Junk Model projects

5 projects for age 4 · page 1 of 1

Projects

Ages 4–8⏱ 40 min

Egg Box Bat Garland

Cutting and painting egg box cups builds scissor control, and making matching wings on both sides is a simple lesson in symmetry. It is also a chance to learn how real bats find their way in the dark using echoes.

Junk ModelArt & Design

Ages 4–9⏱ 30 min

Glowing Jack-o'-Lantern Jar

Turns an empty jam jar into a pumpkin lantern and shows the difference between translucent materials, which let light glow through, and opaque ones, which block it and make the face shapes.

Junk ModelArt & Design

Ages 4–10⏱ 45 min

Astronaut Helmet

Making a wearable helmet from a box teaches you why real astronauts need a sealed helmet to breathe and stay safe in space, where there is no air.

Junk ModelSpace & Flight

Ages 3–9⏱ 30 min

Junk Drum Kit

Different containers make different sounds — big and hollow is deep, small and tight is sharp.

Junk ModelMusic & Sound

Ages 4–12⏱ 45 min

Junk Robot

Design and imagination - planning a build from the parts you have.

Junk ModelArt & Design