Robots in disguise

During summer school I've mostly struggled to find things that will keep young boys occupied for more that 5 minutes. Having had a chat with my partner's mum, who raised two boys, I went in newly inspired with a collection of household junk and a couple I made earlier, and we made robots.

This. Was. Brilliant. Not only did they ALL want a robot (even the girls, they made princess robots - of course), they all asked nicely for help and worked on them for 30 minutes - 1 hour without getting bored and trying to climb of the window. Then they played with them in the playground after class. Magic.