This craft works well for a "my family", "my neighbourhood" or Little Red Ridinghood (Grandma's house) theme. 

NOTE:  In the directions, a 2 litre milk carton (Canadian) is the same as a 1/2 gallon milk carton (American)

Materials:

• 2 L milk carton (clean)
• scissors,
• tape
• paper (construction paper or white paper)
• Optional:  paint, markers, crayons, pencil crayons
• Optional:  stickers

Instructions:

• Cut the top off the milk carton so your house is the desired size (we made ours about square).
• Cover the milk carton with paper -- tape it on.  For preschoolers, an adult can pre-do this for them.
• Paint or color the house.
• Cut a door into the front of the house.
• draw on windows, flowers, etc or use stickers.
• Optional:  cut a square piece of paper and fold it in half.  Drape it over the top as a roof (we didn't do this).
• Optional:  Glue or tape the house to a piece of green construction paper.  The children can decorate the paper with pinecone trees, cotton balls dipped in thin green paint for bushes, and a little path

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