Draw your home if you ruled the world

What can I use instead of sticky notes, colored pencils, or paper if I don't have them?

Use small squares of scrap paper or masking tape as labels instead of sticky notes, crayons or markers instead of colored pencils, and the back of a cereal box or a notebook page for your light outline map drawn lightly with a pencil or erasable pen.

What should I do if my buildings don't look right or there's no room on the paper?

If buildings don't fit or look wrong, redraw a smaller light outline map, sketch the main building shapes lightly with your pencil so you can erase, and use sticky-note labels to test placements before you color and decorate.

How can I change this activity for a 4‑year‑old or a 12‑year‑old?

For a 4‑year‑old, pick one big goal, trace simple building shapes or use stickers and have an adult write the short labels, while a 12‑year‑old can keep three goals, add a scale and legend to the light outline map, and write fuller sentences explaining how each invention helps people.

How can we make the drawing more creative or shareable?

Make 3D recycled-cardboard models of buildings and inventions, create movable paper vehicles for your drawn roads, add a short 'day in the life' sentence next to each label, and photograph the finished, colored map to share on DIY.org.