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DIY: Build and Stack Robots


Build and stack robots is a fun and easy craft for kids that also helps encourage creative thinking and play! Lil B and M-Woww had fun designing their own robots and then created their own imaginative stories about the robots. The robots also help develop fine motor skills as your kids try to stack the different robot body parts. Follow our tutorial below for our easy step by step directions.

easy crafts for kids

Materials:

Cardboard Tubes

Paint and Permanent Markers

Hole Punch

Pipe Cleaners

Scissors

Tutorial:

Step 1: Paint and design cardboard tubes. We used metallic tempera paint to cover the tubes.

robote_tubes

Step 2: Cut the tubes into different size sections.

robots_cut tubes

Step 3: Color the tubes. We sorted which sections we wanted as heads and which ones as bodies. The heads we decorated with eyes and mouths while the body sections we add patterns with permanent markers.

Step 4: Create hair and arms with pipe cleaners. To create the hair, we took several pipe cleaners folded them in half and twisted the bottom together. We wrapped the ends around a pencil to curl.

robots_hair

To make the arms, we used a hole punch and punched a  hole on each side of the cardboard tube. Slide the pipe cleaner through the holes.

robots_holepunch

   robots_pipcleaner

robots_pencil

Step 5: Stack and play! Don’t be afraid to mix-n-match robot parts.

robots_mixnmatch Activity Extensions: Turn this easy craft into creative play. Create a story or pretend play with the robots. Design an environment where your robots live and play! Give your robot a name or create a new mode of transportation for your robot. The possibilities are endless!

Tell us in the comments below, what would you name your robot?

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  1. Amanda @artsy_momma says

    September 24, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    These are sooooooo cute! I love the facial expressions and that you made them into a mix & match activity.

    Reply
    • Jamie Hand says

      September 25, 2014 at 2:44 PM

      Thank you! It is a great activity where you can discuss facial expressions and how you would visually draw it! You even could put multiple facial expressions on the cardboard tube and turn it to show different emotions. 🙂 Thanks for commenting.

      Reply

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