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We posted a roundup of crafting with cardboard boxes earlier this week. There is really no end to the creativity that can go into turning a cardboard box into super fun things to play with. Here, we round up ten more – all toys that can be made by you and your kids.TOP ROW1. Make a Portable Parking Garage with an IKEA Forsa Box by La Factoria Plastica2. Boredom Buster: DIY Ball Run by A Happy Wanderer3. Make a Corn Maze Marble Run by Katie Steuernagle4.

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Crafts Materials Needed: Shoe boxes x 4 Ruler Cardboard Pencil Scissors Glue or paste Paints (optional) Lace paper doilies (optional) Brush (optional…needed only if you paint) Fancy paper (optional…

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Barbie doll toilet.... made from the top of a soft scrub bottle and a dental floss container

UPDATE: I have an Etsy shop! Come and check it out HERE! My amazing dad built a beautiful dollhouse for my 4 year old daughter this Christmas. He built me the same dollhouse when I was little. I im…

What is this, a house for ants?!

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** SALE usually $10.00 ** Turn a cardboard box into a dollhouse. Easily create a strong, fully customizable Eco Friendly Dollhouse that slots together. No need for tape or glue. Let your children’s imaginations grow whilst learning about recycling at the same time! My user-friendly pattern comes with easy to follow photos and an instructional tutorial. Once your house is assembled, the decorating is so much fun! It comes with trees, mini gardens, windows and a roof (photo 2 & 3). Cut…

Make a house that is just the perfect size and shape for your lovely little peg doll friends. First: Select your gourd. I got mine from The Caning Shop in Berkeley. (By happy memory stirring coincedence, it was right behind (same building) The Gilman Street Project, which was where I first saw Nirvana, when we were all young enough that they should be playing in tiny all ages clubs.) These are Kettle and Bottle gourds. The bottle gourds were 14.00 and 9.00 being medium and small sized and…

Jake and I are lucky enough to live just a few miles from the beach and when the weather allows (which isn't all that often in Seattle), we like to comb the shores for beach glass, pretty rocks, seashells and driftwood! Using the Elmer's paint pens I received as part of the Master Crafter series, I turned our beach finds into a bright and cheery village. These are really easy and fun to make! All you need is some wood and a package of paint pens. I've made other driftwood houses using…

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Let's face it, we don't all want a huge, pink plastic Dreamhouse gracing our playrooms. While some people thrive on the modern dollhouse hobby, for playtime, modern dollhouses are hard to find and expensive to boot, a combination I'd never let my kids near. Erin at Sutton Grace solved this dilema by making her kids their own mod doll house, and you can too. Complete with a vintage 1960's kitchen and furnishings, Erin created a dollhouse for her kids that would fit in with her modern home…

Children just love boxes and the old saying, "kids have more fun with the box than with the gift inside it" is so true. Here's how to build a box town.

Use a printable template to make a paper gift box or decoration from scratch for that homemade touch!

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Make a hands-on seasons activity for kids using rocks or stones, wooden circles, and some stickers! Children can sort the picture stones onto the appropriate wooden circle depicting either spring, summer, winter or fall. Such a great way to encourage discussion about the differences between the four seasons! Follow our Creative Learning Pinterest board! …