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Elementary Challenge: Design Your Own Playground!

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2020-05-22 10:00:00 2020-05-22 18:00:00 America/Chicago Elementary Challenge: Design Your Own Playground! Who needs to leave home to go to the park? Design and build your own playground Virtual -

Friday, May 22
10:00am - 6:00pm

Add to Calendar 2020-05-22 10:00:00 2020-05-22 18:00:00 America/Chicago Elementary Challenge: Design Your Own Playground! Who needs to leave home to go to the park? Design and build your own playground Virtual -

Who needs to leave home to go to the park? Design and build your own playground

Now is your chance to make the playground park of your dreams. 

Will it have a 50 ft slide? How about pirate ship or a soccer field? Don't forget the swings! 

Join Miss Niki for this fun engineering challenge where the only limit is your imagination.  Using materials found in your toy box, around the house, or the recycling bin, design and build the miniature (or larger) playground park you imagined.

Suggested Supplies

Paper & cardboard

Scissors

Tape

Glue

Paper towel / toilet paper tubes

Rubber bands

Legos / blocks

Straws, paper clips, popsicle sticks

Anything around the house!

 

DIY Playground

 

To share the fun with your librarians, post your finished creation on social media and tag the library.

To watch the video prompt, click HERE

 

AGE GROUP: | Elementary School |

EVENT TYPE: | Activity |

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