Great Wall of China Construction

Supplies Needed:
popsicle or craft sticks
superglue (use at your own risk!  You may want to use Elmer's Glue or craft glue instead)
yarn
garden dirt

Directions:
Lay six popsicle sticks side by side on a piece of newspaper. Lay two more sticks horizontally across them (one at the top and one at the bottom and superglue into place. Make sure to put a dot of glue on each stick. Repeat three more times so that you have four wooden walls made out of popsicle sticks. Stand the walls up so that they form a box. Use a drop of superglue at each corner to hold the walls together. wrap yarn around your wooden box and knot it to keep the walls together. set the wooden box on a newspaper, baking sheet, or other surface. pack it full of dirt- as hard as you can. you may want to add stones, grass, or other ingredients to make the wall stronger. when the box is full of packed dirt, lift it gently straight up. You should have a section of strong dirt wall that will stand by itself. just like the dirt sections of the great wall of china. Experiment- can you make another section of wall touching the first section? Can you make one on top of it?
 

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