Last term Room 6 started a project about making 3D tree houses. We had to collect recycled materials and I used hard rolls ,Styrofoam, masking tape, mask boxes, string, cardboard
den cut offs. I found it very hard to make my tree hut balance and have a solid base. But it was worth the hard work and problem solving in the end!.
I first made the base first and then I glued hard rolls under the base to stabilize it and keep it firmly on the ground. Then I made the trunk by gluing it to the base. I tried to put Styrofoam on the top but it kept falling off. After a few tries I had an idea to put it on the bottom instead!.
On top I just added a cardboard box on top which I glued on. I was supposed to put in some windows but I didn’t because I reckoned it would make holes that water might get in (we had success criteria we had to meet.)
I worked on stabilizing for a bit by adding Styrofoam marshmallows for weight. I was done with the tree house structure and now time for decor.
I used some string first to make a rope to hang on the side of the hut. I made quite a few knots in it. I made a person next out of Styrofoam marshmallows. I cut it in half but not all the way then made the body by cutting the sides but not all the way too! Finally I made the head by just cutting it in half!. The last step was just gluing it all together. Weird for making that but it worked out!
The very last step was…. Painting!!!!. It was so much fun. I loved adding the color to my hut. In the end we had to all test that our huts could pass the success criteria. First, we put our tree huts in front of the classroom fan and counted to ten to see if they would fall over in the wind. None of them did. Then we had to put at least 4 scissors in the hut for weight, without it falling over. Lastly Mrs Yumul poured water over them to see if any water could get inside. I was successful with all of them.
It was really hard to make but I liked the challenge and experience!