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Chairs and Tables

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Thank you to everybody who sent in their pictures. Here's a picture that Maisie sent us showing her chair and table creations:

Thank you, Maisie, and well done for changing the number of cubes each time to make the different sizes.

The two pictures below were sent in from Opunake Primary School, Taranaki, New Zealand. Many thanks to the teacher who sent them in.

And here is Bea, from Halstead Prep in Woking, who made some colourful chairs and a table at home:

Thank you all for sending in your pictures! If anyone makes any other chairs and tables, we'd love to see them and hear about how you made them. Please do email us with your ideas.

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