We are excited to co-host another FREE Cardboard Challenge in with Palmetto Historical Park and in partnership with Soar in 4!
Date: Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time: 1 - 3:30 PM
Location: Ag Museum & Palmetto Historical Park, 515 10th Avenue West, Palmetto, FL 34221
Cost: FREE! No registration required.
What's the Cardboard Challenge?
At this FREE hands-on event, families will work together to design and build various creations out of cardboard, recycled materials, and imagination! Building prompts will be posted throughout Palmetto Historical Park and the Ag Museum to help drive your imagination. This event fosters creativity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and cooperation as families engage in creative play together.
All materials are provided. No reservations are required for this drop-in event.
How did the Cardboard Challenge begin?
The Global Cardboard Challenge is an annual initiative of Imagination.org. Inspired by the short film, 'Caine's Arcade', the Cardboard Challenge is a worldwide celebration of child creativity and the role communities can play in fostering it.
We encourage you to watch the original short film on YouTube to see the inspiration for this event!
This event requires a lot of materials!
We are NOW accepting donations of CLEAN cardboard items and assorted craft supplies!
Desired donation items include cereal boxes, toilet paper/paper towel rolls, twine, ping pong balls, egg cartons, and any other kid-friendly building materials. Please ensure all materials are dry and free from food residue.
If you are able to save up any of these supplies that can be used by families on October 4th, please bring them in during our open hours (10 AM to 4 PM, Tues.-Fri. and 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month).