Cardboard toll booth craft for 10-year-olds
This project is for 10-year-olds making a pretend transportation play set with a moving barrier. It uses craft tokens and paper passes only.
What to buy
Medium cardboard box
1
Flat corrugated cardboard sheet
1 sheet
Paper towel tube
1
Jumbo wooden craft sticks
5
Round-head paper fasteners
4
Plastic counting tokens
30
Blank index cards
12
Gray cardstock sheets
3 sheets
Yellow cardstock sheets
2 sheets
White cardstock sheets
2 sheets
Road sign printouts
1 set
Masking tape
1 roll
Washable school glue
1 bottle
Fine-tip black marker
1
Who this list is for
This list is for 10-year-olds making a pretend toll booth play set with a moving barrier. It uses craft tokens and paper passes rather than real tolls, money, or traffic equipment.
How to use this list
Build the booth from the medium cardboard box and flat corrugated cardboard sheet. Use the paper towel tube, jumbo wooden craft sticks, round-head paper fasteners, and masking tape to plan a barrier that can lift and lower. Make road surfaces and signs from gray, yellow, and white cardstock, along with the road sign printouts. Write paper passes on blank index cards, and use plastic counting tokens for pretend payments. Secure finished sections with washable school glue and add details with the fine-tip black marker.
Common mistakes
Do not glue the barrier at the pivot point before checking that it moves. Keep school glue away from paper fasteners so the barrier does not seize up. Do not use real money or ask players to pay actual tolls; the 30 plastic counting tokens and paper passes are the intended game materials.
What is on this list
You need a medium cardboard box, a flat corrugated sheet, one paper towel tube, five jumbo craft sticks, and four round-head fasteners. The list also has 30 plastic counting tokens, 12 blank index cards, gray, yellow, and white cardstock, road sign printouts, masking tape, school glue, and a black marker. Cross off supplies on hand.
When you are done
Raise and lower the barrier several times, then test a pretend vehicle route through the booth. Keep the tokens and paper passes in the booth when play is over. Store the set flat enough that the barrier will not bend.
FAQ
Who is "Cardboard toll booth craft for 10-year-olds" for?
This list is for 10-year-olds making a pretend toll booth play set with a moving barrier. It uses craft tokens and paper passes rather than real tolls, money, or traffic equipment.
How should I use "Cardboard toll booth craft for 10-year-olds"?
Build the booth from the medium cardboard box and flat corrugated cardboard sheet. Use the paper towel tube, jumbo wooden craft sticks, round-head paper fasteners, and masking tape to plan a barrier that can lift and lower. Make road surfaces and signs from gray, yellow, and white cardstock, along with the road sign printouts. Write paper passes on blank in…
What should I skip or avoid with "Cardboard toll booth craft for 10-year-olds"?
Do not glue the barrier at the pivot point before checking that it moves. Keep school glue away from paper fasteners so the barrier does not seize up. Do not use real money or ask players to pay actual tolls; the 30 plastic counting tokens and paper passes are the intended game materials.
What is on the "Cardboard toll booth craft for 10-year-olds" list?
You need a medium cardboard box, a flat corrugated sheet, one paper towel tube, five jumbo craft sticks, and four round-head fasteners. The list also has 30 plastic counting tokens, 12 blank index cards, gray, yellow, and white cardstock, road sign printouts, masking tape, school glue, and a black marker. Cross off supplies on hand.
What should I do when I am done?
Raise and lower the barrier several times, then test a pretend vehicle route through the booth. Keep the tokens and paper passes in the booth when play is over. Store the set flat enough that the barrier will not bend.
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