INSTRUCTIONS
ROCKET
You will need
One garment box, ours was 16 x 21 x 51
Box cutter
Hot glue gun
Water-based paint
Start by measuring the mid-point of the
top of each side of the top flaps.
Draw a diagonal line from this point to
the base corners of each flap.
Using a box cutter, cut off the triangles.
Save them as they will become the fins.
Using a hot glue gun, glue all the top
triangles together to form a pyramid
shape. (A good tip is to secure it with
some tape.)
Mark where the door and window will be
with a pen; using a box cutter, cut each.
Hot glue the fins in place.
Paint the rocket.
Cut out simple stars, paint them and glue
them to the rocket.
The stripes are made of Washi tapes
(from
www.thetintedmint.com).
Ready for liftoff!
THEATER
You will need
One box, ours was 18 x 18 x 16
Box cutter
Hot glue gun
Washi tape in 5 to 6 different colors
Start by cutting off the bottom flaps of
the box.
Fold in the two smaller ones and one
large flap on the top; hot glue in place.
Leave one large flap open.
Trace the flap with a pen to make a
triangle shape and cut away the excess
with a box cutter.
Measure with a ruler and trace the stage.
Cut out with a box cutter.
Start on one corner and tape from
bottom of box all the way to the top.
Cut off any excess tape with scissors.
Ready to put on a show!
ROBOT HEAD
You will need
One medium box, ours was 16 x 12 x 12
Two round silver tube boxes
Hot glue gun
Box cutter
Light bulb
Clear top of a container
Six coffee pods (we used Nespresso pods,
but you can use bottle caps)
Water-based red paint
Water-based silver paint
1 yard soft metal wire
Start by hot gluing the top flaps of the
box together.
Hot glue the two tube boxes to either
side of the box.
Cut a hole just a little smaller than the
clear top lid of a container and hot glue
it in place.
Cut a small hole on the top of the box
and hot glue the bulb in place.
Hot glue the knobs onto the front of the
robot head.
Cut off the side flaps on the bottom of
the box.
Paint the light bulb red and the whole
box silver.
Make a small hole in both tube boxes and
stick the wire in it; hot glue in place.
Bend the wire to create an antenna.
86 | SWEET PAUL . SPRING 2011
