Materials & Techniques

Using Wood or Plastic Sheet

The advantage of these materials lies in their relative strength and rigidity.

Using Junk Materials

In practice, most designs are a mixture of materials, techniques and ideas. Often Roamer designs are created from what is immediately available in the classroom 'junk' box (see material availability). With absorption in Roamer design work some children start to think of how the materials, shapes and forms available in their everyday environment can be used to create characters.