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Steps

1.

Turn a paper bowl over. Draw 2 parallel lines running along the center of the bowl, approximately 2.5 to 3 inches apart.

2.

Cut along both lines. The resulting piece looks like an arched bridge.

3.

Punch 6 pairs of holes along the edges of the bridge.

4.

Obtain a paper plate with approximately the same diameter as the paper bowl. Draw a stream along its center.

5.

Position the bridge on top of the paper plate in such a way that the stream flows right below the bridge. Staple both ends of the bridge onto the edges of the paper plate.

6.

Paint stripes on top of the bridge.

7.

Prepare green and blue salt dough or use ready-made modeling clay or self-hardening clay. Apply a generous layer of the green salt dough or clay to line the banks of the stream.

8.

Put blue salt dough or clay to fill the stream.

9.

Cut drinking straws into different lengths: four 5-inch long pieces, four 4-inch long pieces, and four 3-inch long pieces.

10.

Insert the 5-inch long drinking straws through the four center-most holes on the bridge, and the 4 inch-long drinking straws adjacent to the 5-inch long ones. Anchor the bottom end of each drinking straw deep into the clay or dough.

11.

Insert the 3-inch long drinking straws through the outermost holes on the bridge.

12.

Cut pipe cleaner into 3-inch long pieces. Use one piece to link one drinking straw to another. Bend both ends of the pipe cleaner and insert each end into a drinking straw.

13.

Make the last 4 pipe cleaner pieces into an L-shape and insert each one into a corner drinking straw.

14.

You've just finished constructing a mini bridge. Create some pedestrians by drawing draw and cutting out some paper people. You can also print, color, and cut out any of these community helpe paper dolls.