Recycled Robot Craft

Children love to explore possibilities. Learning to make Robots from empty soup mix, cereal or dry good boxes is a way for young children to become engaged in their own rich inner resources. This is also a great way for kids to tap into their imaginations and see beyond the box.

Materials:
Empty small boxes (from gifts or food) and cereal boxes
Paper tubes
Small plastic tops or bottle caps
Pie plates
Elmer’s glue
Aluminum foil
Scotch tape
Clear packing tape is also good to work with.

Directions
Place a bunch of boxes on the table and start to play with their shapes. Have the children do different kinds of formations and move the pieces around to form a body. When they find a structure that fits together, have them glue it together or use the clear packing tape (which is really good to work with because it holds everything firmly in place). Finally, cover the pieces in aluminum foil.

Have fun!