recycled cardboard box sculpture

I had to cut the shapes because a cardboard box is much too difficult to cut for a preschooler.  I used heavy duty scissors, but you could always use an exacto blade! The heavy duty scissors were quick and easy though! I asked Cassie what shapes she would like and I cut them as she told me!

After the shapes were cut out Cassie painted all the shapes! She really enjoyed this! There were lots to paint!

On one day Cassie painted the first side of the shapes and the next day she finished the other side since the sculpture can be viewed from all angles!

 

After the shapes were painted, we had to decide how to put them together? Gluing was too difficult so I cut slits into the sides of the shapes so that they could be easily linked together.

I began by showing Cassie how to put the shapes together. I started making a sculpture and Cassie said, “Those are my shapes…I’m suppose to be building!!!” Sometimes the best motivator is when a child sees you making something!   This works for eating different foods too! Cassie is truly concentrating here!

As you can see to the side Cassie already built two sculptures! She was having a lot of serious FUN! One tip:Make sure to hold the shapes close to where you are joining them so they don’t bend! It was funny because Cassie started mimicking me and telling herself the steps on how to join the shapes! Cassie: “First you…and then you….”

 

Here is one sculpture close up.  Cassie started imagining what some of these sculptures looked like. She thought most looked like birds and elephants!!!!  Silly girl! GREAT IMAGINATION!!!

I think the sculptures looked the best all together!  It looks like one giant Abstract sculpture! Yes, Can you believe Cassie created all the sculptures! She even made me take apart mine so she could build her own!

 

This was a highly motivating project for Cassie! She loved picking the shapes, painting the shapes, and especially building with the shapes!!! All around success! I hope if you decide to try this it will be as successful as it was for us!!!!

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