Design beautiful shape wands out of Super Slick Craft Paper for fun events in your classroom! Kids can take the wands home or use them in the classroom to answer questions, as props in drama class or for general fun and games. Continue reading
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Straws and Connectors City
On a nice sunny day, we went outside to build structures as part of our city development and planning lesson! We dropped a TON of Straws and Connectors on the ground and asked the campers to build around the city roads we made from special rolls of tarmac-like paper. Continue reading
Straws and Connectors at St Jerome’s Children’s Home, Nakuru, Kenya
We recently received a heartwarming report about the wonderful creations made with our Straws and Connectors at St. Jerome’s Children’s Home in Nakuru, Kenya! Rebecca Milling shares her experiences at the children’s home below! Continue reading
Squarehead Teachers: Straws and Connectors Giveaway!
Head on over to Squarehead Teachers and complete the challenge to win a FREE box set of Straws and Connectors! Contest ends December 16, 2014 at midnight.
Guest Post: Straws and Connectors, Autumn Leaves Paper Bits and Dry Erase Classroom Tunics
Here’s a sneak peek at a few ways our creative crafters used some of our products! All these photos were sent in to us by people who would love to share their ideas. So take a look around, and get acquainted with some projects you could use in your own educational space! Continue reading
Project Spotlight: Straws and Connectors
What’s so great about our Straws and Connectors? Besides the colors, the simplicity of combinations, and the potential for lessons about geometric structure? Learn more below! Continue reading
Craft Spotlight: Straws and Connectors
Looking for a last-minute kids’ Christmas gift? Stimulate your children’s cognitive abilities with this perfect building kit. In this post, we’ll show you some ideas to make from Straws and Connectors! Continue reading
Craft Spotlight: Winter Classroom Mobile
Need a festive decoration for your classroom? How about a decoration that every student can partake in making? Try the wonderful R51301 Winter Classroom Mobile! Divide your classroom into groups to each decorate their own mobile–then hang it above their desks!
Art Propellor uses our Straws and Connectors!
One Sunday a month, our local Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery hosts a family drop-in night, which brings in a large group of children of all ages! The programs are organized to help children explore a range of art materials and activities. A popular feature of these art programs is our very own Straws and Connectors!
Nurture Creek uses our Straws and Connectors!
Sherry from Nurture Creek posted photos of her son’s Christmas fun in 2008! One of his presents happened to be our very own Straws and Connectors! Visit her post to learn more about his Straws and Connectors structure–dubbed, the “Monkey House!” Continue reading
Weiser Academy Uses Our Straws and Connectors!
The fantastic building workshop at Weiser Academy posted photos of their structures, which were built with our Straws and Connectors! This group of aspiring engineers put together their structures following our instructions which you can view HERE. Continue reading
Special Post: The Artful Parent uses our Straws and Connectors
Jean from the Artful Parent (www.artfulparent.com) uploaded a wonderful post in January about our Straws and Connectors® set! Continue reading