An idea to try outside
A stage with room to move
Build a little stage and leave a path for your story.
Step by step
- Put the box on its side with the opening facing you. If using paper, draw a large rectangle for the stage.
- Draw a path from one side to the other. Make it wide enough for your two paper figures.
- Fold paper to make scenery: a mountain, a door or a column. Put it around the path.
- Move the figures through the scene by hand. If a decoration blocks the path, move it.
- Invent an entrance and an exit for each figure. Perform a short story and leave the stage ready for another ending.
What if we tried something else?
Turn a decoration into something else by rotating it, without adding more pieces. Check the path is still clear.
A note for the adult with you
An adult removes staples and cuts the box if needed. Use the stage on a table; do not climb on the pieces.