Outside the Box!: Creative Activities for Ecology-Minded Kids

by Joan Irvine, Linda Hendry (Illustrator)

Overview

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 playthings—and 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 way—a creative, environmental lesson that kids will love!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486122342
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/18/2013
Series:	Dover Children's Activity Books Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	7 - 11 Years

About the Author

Joan Irvine is a popular children's book author and full-time teacher who lives in Ontario, Canada. Her award-winning "pop-up" books have been sold all over the world.
Linda Hendry is an award-winning illustrator who lives in Ontario.

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