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About this activity
Sticky-Note City Map lets children invent streets, parks, schools, and libraries on sticky notes, then arrange them into a navigable city. Add roads with tape and ‘drive’ a toy car along routes. Supports map skills, labelling, and calm focus — ideal when summer heat keeps everyone indoors or rain cancels a town trip.
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Printables to go with this activity
These printable sheets pair with this activity — print, then follow the steps above.
View printablesMaterials needed
- Sticky notes in two or more colours
- Felt tips
- Masking tape for roads
- Optional toy cars
Preparation time
5 minutes
How to play
- 1Give each child a stack of sticky notes and ask them to draw one building per note (house, park, school, shop).
- 2Stick notes onto a table or wall, grouping similar places into neighbourhoods.
- 3Add masking-tape roads connecting the buildings; label two main streets with felt tip.
- 4Challenge: plan a route from home to the library without crossing the same road twice.
- 5Photograph the finished city before peeling notes — or keep it up as a holiday project board.
Learning benefits
Map skillsLabellingSpatial reasoningPlanning
Best for
Tags
rainy-dayindoorlow-costKS1KS2age-5geographyschool holidayssummer heat
Seasons
all yearsummer
Occasions
rainy dayschool holidayquiet timesummer heat
Key stages
KS1KS2
Weather
RainyHotColdAny Weather
SEN-friendly note
This activity can be adapted with fewer steps, visual prompts, quieter pacing, or a clear start and finish point. Offer choices and adjust sensory input to suit the child.
Safety note
Adult supervision is recommended. Adapt the activity based on your child's age, ability, and environment.
