JUNK ROBOTS
Today we went treasure hunting in our local op shop and found lots of fun small parts to build these cool junk robots. Encouraging kids to re-purpose old toys and other bits and bobs is not only great for our planet, it also requires creative thinking to see new possibilities beyond the original purpose, helping our children become the resourceful inventors our future will need.
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MATERIALS:
- Large wooden blocks for body
- Smaller old wooden building blocks
- Old toys like dominoes, lotto tokens or large plastic screws
- Various screws, nuts, bolts and washers.
- PVA wood glue or a hot glue gun
- Screw driver
These are the things we found but you could get creative and use whatever you have to hand.
HOW TO:
The boy assembled how he wanted the robots to look then I helped him to either screw or glue the parts together.
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Mini Mad Things is created by Mum, designer and craft enthusiast,Eleanor Ford.If I had to introduce myself in one word, I would say I am a maker.I grew up in a house where we made things. We learnt to sew and to knit; to saw, hammer and build. My Mum baked bread every day and we grew vegetables. We learnt to fix broken things. We were resourceful. All of these skills made me who I am and ignited my love for craft. This passion for making is something I would like to pass on to my children and to others; it is the reason for creatingMINI MAD THINGS.As well as creating all the fun kids craft project ideas here on our blog, we also sell a range of CRAFT BOXES, BOOKS and ECO ART SUPPLIES. Head this way to BROWSE our SHOP!Thank you for visiting.Eleanor X
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