Fun in the City

We had a great time exploring the city with our "Fun in the City" Theme. Most toddlers don’t understand the difference between life in the city and life in the country. That’s why we decided to play different sounds we would hear in the city. The class had a great time trying to figure out what noises they heard.

With this theme you will want to start out by collecting big boxes ahead of time. If you can’t find any you can go to your local grocery store and ask the manager if they have any extra boxes. You might have to dumpster dive for them a little but it will be worth it. =)

 

If you have tall boxes you might want to cut out the window like I did with the bus so that the class can see out of the box. You will need to start by wrapping the boxes like you would a present, cutting any windows out of the paper. Next, you can add windows (if needed) and wheels. If you want the cars to be more realistic you can add any extra decorating features you want.

 

For the next step, you need to tape blue paper to the wall to make a sky background. I then added picture of airplanes, helicopters, clouds, and a sun.

For the buildings you can tape black construction paper together making the buildings different heights. I used yellow post-it notes to make two rows of windows going down each building. I drew a picture of a super hero kid on poster board just for fun. This is optional.

 

I thought it would be fun to add a little gas station to this dramatic area because my class always likes to pretend to get gas. I started off with a tri-fold board with a square cut out of the top middle. After that you can just paint a simple rectangle around the cut out square and add the word “gas” to the top. I saved back an extra laundry detergent container to put in the cut out square for the gas pump.

 

This dramatic area will require some thinking ahead. Don't forget to save your laundry detergent containers and big boxes!