July 12: Paper Engineers: Design a shelter for a dog / cat

Sunday 12-2pm Nagaswatte

Volunteers: Hasini S, Suren, Huseina

You will need:

• colored paper

• Glue

• Scissors

• Ruler

• Pencil

• Eraser

Intro

Today we will learn how paper can be folded to make very strong sculptures. Here’s some inspiration (optional to show video) but instead of emergency shelters, let’s think about a small, fun shelter for the dogs or cats we see around the children’s center.

Warm up:

Practice paper construction methods like the ones below. Instead of a base board, a sheet of paper is fine.

Main Activity

Sketch out your shelter and fold paper to create a mini shelter

Cut out a small animal out of paper and place it within your shelter.

Inspiration