Dear StrongStart Friends,

One thing we all have nowadays is an abundance of cardboard. Cardboard boxes, tissue boxes, empty toilet paper rolls, egg cartons, cardboard galore! One rainy day, I was busy coming up with few ideas about how to use the cardboard I have to create easy and fun activities.

I used my trusty black duct tape (which I always have around) to create  binoculars out of toilet paper rolls and I used some everyday objects like socks, clothes pins  and pipe cleaners to make other creations. I had fun thinking creatively.

 

I hope you will give it a try, there are many great ideas on the internet about how to use cardboard, but it is always fun to use your imagination  too. The sky (or the amount of cardboard you have) is the limit.

To inspire you more click here to here read “Not a Box”

by Antoinette Portis with me, published by Scholastic.

 

I also made a puppet called Woody (made of wooden sticks, with his clothes made again with a bit of duct tape).

Thinking of all the dandelions outside, I decided to paint them using again – toilet paper rolls and little bit of paint (I  used home made paint, made out of flour and water). Thanks to Marianna for the idea.

Have fun together and don’t forget to send me pictures of your creations!

Ms. Lillian