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Cardboard Creations
2026-06-30 13:00:00 2026-06-30 14:00:00 America/Chicago Cardboard Creations Spend the afternoon creating large and small structures, animals or anything your imagination can think of with cardboard, child safe saws and reusable screws! Good Hope Branch - Community Room

Tuesday, June 30
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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Good Hope Branch

Community Room

Spend the afternoon creating large and small structures, animals or anything your imagination can think of with cardboard, child safe saws and reusable screws!

AGE GROUP: | Elementary (6-12) |

EVENT TYPE: | Crafts, Games, & Play |

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Good Hope Branch
Phone: 414-286-3707
Branch manager
Alyssa Rockey
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