Cardboard Dominoes

Hello all.  I hope everyone is safe after Hurricane Issac's visit.  I hope too, that you're enjoying your Labor Day holiday.

Ok, picture this.  Hubby and I are sitting at the dining room table enjoying a round of dominoes.  In walks my grandson, Gavin, fresh off the school bus.  This means that it is time for supper.  I finish the cooking and we eat. 

Afterward it's homework time.  This is when I find out that the homework for the night is to make a science model.  Due the next morning.  I mean, I'm a grandmother.  Do I look like I have science junk laying around?   It's been a long time since I had to do this ...stuff!

So, internet time.  We looked, and looked, and looked.  Everything we found had to have things that I didn't have on hand.  We couldn't go to town, no time or money.   

Then, it hits me.  The solution is right in front of me. 
 






DOMINOES!






He just needed a model of anything.  Why not dominoes made from cardboard? 

Here's how we made them.

First, I dug out my cardboard stash.

I had Gavin open the boxes at the seams.

Next, I turned the boxes inside out and had Gavin glue the insides together.  This was done because we needed the brown on both sides of the domino.

When dry, I had him cut down the fold in the middle to create 2 pieces.

The real dominoes measured 1" x 2".  Using my paper cutter, I cut several 1x2 rectangles from the 2 pieces of glued cardboard.

I gave Gavin my junk mail and a hole punch, and had him punch away.  This part he really liked doing.  :)

I made a pattern for him to use for the middle line.  I used a pencil and left tiny dots everywhere he needed to glue his punched holes.  He did the rest.

They look good don't they?  In fact, he made a 100, and his was one of a few that the teacher kept (for personal use).  It doesn't get any better than that!

Enjoy your day, see you soon.