Animal habitat shoebox project

Project Idea- Create a simple aquarium with a ShowBox. Use Desert Sand ReadyGrass® Sheets to make rocks for your aquarium. Sculpt turtles, clownfish, coral and seaweed and kelp. Then, use the Project Paints to paint the items and the colorful blue-water background.

For optimum space, use a large shoebox and keep the lid attached. Positioning the box upright also provides the vertical space needed for tall rainforest trees.

Ocean diorama for school project Idea for Henry-- 2nd grade project. Remember to use those extra floral gems for the water...

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I was first introduced to the idea of creating Animal Dioramas when my son (who was a first grader at the time), brought home a shoebox and a basic instruction sheet from his teacher to create a diorama of any animal and its natural habitat. Being a mom, I was so excited about the opportunity to help my son create something he was so excited about! Being a teacher, I knew that I had to do a project like this with my own students, but I had no idea where to start. I shared the idea with my…

My Son was assigned his first ever school project of creating a miniature rainforest in a shoe box! This was a “family” project as he is still in pre-school and they encourage th…

Rainforest Habitat Diorama

Rainforest in a shoebox!

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Grassland Diorama

"My" first grade project: Ocean habitat Diorama.

This fourth-grade biome project represents a deciduous forest, home to a variety of animals (including bears!).

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shoebox habitat project

Animal Habitat

Animal habitats for wild animal unit. Used 4 boxes of same size and covered the outside of them with white contact paper then the background I used fabric designs and added to each area trees, pebbles and cotton balls to enhance each habitat. Children then sort the animals to their correct habitat.