What art can you do with cardboard?

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What is relief sculpture for kids?

Relief sculpture is an artwork that projects out from a background surface. One side is flat with the artwork being on a wall or other flat background, and the other side has dimension like a sculpture. The ancient Greeks used relief sculpture to decorate their buildings.

What can I make with cardboard boxes?

Use it as a sled to slide down a hill. Build a fort or playhouse.

they fall over.

Create a boat. Use it as a tunnel to crawl through.

as a target.

Make wings out of it and pretend to fly. Leave the top open and throw things.

into it.

Make a “Mud Café” out of a few big boxes.

robot costume, then act like a robot.

How do you cut cardboard without a cutter?

Use a metal ruler as a straight edge for clean, straight cuts. If you want a perfectly straight cut, grab a metal ruler and line it up along your cutting line. Drag your utility knife along the ruler, or hold the cardboard over the edge of a table and carefully guide your scissor blades along the edge.

Are cardboard sculptures good for children?

If it also re-purposes a ton of cardboard, is an excellent fine motor workout, and looks super cool when finished, even better! Enter the threaded and stacked cardboard sculptures. I knew I wanted to introduce a sculptural piece for children as young as 18 months. At first, I considered doing a notched cardboard sculpture.

What is the best way to make a paper sculpture?

We use rolled up newspaper, taped into small geometric shapes. Those geometric shapes are then combined and stacked to make a sculpture as tall as the person making it. If you’ve got some spray paint lying around, go for it, but these can look just fine au natural.

What kind of paint do you use to paint cardboard sculptures?

With the younger kids, it made better sense to build the sculptures first and then paint the whole thing with regular tempera paint. However you structure painting, kids can thread the cardboard shapes any way they like.

What is the best way to teach kids to paint cardboard?

However you structure painting, kids can thread the cardboard shapes any way they like. I love the openness of the little cardboard tube pieces, and the wood beads and bolts give a little space between each stacked shape. Some children delighted in just stacking the wood beads and bolts and that was totally fine too.