ACTIVITY MATERIALS

Required:

Pencil

Markers

Cardboard

Paper

Masking Tape

Scissors

Optional:

Straws

String

Popsicle sticks

wooden skewers

؜Recycled Materials

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RECYCLED MATERIALS EXAMPLES

Cardboard Boxes

Cardboard Tubes

Egg Cartons

Strings

Straws and Cups

Old Magazines

Plastic packaging

؜Plastic Bottles and Caps

Now it’s time to make a small creature using recycled materials.

Your goal: create one tiny creature that could live in your home tower.

If you did not make a tower, that’s okay.

you can still make your creature on its own.

As you build, think about your creature’s story:

1. What is its name?
2. What does it eat?
3. How does it move, play, or rest?

Use small recycled materials to bring your creature to life.

Activity Prompt

Creature:

Capo the Bottle Cap Bug

Inspiration:

Tiny insects and playful toy creatures

Description:

“I used bottle caps, paper scraps, and twist ties to make my creature. Its name is Capo. It likes to eat tiny paper crumbs and hide inside the corners of the tower. It moves by rolling and bouncing around its home.”

Activity Example

1st

Think about what kind of creature you want to make.

Will it be funny, tiny, cute, strange, or wild?

on a piece of paper answer the following questions:

1. What is its name?
2. What does it eat?
3. How does it move, play, or rest?

20 min

Plan Your Creature

2nd

Using the information you wrote about your creature:

Sketch what it would look like.

20 min

Sketch Your Creature

2nd

Look around your home for recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

cardboard, bottle caps, paper rolls, plastic containers, string, egg cartons, or small boxes.

Choose materials that match your creature idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

Gather Your Materials

3rd

Look around your home for small recycled materials you can use.

You might find:

corks, bottle caps, paper scraps, fabric pieces, twist ties, string, foil, or small cardboard pieces.

Choose materials that match your creature idea.

20 min

Gather Your Materials

4th

Use your materials to make your creature.

Tape, glue, fold, twist, or connect the pieces as needed.

Try to give it a face, a body, and fun details that match its story.

If you made a home tower, think about how your creature fits inside it.

60 min

Build Your Creature

bug bot examples stuff like that

4th

Give your creature a name and think about its story.

What does it like?

How does it live or play?

Then take a photo or short video of your finished creature and submit it with its name.

20 min

Play and Submit!

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