During the week, I work with a bunch of adorable little kids who are in grades K through 2nd and they’ve been learning about the Solar System! They plan to turn their own classroom into a solar system, using gym balls and golf balls to make planets and moons and Christmas lights to be stars! I thought it was a wonderful idea and wanted to add to the experience in my own way. So I thought I should build them a rocket ship big enough to fit two of the children at a time! I thought I could use some of the things I had around the house and I’m not a carpenter so I wouldn’t be using wood and nails! Just a fun art project I thought I’d do for the little ones. (Mind you, I’m only 15 and the only help I have is from my 14 year old cousin!) I’d like some ideas on what I should make it out of because I didn’t necessarily want to use cardboard seeing as though it could tear easily and I want them to be able to play in it for a while. (Continued in Details……)
Any other ideas on what it could look like and how the inside could be would be greatly appreciated! Colors, textures, anything! Thanks in Advance!
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Hmmmm. I’m personally a fan of cardboard since it’s cheap, not too hard to come by and is therefore easily replaceable if need be. You can check with trucking companies (sometimes they have leftover ‘Gaylords’. These are those super heavy duty huge cardboard boxes that are so thick it takes a jigsaw to cut through them.) Some times furniture or appliance stores will have large boxes but you have to catch them ahead of time so they save one for you before it is crushed or burnt.
If you REALLY don’t want to use cardboard, then perhaps you’ll need to visit a lumber yard- that can get expensive though.
You might even consider using a corner of the room and blocking it off with something to form a triangular room.
Whatever you use for that wall, (bookcase, cardboard, wood panel, shower curtain) make sure it is well braced and can’t fall over.
You’ll probably find that as long as it is a small closed-in private area the kids will love it. You might set a couple chairs in it and fix up an ‘instrument’ panel. Something with knobs to turn and slide. Perhaps you could involve the kids in building a cheap periscope to see out of. The instructions could be found on line.
Why not have snack time with baggies of snacks (pre-packaged astronaut food)?
Have lotsa fun