“Embrace the Chaos” and 7 Other Tips for Organizing a Cardboard Challenge

Imagination’s Day of Play is October 7th. It’s an opportunity to kick off the school year with the Cardboard Challenge! To gear up, we asked two of our Imagination Chapter Leaders to take over Imagination.org’s Twitter account and share their tips and ideas about how to organize an awesome Cardboard Challenge. Check out the excerpts below, and get ready for October 7th!

It’s a Twitter Takeover with Chapter Leaders and Creativity Consultants Christina Ung & Tonya Fletcher! #GCC17 #cardboardchallenge

Have you signed up for the Global Cardboard Challenge? It’s October 7! Find out more info here: cardboardchallenge.com. #makerspace #create

Tip #1: Get your students excited! I love showing the #cainesarcade video to start any #cardboardchallenge

Tip #2: Show your students what other students have done because of #cainesarcade & the great power of #cardboard!

Tip #3: Sign up to be part of the movement at cardboardchallenge.com so that everyone can see the reach of the #cardboardchallenge! 🌍📦🌎📦🌏

Tip #4: Backwards plan from Oct. 7, 2017! What will kids need to know to create a #cardboard masterpiece? From another #imaginationchapter

Tip #5: Decide on your execution. Will it be purely #creative? Will it be theme-based? Will it be based in #designthinking? Will it be #pbl?

Tip #6: Have FUN! #cardboardchallenge should be fun for kids AND adults! Right #imaginationchapters?! #imagination #makers #pbl #stem #steam

Tip #7: SHARE! Please share your #cardboardchallenge with the world! Our kids should have a platform for their #creativity and feel proud!

FINAL Tip: Embrace the chaos of #creativity! #cardboardchallenge #imaginationchapters #imagination #makers #designthinking #pbl #stem #steam

Thanks for reading the great advice of a couple of our Imagination Chapter Leaders! Follow us @imagination for more. And visit CardboardChallenge.com to keep up on this year’s Day of Play activities.

— Team Imagination