By-Step photos!

Here are some tools that can help to support your students during a cardboard challenge in your makerspace.

Cardboard box 1 or 2 year old birthday party .. This is awesome

Project: Recycle & Create(cardboard tubes) DIY Ring Toss

Last year was the first time that I implemented the Cardboard Challenge Valentine’s Day Box Project, and my fourth graders were all about it. They came with AMAZING projects, and my third grade group salivated all over them. Although I have been doing Valentine’s Day Book Reports with my third graders for a few years …

DIY SkeeBall made from cardboard boxes . And LED Strip lights . #CardboardSkeeBall #SkeeBall #Diy #quarantineChronicles

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Find out how to make this creative DIY Cardboard Gumball Machine with a few recycled items. Fun STEM project for kids #hellowonderful

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