Synopses & Reviews
If you've got a box, you've got it made! With step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, this book can help kids transform a cardboard box into easy-to-make playthingsand teach them firsthand about recycling. Start with the basics: a box and an imagination. Tissue boxes, cereal boxes, corrugated boxes, and cardboard boxes can all be put to good use. Then just follow directions for dozens of projects.
The possibilities are endless! Thinking beyond the box, kids can make a puppet stage, sports car, propeller airplane, robot, tin man costume, moon suit, giant dragon, miniature golf game, musical box band, and much more. It all adds up to enjoying a fun day in an earth-friendly waya creative, environmental lesson that kids will love!
Synopsis
If you've got a box, you've got it made! With step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, this book can help kids transform a cardboard box into a puppet theater, super fort, robot costume, sports car, miniature golf game, musical box band, and much more. It's a fun lesson in recycling and creativity that kids will love!
Synopsis
With these step-by-step instructions and hundreds of illustrations, kids can transform a cardboard box into fun activities from a puppet theater to a miniature golf game. A rewarding lesson in recycling and creativity!
Table of Contents
IntroductionPart 1: Make Your Own BoxesShape a BoxMake a Small BoxMore Ideas Using Geometric ShapesMake Boxes from CardsMake an Origami BoxFantastic WorldsPart 2: Surprise in a BoxMake a Hungry FishTransform a Television into a RobotPop-ups in a BoxMake a Tropical Rain Forest in the MoonlightMore DioramasPart 3: Fun and GamesMini-GolfMake Your Own Penny CarnivalMake Two Clubhouses with a Box Message SystemWiggle and Jump Your Way Through an Obstacle CoursePart 4: Boxes You Can WearMake an AirplaneMake Your Own TriceratopsMake a Sports CarMake a Tin ManMake a Moon SuitPart 5: Let's Put On a ShowMake a Popping Monster PuppetWiggle a Pig's NoseMake an Elephant MaskMake Your Own Musical Box BandMake a Medieval Castle TheatreMake a Shadow TheatreStagesLarge Stage Sets and Props