Juice Box Apartment Buildings

Did you know you can turn boxes inside out? Many have blank cardboard insides, which is perfect to draw and color on. The fact that crayon on corrugated cardboard automatically makes brick-like edges is an extra bonus.1. Each student got an empty box and were shown how to pop open the ends and ease open the slit on the side so that the box could lie flat. The glue gives way with just a little pressure. They bent all the folds in opposite directions to uncurl the box. 2. With the glue flap tucked inside, the long side was taped with invisible tape. The ends were folded in and taped also. Working as partners helped so one student could hold while the other taped.3. I handed out copies of my “Winter Town” sheet for window and door drawing inspiration. Students sketched theirs out in pencil and traced with fat, chisel-tipped black markers. 4. The entire building was color in crayon, right over any tape which really helped to hide it.