Box Airplane

Great for role play and dress ups. Careful though, as there might be fights over who gets to use it. 

Materials Needed:

• Cardboard Box
• More cardboard for wings
• Paint
• String
• Tape

When you have finished designing and decorating your plane and it has dried cut some string and attach it to the plane so that kids wear the plane like overalls. 

Box Masks

Box Masks

Materials Needed

This one may need a little planning. If you are working at a child care center or after school care that does big orders once a term or every six weeks or so much sure you save all your boxes. While this means that your office or work space may become cluttered it is worth it in the end.  You can either make it free art or define it with a theme such as robots.

• Big Boxes
• Glue
• Scissors
• Markers

Method

1. Let the kids know what you expect of them, whether the activity is free o defined.
2. Let them go!
3. You may need to make sure some children aren't greedy though.

Glitter Box

Glitter Box

Materials Needed

• Coloured Paper
• Cardboard
• Cube Net
• Glitter
• Glue
• Newspaper

Method

1. Using the cube net, or making one your self create a template on cardboard for children to trace. You can find a printable template here:  http://www.themathlab.com/geometry/section9/cubenet.gif
2. Before gluing the box together decorate the exterior.
3. You can use other things than glitter but glitter is the easiest, and messiest.
4. To save on clean up place newspaper under the box when decorating. 
5. First put apply glue then shower the surface with glitter.
6. The newspaper will help you save what ever doesn't stick.
7. Wait until the glue has dried then put the box together.

TIP: For a more sturdier box use thicker paper.