Domebook
How to Construct Cardboard Geodesic Play-Domes
Let’s see... you’ve stretched a blanket between two chairs to make a tent for your kids to play in. You’ve pushed furniture together to make a fort. And you’ve cut holes in the sides of a refrigerator carton to make them a puppet theater. So, are you ready to build them the coolest play structure on the block?
If you can use a calculator, measure accurately, draw straight lines, and cut, glue and staple cardboard, you can construct a cardboard geodesic dome like the one in this picture in a couple of weekends. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, or youth group leader, Domebook can show you how.
Geodesic Dome: A blast from the past...
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• Background information.
• Photos and drawings.
• Scale models.
Plans and directions for constructing nine kinds of cardboard geodesic play-domes.