Get ready to think outside the box, literally! Cardboard Construction: Beyond the Box is a new 1,500 square-foot pop-up experience that invites kids to explore the creative potential of a simple everyday material.
From crafting robots and vehicles to constructing towering structures and 3D self-portraits, young creators will use real tools like the Chompsaw, a kid-safe power tool for cutting cardboard, along with a variety of materials like pipe cleaners, rubber bands, masking and packing tape, and hot glue guns to bring their ideas to life.
A highlight of the exhibit is the work of professional media artist and St. Louis-native Justin King, whose imaginative sculptures will be on display. On Saturday, August 23, King will create a 20-foot Wish Dragon adorned with visitor-made scales, a permanent addition to The Magic House’s Story Time Magic space.
Families can also explore a large-scale cardboard castle, pose in front of an all-cardboard photo backdrop, and enjoy a special building area designed just for younger children.
Cardboard Construction: Beyond the Box opens at The Magic House on August 22, 2025.
After being at The Magic House, Cardboard Construction: Beyond the Box will be at MADE for Kids, The Magic House’s satellite location on Delmar Boulevard from October 1 to December 31.
More information: magichouse.org
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