The Global Cardboard Challenge

The Imagination Foundation's Global Cardboard Challenge is an annual event that gives children an opportunity to design and build using cardboard, recycled material and their imagination.

During September, kids work on their creations at schools, community centers, backyards, homes, libraries and sometimes even parking lots and then on October 5th their communities gather to celebrate the work and play together.

This was inspired by Caine's Arcade, an arcade designed by nine year old Caine Monroy and then built by him and his father. It also raised over $231,000 to create a college fund for Caine. Here's a link to the original video.

The first Global Cardboard Challenge was held in 2012 and there is plenty on video floating around the web if you want to have a look. You can also organize your own event and the Imagination Foundation can help. Below is video from this year's Children's Museum of Blacksburg (Virginia) event.