Posts Tagged ‘Big Ideas’
Straws and Connectors City
On a nice sunny day, we went outside to build structures as part of our city development and planning lesson! We dropped a TON of Straws and Connectors on the ground and asked the campers to build around the city … Continue reading 
Skyscraper Building Cards
Build ’em up and knock ’em down! Skyscraper Building Cards are a perfect addition to your building play center for kids who love to play architect and Godzilla all in one! We decided to test how our R60450 Skyscraper Building … Continue reading
Constructa Clips Neighborhood
Constructa Clips are our versatile building toys–combine recyclable materials using the handy clips, and create anything from vehicles to robots, buildings and more! In this project, we got our campers to contribute to the development of a model neighborhood using … Continue reading
Double Color Card City
Let your little engineers create and build a city all their own using simple materials! Age: 4+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Fold unique sculptures to look like buildings using only card paper. Create colorful arrangements with the Double Color … Continue reading
Mosaic Buttons and Beads
Last year we made a project similar to this one with an assortment of beads and buttons. This year, we are adding a few more mosaic pieces and stylish buttons to our Big Ideas project to turn it into a … Continue reading
Paper Hand Wreath
Celebrate the power of unity through a beautiful wreath made of paper notepad hands, found in our R51220 Hand Padlet! Age: 3+ Duration: 10 minutes Learning Objectives: Connect activity to basic discussions about unity and equality or to popular global events … Continue reading
Spotlight on… Newspaper Builders
At last year’s art camp, we put together an amazing structure using our Newspaper Builders… What did we make? Read on below for more details! The Newspaper Builders kit includes several clear plastic tubes and an assortment of connectors. They … Continue reading
Spotlight on… Classroom Tunics
Keep track of your numbers and letters with Classroom Tunics! Every student can take part in the learning fun when they’ve donned their dry-erase pullover. The R49620 Dry Erase Classroom Tunics fit nicely onto students’ shoulders. The tunic is designed … Continue reading
Light Cube Jelly Play
Kids love experimenting with new and weird materials. No wonder, then, that we had the perfect opportunity to play with giant gelatine blocks over the Light Cube–the kids were so intrigued! Using feathers to decorate the gelatine was an added fine … Continue reading
Light Cube Reading Light!
Welcome back to 2015! We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break. We are excited to kick off the New Year with a feature post on our Educational Light Cube! Here’s a cool idea: use it as a soft glowing … Continue reading