HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Large cardboard box (approximately 2 feet x 2 feet) with top, bottom, and one side removed (It will resemble a professional display board)
• ½-inch wide elastic
• Thumbtacks
• Wide colored tape
• Paint, paintbrush

LET'S GET STARTED:

1. Set cardboard flat on work surface.   Paint one side.   Let dry.
2. Crisscross elastic across painted side and insert thumbtacks at intersections of elastic to secure to cardboard.
3. Tape along all edges and seams of cardboard to secure elastic ends. Trim.
4. Set cardboard on edge with seams slightly bent and use with storybook characters to recount a story or to display photos or artwork.

OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM THIS EPISODE:

Classic Books
Magnetic Shoebox Story Stage
Family Message Centers
Web Message Center with Spider Writer
Homemade Gelatins
Homemade Gelatins
Gelatin Citrus Slices
Cool Kid's Cookbook
Kids Become Writers/Publishers
Masked Word Poetry
Night Night Book