Brick Bungalow

A few snips and some paint transform ordinary sacks into building blocks for budding architects.

What You Need:

Let your kids relax inside their
very own bungalow.

Instructions:

1. Use a ruler to measure 9 inches from the bottom of a folded grocery sack. Mark the sack and cut off the top.

2. Cut more sacks. So you don't have to measure each sack, use the first sack you cut as a pattern.

3. Unfold the cut sacks and stuff half with old newspapers or packing peanuts.

4. Slip an empty sack over a stuffed sack, forming a block.

5. Secure the sacks together with tape. Repeat until all sacks are used. You need to make about 50 blocks, using 100 sacks to build the house.

6. Decorate the blocks with paint, markers, or crayons.

7. Stack the blocks to create houses, forts, towers, or even a skyscraper. Be sure to leave spaces for doors and windows.

8. Make a roof with a large piece of cardboard or drape a sheet over the top of your structure