Gum has value. You can build artistic creations, wearable art, and helpful aids; you can build for fun; and you can build a community around chewing gum. It definitely has value!

1. Building
Value with
Gum
A “Remote by Location,
Connected by Choice”
Team Creation

2. Build Artistic
Creations
o Sculptures
o 3D Artwork
o Hanging
Ornaments

3. o Rings
o Pins (Hardware extra)
o Earrings
Build Wearable Art

4. o Earplugs
o Nose plugs
o Measuring device
for internal
clearances
o Bottle top holder
o Table leveler (place an fresh
stick, still in the wrapper under
a table leg)
Build Helpful
Aids

5. o Alien creation
o Gum corralled
o Microwaved “Goo” Gum
Build for Fun

6. o Create characters
o Frame images
Build for Fun
From the Arts Center Traverse City
2013 Summer Workshop Series Flyer

7. “A Sticky
Subject
Connects”
Sharing a common
item, such as
chewing gum, helps
teams ‘stick’ with
the project and
develop relationships across time and space
Build Community

8. “A Sticky
Subject
Connects”
oStudents and their
classmates, people
around them, and
the subject matter
oTheory and practice
oRisks and safety nets, because after all…
Sometimes your idea bubble gets popped!
Build Community