2) Used Bottles
4) Old door
5) Old sofa
6) Old books
When working on these you are advised to read the instructions before starting work.
You can-
1)Make a bomb shelter*
2)Make a dish
3)Make a notice
4)Make a spade
*You will need more than one.
1) A BOMB SHELTER.
You need:
- 8 or more plant pots. (Large flat trays actually)
-All weather glue, concrete or cement
-Straight bits of wood or metal
-Knife
-Earth/ soil/ compost/ mud/ clay/ ...
And
Put bits of wood or metal in ground and put two plant pots on the sides (We're guessing that you have 8 handy).
Put plant pots on top. Make sure that they fit!
Put your adehensive (e.g. glue) onto the bits of wood or metal- which, incidentally, should all be the same size.
Leave one side without glue on. This will be the door. Make sure that the ridge is inside the bits of wood or metal.
Check that you can get in and out through the door and that you are comfortable inside.
Pile the topping (e.g. earth) over the plant pots after making sure that it is all firm ( the shelter, not the topping).
Make sure that it is still firm.
And
Get a bomb. Drop it (or throw it) onto the shelter. Check that there is nothing inside the shelter before you throw the bomb. (Not even the next-door-neighbour's cat!) When you know that is safe (two or three goes in a row with no trouble) you can use it as a real shelter in a terrorist attack.
On a good bomb shelter there should be a burn mark ONLY left to show were the bomb went off.
2)DISH
You need
-Plant pot (Tray!)
-Bit of metal strip, china strip or plant pot strip
-Knife
-Glue
-Clean Water
-Soap
And
Cut off rough part.
Cover with metal strip, china strip or plant pot strip.
Glue on.
And
If you want to use this at the table, have the decency to wash it with CLEAN water and soap!
To make 3) NOTICE have paper with your writing on rather than soap and water. Glue this in and put the notice in a sensible position.
4) SPADE
You need
-Plant pot (Tray!)
-Wood or metal
-Knife
-Glue
And
Cut of the sides of the plant pot
Stick on wood or metal.
And
Use as a spade.
THIS SPADE IS NOT GUARANTEED
You can:
1) Make a bottle circle*
2) Make a rocket**
3) Make a Mini Slug House
4) Make a big CLANG!
5) Make a Sea Message
*You will need more than one
**You will need an extra large area
1)A BOTTLE CIRCLE
You need:
-Bottles
-Large circular area of ground
And
Get bottles
Put them in circle
And
It might be an idea to tip a bit of water into each so that the don't fall over too easily.
2) ROCKET
You need:
-Bottle
-Circle of thin rubber with small hole in.
-3 yards squared of ground (roughly 2.7 metres)
-1 pint of water (roughly 500 ml)
-Bicycle pump
-Props
-Glue
And
Pour the water in.
Stick the rubber to the bottle, but not to well.
Put the bike pump in, and pump in air.
All persons, except for the one doing the pumping, must stand well back from the rocket
And
When the rocket has enough pressure in it, it will go off automatically.
THIS ROCKET IS NOT A TOY. ANYONE UNDER 18 MUST BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT.
3)MINI SLUG HOUSE
You need:
-Bottle
-Knife
-Plant
-Slugs/Snails
-Land
And
Cut the neck off the bottle leaving a jagged edge (if you are using a glass bottle wrap your hands up in a thick towel and very carefully break or smash it off).
Put the bottle next to a plant.
Check evening and morning.
And
Note: THIS MINI SLUG HOUSE IS NOT GUARANTEED.
4)CLANG!!!
You need:
-Bottles
-Hard surface
And
Make sure that the surface is level with you or lower.
Throw bottles at surface.
And
THE O.B. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY CLAIMS ABOUT INJURY WHILE DOING THIS (OR ANY OTHER) ACTIVITY.
5)SEA MESSAGE
You need:
-Bottle
-Paper
-Pencil
-Sealing wax
-Large area of water
-Cork
And
Write on paper.
Put paper into bottle.
Cork and seal bottle.
Throw bottle into water, make sure that it is going the right way, and wait.
And
DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT DOESN'T WORK.
You can:
1) Make a castle*
2) Make a tunnel*
3) Make a tent
4) Make a robot
5) Make a seed tray
6) Make a bed
*You may want more than one
1)A CASTLE
You need:
-Cardboard boxes
-A large area
-Lots of spare time
-scissors/knife
-glue
And
Put the boxes together so that you can move around inside. You can make it as complex as you like.
And
DON'T SUE US IF IT ALL COLLAPSES ON YOU.
2)TUNNEL
You need:
-Cardboard boxes
-Glue
And
Open all of the flaps.
Stick all but two lots of flaps together.
Wait for glue to dry.
And
Open flaps at one end (close the others) to crawl in.
Close flaps.
Crawl through.
Open flaps.
Go out.
AND DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT FALLS IN.
3)TENT
You need:
-Cardboard box
-Superglue
-floor
And
Glue flaps at one end together so that they do not open.
Glue the top and bottom flaps inwards.
Open flaps at other end and go in. If it is big enough you could go to sleep in it.
And
If you don't like it make one the shape of a triangular prism. (It probably won't work.)
DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT FALLS IN.
4)ROBOT
You need:
-Cardboard box
-Pencil
-You
-Knife
-Glue
And
Cut off the flaps at the bottom.
Glue the top ones together.
Draw a face and flashy "press here" buttons.
Put the box over your head.
From the inside, cut a wide hole to see through.
Take it off, and draw a face round the hole.
And
Go - round - very - slowly - saying - things - like - this.
5)SEED TRAY
You need:
-Box
-Seeds
-Garden
-Knife
-Glue
-Soil or compost
And
Cut off about 12 inches (30 cm) of the bottom of the box.
Put the rest tidily to one side so that you can use it on another project.
Glue the bottom flaps together.
Put in the compost.
Plant the seeds.
And
This is designed for INDOOR USE ONLY!
You can:
1) Make a raft
2) Make a bomb shelter*
3) Make a bed
4) Make a fence*
5) Make a flying carpet
6) Make an arch
*You will need more than one.
1) A RAFT
You need:
-Door
-Water
And
Put door on water.
Sit on it.
And
DON'T COMPLAIN IF IT SINKS.
2)BOMB SHELTER
You need:
-3 doors
-Four, Six, Eight... similar bits of wood or metal
-Square piece of metal
-Glue
-Earth/ soil/ mud/clay/etc.
And
Put the wood or metal into the ground in a cuboid shape.
Put metal on at one end.
Check that it fits.
Glue it on.
Put doors on three of the sides. Leave the fourth open.
Check that it is solid.
Pile earth over it.
And
Use with bomb.
Observe safety.
WE, THE ORDER OF THE BED ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY CLAIMS OF INJURY, DEATH, OR MENTAL PROBLEMS GAINED WHILE USING THIS PROJECT.
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4) FENCE
You need:
-A large number of doors
-Plenty of garden space
-A spade
And
Dig a long narrow trench.
Put the doors into it.
After each door fill in the space in front of it and behind it so that it can't wobble.
And
If you did it across your garden, hopefully you remembered to put in a gap that you can get through.
5)FLYING CARPET
You need:
-Door
-Maybe a floor
-Maybe a high up window
And
If you went for the floor:
Put door on floor.
Sit on it and pretend to fly.
If you went for the high up window (you are really bonkers or just suicidal)
Sit on door.
Get a couple of people to throw you out of the window.
And
DON'T BLAME US IF YOU ARE INJURED!
6)ARCH
You need:
- 3 doors
- Glue
- Space
And
Put two doors on the ground carefully facing each other.
Put glue on the top.
Put the top door on.
And
Hold it up for an hour or two while the glue sets.
You can:
1) Make a play house
2) Make a rabbit hutch
1)PLAY HOUSE
You need:
-Sofa
-Sofa cushions
And
Put the cushions on the bottom of the sofa seat at the front standing upright.
Leave a hole.
Put the back cushions on the top with the spare front one. You are advised to have the door in the middle.
And
Go in. Make sure that you don't kick it over until you have finished inside it.
To make 2)RABBIT HUTCH put all of the bottom cushions at the bottom and the top ones at the top.
And
It isn't guaranteed!
You can:
1) Make a building
2) Make a paper holder
3)Make a Parthenon
1)BUILDING
You need:
-3 books or more (use odd numbers- 5, 7, 9, 11. . . -only)
-Floor space
And
Put one book down with its sides at right angles. Don't worry about the pages.
Put the other book round in the same way, opposite and facing the first one.
Keep on doing this, two on two, until you only have one book left.
Put this on as the roof. Try to make the top two books leval.
And
Don't complain if it all falls in.
2)PAPER HOLDER
You need:
-1 book
- Paper
And
Put the paper into the book.
And
When the book is full the spine will split.
3)PARTHenON
You need:
-21 books
-Plenty of space
And
Put 20 books into 4 piles of 5.
Put the last one (the biggest) on the inner corners as a roof.
And
Don't touch