Add 1 teaspoon of white vinegar

Steps For Cardboard Collage

1. Cut the cardboard into Large & Small squares & rectangles.

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Our small squares were roughly 1” x 1” and large were about 2” x 2”. Set aside one XL rectangle for the base of the collage (around 9” x 11”).

My shapes were quick and jagged, Avery did not care a bit. We had just moved and Avery’s life was boxes, bubble wrap and packing tape. This collage gave her an opportunity to interact with the world around her in a new way.

2. Arrange, tape, and repeat.

I organized the squares and rectangles into neat piles so Avery could start arranging them on her cardboard base. As the collage developed some pieces overlapped, other pieces weren’t used. Half way through it became ALL about layering the tape.

To add a physically active component to this experience, I decided to rip 2” pieces of packing tape and place them on the edge of the table. As I ripped, we counted how many pieces it took to go all the way around the table. Avery retrieved all 52 pieces of tape and got that body moving. Retrieving tape from the other side of the table also gave her new angles for seeing her work.