Try this: Cardboard Box Houses

Whattya need?

• Utility knife
• Hot glue gun
• Cardboard box
• Yarn
• Ribbon
• Buttons
• Other decorations
• Markers and/or crayons
• A city cardboard building permit

 How do I make the house?

Step 1:  Cut the flaps on the open end of the box to create the roof.

Step 2:  Cut another piece of cardboard to fit the peak of the roof.

Step 3:  Assemble roof pieces together with hot glue.

Step 4:  Using utility knife, cut a flap at the ‘front’ of box and fold it back to create the door.

Step 5:  Cut windows into the box.

Step 6:  Decorate the house by drawing, coloring, or gluing on ribbon, yarn and other decorations.

Created by Dane Holweger

Comments

[Annie Tandy]

A friend sent me the link to this blog- the photographs are beautiful and there are some wonderful ideas! I have a blog called {kidlist} activities for little kids for the Chicago area. There is a post about making things out of cardboard boxes... check it out! http://kidlist.blogspot.com/2011/03/get-creative-with-cardboard-boxes.html

[Nod]

Thank you! Looks like a lot of fun to create with the kiddos!

[Margo Baender]

We made a house and it came out nicely but the roof was pretty tricky - couldn't get the flaps with the glue to stick, even with a glue gun. So we used painter's tape instead, which looked cute in a bright color. The glue gun was low temp, does it make a difference if you use high temp? (My first time using a glue gun.)

[Kari Sobeck]

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[Desi]

This makes perfect sense.

[houses for rent in Cincinnati Ohio]

Not half bad for a DIY toy! I'm sure my daughter would love creating cardboard houses with me instead of buying plastic ones. Thank you for sharing this!

[Serviced Offices Derby]

How adorable! It's a lovely project to build with your preschooler. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a lot of fun.

[Heather Bennett-Redding]

You have such great ideas. When I saw this, I thought maybe we could add some old wallpaper or laminate for "house paint" too. I would use a strong tape instead of the glue so my child could be more involved in the process of making this. I also would use a button or a bead for the doorknob so they could use a dull needle and "sew" the doorknob on. I really like this and I think we will put it on the list of kids crafts to do this summer. Thanks!

[Lana]

Oh fun fun! I just finished a lifesize cardboard cafe for my Little Missy and I think we need some little houses too! I am sure it will go much quicker than what we just finished.

If you'd like to see what I did with our cardboard stash, feel free to my blog.

Thanks for sharing. :)