Things You'll Need
Cardboard box
Four cardboard rolls from toilet paper or paper towels
Four ice-cream cones
One large paper bowl
Gold-colored or aluminum foil
Glue
Markers, crayons or paint
Newspaper
A mosque is a house of worship for followers of Islam. Making a mosque out of a cardboard box lets you teach your children about religion in a hands-on way. This is the perfect project for a rainy afternoon.
Step 1
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Understand what a mosque looks like. There are many architectural traditions, but the mosque you will create is based on the Abuja National Mosque in Nigeria.
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Step 2
Set the cardboard box upside-down so it opens to the floor. Draw or paint windows and entryways on the box and on the cardboard rolls. Mosque windows tend to be rectangular or archlike.
Step 3
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Glue a cardboard roll vertically at each corner of the box. Glue an ice-cream cone with the point up to the top of the cardboard rolls.
Step 4
Cover the paper bowl with foil. Glue the rim to the center of the cardboard box.
Step 5
Embellish the mosque otherwise as desired.
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