My Pet House

by Joanne Lee

#Scienceofplay12

Create a house for a soft-toy pet. Teach your child that taking care of a pet is a huge responsibility.

Skill Level: Intermediate

Suitable For: 4 - 5 years old

Estimated Time: > 30 mins

Environment: Indoors

Learning Framework

• Physical - Tearing, pasting, cutting

• Intellectual - Learning about different types of pets, creativity in designing a pet house, discovering ways to take care of a pet

• Emotional - Sense of responsibility, engagement

• Social - Caring for animals

Materials

Step 1

Let your child select a soft-toy that he/she wants to keep as a pet.

Step 3

Cut the cardboard box and fold half.

Step 5

Wrap the cardboard box based on colours that your child select. Or you can choose to paint it.

Step 7

Use the double-sided tape to secure the roof.

• Tissue box

• Cardboard box

• A soft-toy animal

• Drawing paper

• Paper cup

• Double-sided tape

• Pencil

• Ruler

• Marker

• Glue stick

• Scissors

• Coloured paper

Step 2

To create the roof, draw a “x” on the box. And cut along the lines.

Step 4

Assist your child to cut a hole on one side of the cardboard box.

Step 6

Tear the coloured paper into pieces and decorate the roof.

Step 8

Create food tray with the paper cup. Child to draw on coloured paper and cut out the food that your child wants to put into the food tray.

Step 9

Place the soft-toy animal into the box together with its food tray. Role play with your child on how he/she can take care of his/her “pet”.