Cardboard Robots

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AGES:

4 and up  

INGREDIENTS:  

Various cardboard boxes, paper tubes, and other recycled materials  

Glue dots, glue sticks, or tacky glue in cups with popsicle sticks   

Scissors  

Permanent markers  

Shiny paper, construction paper, or tin foil  

INSTRUCTIONS: 

  1. Build your robot! Use or cut slits and holes to attach arms, legs, tubes or rollers. Glue on a head, use bottle caps for gears, an “on/off” switch, etc.

  2. Use paper and markers to decorate your robot.

  3. Bring the robot to life with sound effects and stories.