Can be made from large boxes. Crafts from boxes with your own hands: turning ideas into reality

10.08.2019

March 20th, 2013

To come up with a child new toys or do simple craft don't need much. Usually enough free time and our imagination. And what to do? - available at hand. My son and I already have a whole fleet of yogurt jars, and the best ships we have come from viola jars and soft butter. We will devote this review to toys and crafts that you can make with your child from all sorts of "garbage" - boxes and boxes, cardboard, plastic bottles and much more.

1. Cardboard boxes and boxes

Let's start, perhaps, with crafts from boxes and smaller boxes. boxes different size regularly appear with each of us (especially during the holidays), but we usually try to get rid of this "happiness" as soon as possible, since it is quite inconvenient to store them. But you can immediately put them into action

Big boxes.

From the boxes from the large size are obtained completely amazing toys for children

Or an airplane

House-mill. detailed wizard class by reference

Pirate chest with treasures. Description

Parking for cars.

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Or a more complex version

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And another version of the castle

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From smaller boxes

Or those dinosaur feet

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Storage monster boxes

Great idea storage from boxes and cardboard rolls

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small stove

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catapult game

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Train with wagons

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aliens

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More ideas from cardboard sheets

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Or such

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And here is the castle of the knight and princess

If pasted over decorative paper and decorate with something gift wrap for all sorts of sweets

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Lamp

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And you can also make such an aquarium with your children

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Boxes and cardboard are real scope for creativity, if you wish, you can do whatever you want, I think we will return to this topic in the near future, we have something interesting in store

2. Cardboard rolls from toilet paper and paper towels

Easy crafts you can do with your kids

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monsters

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octopus

jerks

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A lot of different animals with patterns can be viewed at the link

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Binoculars for children or a spyglass from a roll of towels

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Or at children's holiday make princess crowns

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And here is an amazing idea on how to make crackers for the holiday. Description

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racing cars

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3. Disposable tableware - paper and plastic plates and glasses

For disposable tableware you can also find the original application

Paper plates are very convenient to paint

And from deep plates you can make such jellyfish

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Or even make a garland decoration for the holiday

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From a plate and a glass you get such a pretty house

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Spider glasses

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cup dragon

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It is very easy and fun to turn ordinary cups into freaks. Great idea for kids parties

And here's an advent calendar idea

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And even Christmas garland can be made from cups

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4. Plastic bottles and containers

feeder

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For children on a holiday

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From bottles and spoons

If it's raining outside or guests with children come to you and you need something to keep them busy - home bowling

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And in small bottles it's fun to germinate grass. Just in time for Easter

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And the bottles turn into ...... a rocket, more precisely, into the main attribute

Planes and ships from shampoo containers

5. Wooden sticks for ice cream and medical spatulas

These are very simple and cute crafts can be made from ordinary wooden sticks for ice cream

Little people for puppet theater

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Raft ship

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It's also easy to make an original puzzle game.

Can you make a whole house?

Chests from medical spatulas. Description

6. Straws for cocktails

With the help of such tubes, it is very interesting to draw with cartoon bubbles.

And the tubes are great as a mast for boats.

You can think of many different games with these tubes. For example, you can arrange "air" football. Roll up a small ball out of paper and use the tube to drive the "ball". By the same principle, you can play who will fly the ball farther or who will get to the finish line faster. This kind of games are very useful, it is a kind of breathing exercises.

7. Sponges

Even the most ordinary sponge can turn into ....

a garden bed (it's fun to germinate seeds in a large-pored sponge)

Or make stamps for drawing or just paint with a sponge (rainbows come out especially well)

And to make it more convenient to draw with such stamps, you can glue them, for example, on wine cork, like here

You can also make sponges, for example, heads for robots

8. Wine corks

On the Internet you can find a huge variety of photographs on the topic of crafts from traffic jams, but we will limit ourselves to stamps only.

9. Tin cans

for flowers

By the way, if you have buckets of paint left in your country house, do not rush to throw it away.

storage

candlesticks

monster

old town game

airplane

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Jar with wishes or Smile box

this is such a jar or box filled with small pieces of paper with various wishes, pleasant phrases, anecdotes, encouraging slogans or declarations of love.
Get her at home like a jar. This is a real generator of daily good mood.

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Snow storm or, as it is right, snow globe, but in this case rather glitter jar. Description

And in summer, for street parties, jars can be used for drinks. Look very unusual and stylish

And finally, very original crafts from an old light bulb

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When compiling this collection, materials from the Kokokokids blog were also used.

Send us your interesting finds of crafts from what is at hand, and also share with us what you did! This topic is inexhaustible and I think we will return to it more than once

Helpful Hints

Cardboard is universal material, from which you can make not only boxes, but also various crafts, as well as quite useful things in everyday life.

This environmentally friendly material is easy to find and quite easy to work with.

Here we have collected the most interesting and useful things that you can make from cardboard at home or in the country.

How to make a cable / cord / wire organizer out of cardboard

You will need:

Toilet paper rolls

Cardboard box (from shoes is ideal)

Tape or glue to hold the grommets together (optional)

* The number of bushings depends on the number of cables and space in the box.

* You can fill the box full or half full with bushings to leave room for larger items.

* So that the bushings do not hang out in the box and fit snugly together, you can fasten them with tape or glue.

Cardboard Crafts: Laptop Stand

From an ordinary pizza box, you can make a convenient laptop stand. This stand was created Russian designer Ilya Andreev. He cleverly managed the folds on the cardboard to create a folding stand.

Another option for a cardboard laptop stand

You will need:

Stationery knife

Ruler (preferably metal)

A place where you can cut (a plank or a special rug)

Glue (PVA or hot).

* Select the dimensions of the parts according to the dimensions of your computer.

* Make incisions on the parts about 6 cm.

* This stand has been designed for 13" and 15" laptops.

*Use glue to secure all parts starting from the bottom.

* Allow the adhesive to dry before testing the stand.

Triangular shoe rack made from cardboard boxes

You will need:

Scissors or utility knife

Ruler and pencil

Wide tape.

* Each module in this shelf is a triangular tube. Its size depends on the size of the shoes.

First you should make one module.

1. First, cut the cardboard, divide it into 3 parts with a pencil and a ruler, bend it into a triangle and fix it with a wide adhesive tape.

2. Create more modules in this way.

3. Each row of triangular modules Need to glue on a sheet of cardboard for stability.

4. You can put another cardboard box on top.

Cardboard organizer (scheme). Option 1: for papers and documents.

You will need:

cereal boxes

Scissors

colored tape or colored paper for decoration (optional)

PVA glue.

1. Glue the boxes together.

2. Wrap the boxes with colored cardboard or colored wide tape.

Do-it-yourself cardboard organizer (scheme). Option 2: for papers and magazines

Cardboard organizer for stationery (photo)

You will need:

cereal boxes

Scissors

Colored tape or colored paper

PVA glue

Cardboard sleeves from toilet paper or paper towels.

Do-it-yourself cardboard shelves (photo)

1. Prepare the cardboard. If you have boxes, then straighten them.

2. Now you need to make a hexagon from a sheet of cardboard. To do this, you need to make additional folds, one on each of the two largest sides of the cardboard.

3. Place the box flat and make a couple of slits (see image) so that the tops of the figure can be bent towards the center.

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Cardboard is easy to bend, cut, paint, glue, stitch and hold its shape, and it is always available. What you need for children's creativity, development fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, logical thinking and imagination! In this article, we presented 13 super-ideas, 100 photos, 1 step by step master class and a selection of video tutorials on making DIY cardboard crafts.

Where to get cardboard?

For the manufacture of children's crafts, except for sheet color or corrugated cardboard from the store, you can use the following improvised and junk materials:

Cardboard boxes (you can ask the warehouse workers of the nearest store);
Disposable paper tableware;
Bushings from toilet paper and paper towels;
Packages of cereals and sweets, such as corn flakes;
Egg packaging (it is good to use cells);
Dairy product packaging.

13 Cardboard Craft Ideas + Master Class

Idea 1. Construction toys

Cardboard "constructors" are good because they are easy to make and decorate, it is interesting to assemble and, of course, play with them. You can come up with and design such a toy yourself, or you can make it with the help of finished scheme from our article or found on the Internet.

Click on the photo to download the templates for these figurines

Idea 3. Puppets or just puppets with moving parts

Making a puppet out of cardboard is very easy and fun. You just need to draw the details of the little man, cut them out and fasten them with mini pins (sold in scrapbooking stores).

Instead of special fasteners, you can use thin wire (for example, for beading). Just cut a piece of wire 2 cm long, thread it through the holes of the parts and twist its ends with the front and wrong side as shown in the photo on the right. You can also use metal rings as fasteners.

If you want the figurine to become a real puppet, then you can:

Connect the arms and legs with a single thread, as shown in the photo below, or with two threads (one thread connects the legs, and the other connects the arms).

Tie a rope to each arm and leg, then tie all 4 ropes to the ends of the sticks folded crosswise. An example of such a puppet is shown in the following photo.

Idea 4. Finger puppets

Finger puppets are made even easier and faster: a small figure is drawn, then two holes are cut in its lower part. Voila, the first "actor" for the puppet theater is ready! In the following selection of photos, you can get some ideas for finger puppets.

Idea 5. Ground, air, water and space transport

A car, plane, bus, ship, boat or rocket made of cardboard is just as good as a store-bought one. After all, making such a toy with your own hands together with your parents already seems like a fun adventure. And when the cardboard vehicle get bored, it can be used to make other toys and crafts.

Idea 6. Kitchenette

If you have a couple of boxes square shape, then why don't you make a mini stove and sink out of them?

From one rectangular box elongated shape you can make a refrigerator.

If there is enough space in the room, a washing machine can also be added to the kitchen.

Master class on how to make cardboard crafts in the form kitchen furniture see the next video.

Idea 7. Toy equipment and household items

Need props for role playing or things to decorate cardboard house? We offer to make them from cardboard with your own hands.

Idea 8. Masquerade costumes

IN kindergarten or is the school approaching a matinee or a performance? Or just your kid loves reincarnations? From cardboard you can make an amazing outfit. Here are photo examples fancy dress from cardboard for boys.

And here are photo examples of cardboard costumes for girls.

Idea 9. Bookmarks for books

For the manufacture of bookmarks, it is better to use not too thick colored cardboard, and in order for the craft to last as long as possible, it should be laminated with transparent tape.

Idea 10. Aquarium with fish

Cut off the lids of the cardboard box and paint its inside in blue-blue tones, if desired, decorate the aquarium with applications from plasticine, sparkles, colored paper, etc. Cut 3-5 holes along the top of the box and thread through each hole. Next, cut out 3-5 fish from colored paper. Attach a large button (on the outside of the aquarium) and a fish to each thread. That's it, the aquarium is ready.

Idea 11. Town in a box

You just need to cut the sides of the box and paint on the inside and... voila! You get a city with roads, with which the child will play for hours, moving cars and figures of men.

Idea 12. Volumetric toys made of corrugated cardboard using quilling technique

Volumetric crafts can be "wound" using the quilling technique from corrugated cardboard. Having mastered the skill of forming various figures, the child will be able to experiment with shapes and colors and even create figures of their favorite cartoon characters.

Materials and tools:

Cardboard box;
Tracing paper or white tissue paper;
Black cardboard (can be painted plain cardboard a thick layer of black paint);
White pencil;
Wooden skewers, straws or wire;
Scotch tape and / or glue;
Scissors;
Stationery knife.

STEP 1. First we need to make the theater body. To do this, cut off the lid from the box, and then cut out its bottom.

Step 2. Cut off a piece of tracing paper that is larger than the size of the box. Gently glue it to the sides of the theater with a little tension, as shown in the photo.

Step 4. Now it's time to cut out the characters of the future performance from black cardboard. Keep in mind that the more detailed the silhouette of the figurine is, the more realistic the shadow theater will be. Therefore, it is best to draw figures using the templates found on the Internet and printed.

Step 5. The shadow theater is almost ready, it remains only to glue the figures to wooden skewers or wires. You can stick them as shown in the photo below or perpendicular to make it easier to control the characters.

Has it ever happened that you brought your child a toy in a huge box, and as a result, he plays with the box, and the toy lies lonely in the corner? Formerly children we had to build our own huts, but now there are ready-made tents, before we had to invent games for ourselves, but now everything ready flaunts on the shelves of the store. But there are so many things you can think of if you take an ordinary box as a basis!

What can be made from a box for a boy?

With boys, everything is quite logical and exciting at the same time. The first thing that can be done from a cardboard box for a little mischievous person is transport. And here you are completely unlimited! It is enough just to turn the box upside down and draw the headlights with the door. You made a car! With duct tape, scissors, and a little free time, you can build a rocket, a ship, even a space dish!

Well, if you just want to spend time and make something special together, you can make traffic lights, some manage to make tracks for little ones. racing cars. And the simplest and no less interesting thing that can be made from empty boxes from large things like a refrigerator is just a space for creativity. It is enough to allow the baby to climb inside and give more pencils and markers. Rest assured, he will definitely find something to do! And another quite useful thing that can be done from a box for a boy concerns the development of fine motor skills, namely a huge lacing from a separate part of the box.

Well, if you have a holiday ahead and the little knight wants to put on armor, they can be made from pieces of the box. In exactly the same way, you can make a robot suit out of smaller boxes. By the way, together with your child, you can simply make a robot figure in the growth of a baby and let him decorate your joint efforts.

What can be done from a cardboard box for a girl?

This is where the house comes to mind! Moreover, here parents can afford the most complex designs and the most bright colors. There is even a direction when furniture and home decor items are made from cardboard. What's stopping you from doing it out of the box? big house ik for a girl, so to speak secluded place? If the baby takes the initiative and wants to do the decor on her own, this will only increase the value of such an activity. Or maybe your princess wants a real castle? After all, we already have a knight in cardboard armor! By the way, he can also build a cardboard fortress.

It is not necessary to make a big house in human's height. For older girls, it is interesting to play with doll houses. And here you are not limited by anything. You can paste over the rooms with paper for wrapping gifts or find the remains of wallpaper after repair. And if the house will consist of several floors, your daughter will definitely thank you!

One more no less wonderful option what can be made out of the box is a kitchen or a stove. With the help of cutouts and colored paint, you can make absolutely any stove, some use the same method to turn boxes into washing machines and dishwashers. In a word, you can make any small and large household appliances from boxes different shapes and size. There are a lot of ideas and you just need to give the child the box itself, and he will certainly direct and tell you what you can come up with from it!

or a basket for things or for beauty.

Such things can be made from cardboard or paper and decorated with various details - beads, buttons, colored tape and other decorations..

Here are some interesting and easy ideas on how to make a regular or gift box, as well as baskets and organizers:

How to make a gift box: pyramid

DIY basket from newspapers

You will need:

old newspapers

Wire or screwdriver

Clothespins

Scissors.

How to make a basket with your own hands: a decorative option

How to make a heart shaped basket

You will need:

Cardboard cut out in the shape of a heart

Thread for knitting

Toothpicks or skewers

Felt (to decorate the bottom of the basket)

regular thread

Scissors

Beads and other decorations.

1. Cut out a heart template from cardboard.

2. Insert toothpicks or halves of skewers into the cardboard around the perimeter.

3. Tie a thread to one of the toothpicks and start weaving the basket.

4. When you have finished weaving, you can decorate your basket with beads, artificial flowers or other details. Inside you can put red felt (heart-shaped).

What can be made from a cereal box: a box organizer

You will need:

3 empty cereal boxes (about the same size)

Scissors

Scotch tape (preferably colored)

Washi Tape ( adhesive tape with pattern).

1. Connect the boxes together using adhesive tape. First, glue the boxes from the bottom with 3 pieces of tape (see image).

2. Use tape to gently stick the tops of the boxes together.

3. Cover the bottom of the boxes completely with colored tape. Glue the tape both vertically and horizontally (one piece on top of the other).

4. Start wrapping colored tape around the side of the boxes.

5. You can decorate the resulting organizer with washi tape.

How to make a paper gift box

You will need:

Colored paper or cardboard

Scissors

Hole puncher

thin tape

A simple pencil and ruler (if necessary)

Decorations (optional).

1. Cut out a square from colored cardboard, 24 x 24 cm in size.

2. From this cardboard, cut out a plus sign (+) so that each square has a side of 8 cm.

3. Bend all sides of the "plus" and make 4 holes on each side of the four side squares (at the same distance from each other). You can pre-mark the holes with a pencil.

4. Use thin tape to connect the sides together (thread it through the holes and tie it into a bow). IN this example I needed a tape 18 cm long. One piece of tape was used for each corner.

5. For the handle, you will need a piece of cardboard 30 cm long and 2 cm wide. It can be fixed with a paper clip, double-sided tape or glue.

6. Decorate the box as you like.

How to make a matchbox box

You will need:

matchboxes

Double-sided tape

Stickers or paints with a brush

Jewelry (beads, needle and thread).

How to make a gift box

How to make a cardboard box

You will need:

Cardboard sheet or cardboard box(from cereal, for example)

Scissors

Glue (preferably hot).

1. Prepare a sheet of cardboard or cereal box to be unwrapped as shown.

If you are using a sheet of cardboard, then just cut out a similar shape and make the folds.

3. Make cuts in the side folds at the top and bottom, leaving intact the parts indicated in the picture (see image).

4. Fold the top half in half.

5. Cut the corners as shown in the image.

6. turn the box over and start folding all the pieces of cardboard as shown in the image. Use glue to secure any bent pieces in place.

How to make a cardboard box with your own hands

You will need:

Scissors

Pencil or pen

colored paper

Glue stick or double sided tape

Wrapping

Decorations (optional).

1. First, measure the gift the box is for. Based on the data obtained, cut out the base of the box and 4 sides from cardboard. You can number them for convenience. with a simple pencil so as not to get confused.