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Cardboard slot-and-tab city
ages 4–5
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3–5 min setup
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20+ min
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Wipes up
Set up
Cut clean cardboard (cereal boxes, shipping boxes) into rectangles of various sizes. In each rectangle, cut a couple of 1-inch slots along the edges. Pile them on the floor.
Show your kid (30 sec)
Slot two pieces together at right angles. They stand up.
What you'll see
A house. Then "more pieces." Then a city. Kids at 4 figure out the slot-into-slot trick in about a minute; at 5, they design.
When they want to go again
Pre-cut some windows and doors. Tape the structure to a base for "permanence." Combine with the masking-tape sculpture.
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