Let’s build
Rocket Ship
Use plastic containers or tin cans of all sizes. Glue or tape the cans
together, with the biggest can on the bottom. If you have an old funnel,
tape it to the top can. Paint the cans to look like a rocket ship, and
you’re ready to blast off to the moon.
Toothpick and Pea Constructions
Soak dried peas in water for about eight hours, or use canned peas. Then
stick toothpicks into the peas. You can build amazing constructions. Set
the constructions aside until the peas dry. As the peas dry, they will
shrink and make your constructions sturdy.
Milk-Carton Blocks
You can make a fine set of building blocks with small milk cartons. Cut
open the flaps and tape them down. If you paste paper on the cartons,
you’ll be able to paint and decorate them.
Card Houses
Use a deck of playing cards to build a house or a pyramid. It can be
done, but you must be patient and very careful when you build with
cards.
Box Structures
Glue boxes in a stack and paint them to look like a totem pole. If you
have very large cartons, make a house. Cut out doors and windows. Then
glue the cartons together so you can crawl from one carton to another.
