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Makers Club Sparks Imagination and Creativity!

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Forest

Over the last three weeks it was the Forest Elementary School fifth graders who took their turn showing off their imagination and creativity in Makers Club.

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The club, which meets once a week after school on Thursdays, is facilitated by Library Media Specialist Joanne Zienty and is offered to multiple grade levels over a three week period.

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On the first day of the club the fifth graders watched a short film about a student who built his own arcade out of cardboard boxes and other household items.

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This provided them with inspiration as to how they were going to design and build their own creations.

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Some of the students wanted to make a game, others wanted to design their own creatures and one student wanted to make a costume.

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The students started by sketching their ideas on paper and planning out which materials they were going to use.

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One student made a cat out of cardboard and decorated it using wrapping paper, tape and other items.

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She added eyes to the cat with a glue gun, making sure that everything stayed in place.

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While one student wrapped multiple cylinders with tape and paper, another put the final touches on a football game board he created, making yard lines and writing numbers on them.

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The image shows a cardboard football field with the word "Longhorns" written on it, and a hand holding an orange object, likely a marker or pen, writing on the field.

Another student put the finishing touches on a house she constructed out of cardboard, popsicle sticks, foam, clay and pipe cleaners.

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All of the students had an amazing time using their imaginations and showing off their unique creations!

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