Cardboard City with Little Friends Learning Loft
Archtober Newburgh is an annual festival of 25+ free events that celebrates the city's rich architectural heritage, connects people to resources and promotes local initiatives in the community.
To adults, it may look like scattered recyclables. To kids, it's pure magic! Cardboard city play builds real skills such as problem-solving, engineering thinking, and spatial reasoning, developed naturally through construction and rebuilding as a community. It fosters connection as kids of all ages collaborate, mentor each other, and build friendships alongside their cardboard skyscrapers. This open-ended play teaches sustainability by showing children that everyday materials can become extraordinary, while sparking unlimited creativity since no instructions means no limits - every child becomes an architect, city planner, and dreamer.
These mini metropolises may be temporary, but the confidence and connections they build last a lifetime. Sometimes the most powerful learning happens when we give children simple materials and step back, proving the best education tools are often the simplest.
At Little Friends Learning Loft, we believe in the transformative power of play because we witness it daily - children discovering their capabilities, forming meaningful relationships, and developing confidence through simple yet profound experiences, even building with cardboard!
Event Details:
10:00 AM Saturday October 4th 2025
ADS Warehouse, 105 Ann Street Newburgh, NY 12550
