Thursday, February 11, 2010

Castles and Drawbridges

Build a castle with a drawbridge using some/all of the following materials:

cereal boxes
5 index cards
tape
2 pencils
paperclips
2 toilet paper roll
2 spools
string

You may use scissors and markers in construction but not the solution.

5 comments:

  1. I love your site,I'm joining and putting my boys to the challenge!!! I can't wait to see what they creat.

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  2. Where can I send you photos? I have some! :)

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  3. Send your solutions by email to kidthinkers@gmail.com

    I look forward to seeing them!

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  4. Hi, I am new here. What does it mean you can use things in the construction but not the solution?
    Danette

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  5. "in construction" but "not solution" means the items cannot be part of the final structure -- for example, if a challenge calls for building a string bridge, it may say scissors can be used in construction but not the solution. A bridge that used scissors as part of the support structure would be creating a solution using scissors. A bridge that was made entirely of cut string would be using scissors in construction but not the solution.

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