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Cardboard Cities

WITH Stacie forbes

Learn how to make your own cardboard city using recycled materials with Stacie Forbes!

What you’ll need!

  • 1 top of pizza box

  • Food boxes: cereal, crackers, cookies, etc.

  • 1 Kleenex box

  • Paper towel tubes

  • Toilet paper tubes

  • Pointed scissors

  • Black marker

  • 4 large paper clips

  • Masking tape

  • 4 small glasses/coffee mugs or anything that could be used as a weight

The following Minnesota State Academic Standards apply to this lesson:

5.0.2.2.1 Explore ideas through the work of other artists.
5.0.2.4.1 Identify choices made in one's original artwork.
5.1.2.3.2 Practice safe use of art materials and tools while making art.
5.2.2.4.1 Describe choices made at different steps in an art making process.
5.1.2.2.1 1. Identify multiple ideas for an artistic prompt.