This week, we will be talking about modes of transportation. Allison, at No Time for Flashcards, made a hospital out of a cardboard box. We took the same idea, and made a Fire Station.
Materials:
A Cardboard Box
Clear Tape
Tempera Paint
A Black Sharpie Marker
A Knife or Sturdy Scissors
A Sentence Strip
Craft Paper or Butcher Block
1.First, wrap the box with paper.
2.Next, cut an opening for the door.
3.Use the Sharpie to draw your design.
You can also use a sentence strip to label the structure.
4.Paint your design.
I ended up using a paint brush, like this one.
It made nice bricks.
5.Let it dry.
6.Throw in a few fire trucks, and play!
My son loved making the trucks go in and out of the station. He even made his other vehicles visit the station. My personal favorite was a taxi visiting the Fire Station.
He was so engaged, that I am thinking of making other structures for him to use with his vehicles. We made the hospital.
Any other suggestions?
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How about a school? There you would see cars, vans, buses, bikes and so on.
ReplyDeleteOr a gas station, you would see the same kind of different vehicles.
oooooooh Laura! Those are great ideas! I had not even thought of those.Yay!
ReplyDeleteI love the fire station! It's amazing how much fun a box can be :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if your little guy has toy airplanes, but mine does...so you could make an airport too. We make up all kinds of adventures for the people who get on the planes. Its a great opportunity for dialog.
ReplyDeleteAm going to try to make a fire station for my kids tomorrow...i might land up doing it today even :D so very cute and i know the kids will love it
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