Bridge Building
This is a fun and engaging activity that we recently did at after school care. You need plan for it a bit, saving up cardboard and various other materials that can be used to make a bridge.
Somethings that can be used include:
- Cardboard boxes
- newspaper
- Popsicle sticks
- Masking Tape
Here are some pictures of what they came up with:
In addition to this you make it a competition to see who can make the longest bridge or the strongest bridge.
I did this activity at my After Care and it was a huge hit! I let the kids form bridge building teams (four to a team) and let them select pieces from a pile of recyclable materials. The only rule was each bridge had to reach across a gap as long as a ruler. When they were finished we tested how strong each bridge was by putting Jenga blocks on them. They had a blast! Great idea!!
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