Get creative with cardboard
especially if you have children, Cardboard and Cardboard Boxes A lifesaver when it comes to production. Your child can spend countless hours cutting, pasting and drawing on cardboard. Their imaginations will also help them turn a plain old cardboard box into anything they like!
look at these 15 Cardboard Crafts You can do it with your kids and it will also keep them busy for hours afterward.
1. Paper Roll Bracelet
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If you’ve been saving up empty toilet paper rolls for this crafting project, you’ve done most of the work! Grab scissors, paint, markers, sequins, glue, gemstones or whatever your child enjoys using. Cut them all the way, then cut them into horizontal sections that look like thick bracelets. All that’s left to do is decorate, just like learning to create love!
2. Cardboard Knight
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These clean edges are best cut with an Exacto knife, so this is something you have to keep away from kids. Once you follow Play and Grow’s instructions, cut out each layered piece and connect them, your child will be ready to save the village from the fire-breathing dragon!
3. Carton Airplane
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Bloglovin’ shows you how to make this simple and cute plane with a propeller! Draw details, like the strips on the wing in this photo, or hand the markers to your kids to decorate their plane however they want.
4. Cozy Bay
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Autism Classroom Resources will guide you in creating a comfortable, comfortable space for kids to curl up when they feel overwhelmed or need a break. The best part? It’s made from a simple cardboard box! Whether you’re a teacher like this site using it in the classroom, or a parent who wants to give their kids a quiet reading nook, they’ll feel warm and safe.
5. Cardboard Oven and Stove
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Esteve Machado
Shows you how to make a simple children’s oven and stove toy out of a cardboard box in a few easy steps. Help your kids draw the burner and flip the switch so they can make you an imaginary cake!
6. Cardboard Box Noah’s Arc
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This kids project from The Craft Train can be used both as a toy and as a place to store plush toys so they don’t scatter on the floor and trip you up. Try making sails out of spare materials or wrapping paper.
7. Camper Theater
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Have you recently moved and now you have extra large boxes waiting to be taken out for recycling? Instead, try recycling them into a great place for your kids to play and hang out! The Merry Thought chose to make them a camper for imaginary road trips and adventures.
8. Cardboard Tote Bag
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iKat Bag shows you how to create a tote bag for any stylish toddler! Pass the sequins and some markers to your child and let her express herself!
9. Cardboard Kitten House
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Don’t forget your furry child! Cats love cardboard boxes more than your kids, so follow Bloglovin’s lead and turn cardboard boxes into cozy cat houses, not litter.
10. Cardboard washing machine
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If you’ve made ovens and stoves for your kids, the logical next step is to make them washers and dryers too! “Playing the house” means more fun at your house than at a friend’s, all thanks to a little creativity from cardboard. Kraft shows you how this cute little washing machine is done.
11. Cardboard Dryer
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What kind of home has a washer and no dryer? Thanks to your DIY skills, this is not your kid’s imaginary home! Estefie Machado shows you how to make this lovely front load dryer to go with the washing machine above.
12. Grocery store
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Jumbo wardrobe boxes are some of the most versatile cardboard options, based solely on their sheer size.See how the iKat Bag is not just a small fruit holder, but a all Grocery storefront made of cardboard!
13. Air pump
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Organize, organize, and reuse cardboard crafting a step further with this toy gas station pump. Instead of just using cardboard, they added a plastic main body and the top of a spray bottle as an air pump! We love the creativity here, and so will your kids.
14. A LEGO town
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If you’re a little too busy with exactly replicating things like washers and dryers, but your kids still want to play in the box, let them do it! Picklebums recommends taking the largest box you can find and filling it with pencil crayons and markers. Let the kids climb in and encourage them to paint the cardboard floors and walls to their heart’s content!
15. A giant backyard maze
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Living Green with Babies
The perfect fun solution for all the mobile boxes you don’t want to disassemble and recycle. If you’re going to take them apart anyway, use this time to turn them into a big maze in your backyard! Short doors let your kids crawl from box to box until they find their way out. Just be sure to cut the tall boxes short enough so you can lift them up if they get lost!
Have you made any other awesome cardboard kids crafts you can’t see here? Let us know how you did it in the comments below!
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