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Newspaper Shoes and Towers Challenges

  • Writer: Jessica Meacham
    Jessica Meacham
  • Jul 17, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Dec 31, 2025


Students in K-2 work as a class to create ONE newspaper sculpture that is decorated with colored cellophane paper and LED lights. Students in 3-5 work as table teams to create newspaper shoes. 4K students work to refine their cutting, taping, and punching skills.



If you’d like to view and/or download the challenge files, click the arrow below!


This is a challenge we do once every six years. We showcase the towers and shoes during Family STEAM Night.


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