Two of the donations my school received in December were paper dollhouse and zoo kits made by www.creativityforkids.com. These were a huge hit and tons of fun for the kids to assemble and make their own.
I gave the zoo to the biology club which they were so excited about that is was done in two class periods. It will live in the biology classroom, and hopefully be used as a fun teaching aid.
Assembling the zoo
Carefully coloring kangaroos and monkey trees
The finished result
Look at all those excited zoo guests!
The dollhouse was so popular that I had to make it a club project with select students from 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th grades. Their creativity really came out, and it was fabulous to see the tiny curtains, magazines, baby toys, and other accessories they made out of left over paper, fabric, and trash.
Coloring the front windows.
The outside after day 1.
Every house needs a yard complete with garden gnome.
Margad and Uuganaa making a paper computer complete with tiny mouse.
Dolgoon's fabulous curtains.
The finished interior.
The construction crew.
Next month is Shrinky Dinks. I may have to put a bouncer in front of my door….