Project: Toothpick Sculpture

Ms. Bean brought this fantastic toothpick and marshmallow sculpture home from school a couple of weeks ago and I just loved it's organic shape. It's a fun and easy project that can be done at home with a bag of marshmallows and a box of toothpicks. Any shape, size or structure is aloud -- creativity at it's best! Unfortunately, because of it's edible nature, the one pictured to the right was nibbled on until it's structural integrity broke down (we had to bid farewell to it). So, the one on the left was a replacement model that we made at home. Obviously, there should be an age requirement due to the sharp toothpicks  -- so I will defer to you to make the call as to whether it's age appropriate for your child. Instructions are simple: connect the toothpicks to the marshmallows to build the structure of your child's imagination.

Comments

[sarah n.]

i love the look of this! i'll have to do it with something less edible. brilliant!

[ShellBells]

Cool must try it with bubba one day

Shell

[debbie]

These are some of my kids' favorite projects. I've even done this at a couple of their birthday parties. For those though, I changed out the toothpicks for dry pasta. Works just as well, but less dangerous. You can even get fun shapes for a little variety.