Hey, friends! Today, we’re going to make a super cool jungle diorama using a shoebox. It’s like creating a tiny museum exhibit inspired by the adventures in “Ridley Jones.” Are you ready? Let’s get started!
Remember to ask an adult to help you with this project!
First, take the light green construction paper and measure it to fit the bottom of your shoebox. This will be the ground where your jungle adventure happens!
Next, use the dark green paper to draw big cloud shapes in the corners. These will be your bushes. Cut them out and glue them onto the background. You can also draw and cut out smaller leaves and bushes to add more fun to your jungle scene.
Glue your background onto the bottom of the shoebox. Then, measure, cut, and glue the same light green paper to the sides of the shoebox. Use the textured green and brown paper to make the front part of your jungle. If you have blue paper, you can make a little stream too!
Cut out leaves of different sizes and colors. Make lots of them for your trees and grass!
Glue and tape the leaves onto the brown paper roll to make trees. Cover only half of the roll. Glue pom-poms to the background to add some fun shapes.
Draw more bushes like the ones on the background, but make the bottom part a rectangle. Cut them out, fold along the line, and tape them down. Bend and tape the pipe cleaners to the top of the shoebox to make vines hanging down.
Glue down the trees, folded bushes, and pom-poms to create your jungle landscape. Use the extra leaves to make grass at the front of your diorama.
To make museum pillars, take a plain white piece of paper and draw lines up and down about a centimeter apart. Roll the paper into a tube and tape it. Cut out squares and tape them to the top and bottom of the tube. Place the pillars in your diorama and glue them down.
Finally, put your Ridley Jones figures into the diorama and enjoy your jungle adventure! I hope you had a fantastic time making this diorama with me. Have fun exploring!
Jungle Observation Walk: Take a walk in a nearby park or garden with an adult. Look for different types of plants, trees, and animals. Can you find any that remind you of your jungle diorama? Draw a picture of what you see and share it with your class. Think about how these real-life elements could be added to your diorama to make it even more realistic.
Animal Research Project: Choose an animal that might live in your jungle diorama. With the help of an adult, find out more about this animal. What does it eat? Where does it sleep? How does it move? Draw a picture of your animal and write a few sentences about it. Share your findings with your classmates and discuss how your animal could interact with the jungle you created.
Create a Story: Use your jungle diorama as the setting for a short story. Imagine an adventure that your Ridley Jones figures might have in the jungle. What challenges do they face? How do they solve them? Write down your story or tell it to a friend or family member. You can even act it out using your diorama and figures!
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the YouTube transcript:
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**[Instructor]** Hey, everyone! Today we’re going to create a museum exhibit shoebox diorama inspired by the adventures in “Ridley Jones.”
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**[Instructor]** First, you’ll need a variety of green construction paper, a shoebox, textured green and brown paper, green pipe cleaners and pom-poms, clear glue, tape, brown paper rolls, scissors, a pencil, and your Ridley Jones Collectible Figure Set. Before you start your project, make sure to have an adult assist you.
Take the light green construction paper and measure it to fit the bottom of your shoebox. This will serve as the background for your diorama. For this specific diorama, we are creating a jungle museum exhibit for our characters to explore.
Next, take your dark green paper and draw large cloud shapes in the corners. Cut them out and glue them onto the background to create bushes. Have fun with this part! Draw smaller leaves and bushes to cut and glue onto the background.
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Glue your background onto the bottom of the shoebox. Also, measure, cut, and glue down the same light green paper for the side panels. Measure, cut, and glue down the textured green and brown paper to create the foreground. If you have blue construction paper, you can use it to create a small stream. Cut out leaves of different sizes and colors, and be sure to create plenty of extras for trees and grass.
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Glue and tape the leaves onto the brown paper roll to create trees, covering only half of the roll. Take your pom-poms and glue them against the background. Next, draw a few bushes similar to the ones we created for the background, extending the bottom into a rectangle. Cut the shape out and fold along the line. Bend and tape down the pipe cleaners to the roof of the shoebox to create vines.
Glue down the trees, folded bushes, and pom-poms to create the landscape. Take the extra leaves and glue them to the front lip of the diorama to create grass. To make the museum pillars, take a plain white piece of paper and draw vertical lines about a centimeter apart. Roll the paper into a tube and tape it down. Then cut out some squares and tape them to the top and bottom of the tube. Place the pillars onto the diorama and glue them down.
Finally, place the figures into the diorama and enjoy! I hope you had a great time making this diorama with me.
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