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On November 13 2017 we built a cardboard rocket ship playhouse for our kids area. We used our laser cutter and lots of cardboard and masking tape. Here's how it went.

Rocket-completed.jpg

Supply List

Piece Cardboard starting dimensions Quantity needed
Center bottom 7x28 1
Edge bottom 7x28 2
Level 1 14x19 4
Level 2 14x22 4
Level 2 (door frame) 12x14 1
Level 3 13x24 4
Level 3 (center) 12x18 2
Level 4 (center) 15x19 1
Level 4 (edge) 10x13 4
Level 5 9x22 2
Level 6 13x13 3
Level 7 9x12 3
Side 1 5x16 2
Side 2 5x23 2
Side 3 5x24 2
Side 4 7x30 2
Side 5 6x15 2
Circle window frame 11x11 2
Star window frame 11x11 2

Instructions

Download File:Rocket house.svg

After cutting all pieces out, tape the bottom guide strips to the floor, and the side pieces up the wall as a guide.

Rocket-start.jpg

Then tape everything else together. We built ours from the bottom up, one level at a time, with masking tape. It might be easier to tape together whole strips at a time. Let us know!

Rocket-in progress.jpg