How do you build a suspension bridge for kids?

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How do you build a suspension bridge for kids?

How to Build a DIY Recycled Suspension Bridge

Cut a strip of cardboard out of a flattened cereal box to make your bridge.
Punch holes along the sides of the cardboard leaving a few inches on each end without holes.
Thread a rubber band through each hole and loop it back through itself to hold in place.

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How do you make a bridge out of a cereal box?

Cut down the two front sides of the cereal box, but leave the bottom edge attached. Hole punch two holes in the front flap and two holes on the back of the box. Trim a straw and thread a piece of string through the straw. Put the string through the back two holes leaving the straw on the back side of the box.

How do you make a paper bridge out of cardboard tubes?

Cut two oval pieces of cardboard 6 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide. Place the end of one of the tubes on the cardboard and trace around it. Trace and cut a total of four circles. Paint the rolls and cardboard pieces with the color you have chosen for your bridge. Let the paint dry throurghly.

How do you make a tower out of a cardboard box?

Glue them to the side of the box with the hot glue gun. Hold the tube against the side of the box until the glue has set. Repeat for the point on the opposite side. Place the long tubes on top of the box. Put one in front of each of the anchorages. Glue the tubes in place with hot glue. These are the towers.

How do you paint a pizza box into a bridge?

Paint the rolls and cardboard pieces with the color you have chosen for your bridge. Let the paint dry throurghly. Position the pizza box on your work surface so it looks like a diamond as opposed to a square. Place two of the short tubes on either side of the point.