Cardboard is the most easily available craft item and it can be used to make some really amazing things. Cardboard posses the ability to keep things stiff and can also be carved out to make fancy shapes. Following are some cardboard crafts, that you can make by involving your kids and spend some really great time together.
1- Cardboard House
We all have made those sand castles at the beach as also the playing card houses at home in our childhood day, so today we are going to make a house from cardboard and relive our golden days.
Ice cream sticks flat and round
Glue and scissor
Pencil, scale, eraser
Cut two cardboards of measurements 12*8 centimetres
And cut door and windows from one of the cardboard of approx 4*2 centimetres (door) and 2*2 centimetres window
Now cut the front area of the house in measurements (6.5*8*10) centimetres as shown in the video. You need to cut two cardboards of this measurements
Now draw a window of approx 2*2 cms in the front part of the house
Start assembling all the cardboards as shown in the video
Now take a cardboard cut-out of 14*7 and slice it into two parts to make the roof
Scrape of a strip of cardboard as shown in the video to form the lower fencing of the house
Now glue the entire house to a bigger cardboard base so that it can be stable
Cut the ice cream sticks into two halves, to form the fence around the house, and also make a ladder to the house with the round shaped ice cream sticks.
Your dream house is ready. You can also decorate it by panting the house with poster colours or you can use card papers to stick on the card board to make it look colourful.
2- Coin Bank from Cardboard
The idea of having a piggy bank and that to a quirky piggy bank has always been the most attractive thing among kids. So here we will learn an easy coin bank.
You will need four cardboards of measurement (10*7.3 cms)
One cardboard with internal measurements of (7.5*4.5)
Another cardboard of (7*4)
Six cardboards of (10*10)
Cutter and glue gun
Take six cardboards of (10*10) and stick them together to make a box and leave it to dry.
Now take two cardboards of (7.5*4.5 and 7*4) and cut out the internal area and stick them together and also cut a smaller area were the coin will be placed. Ensure that you do not cut all the sides, let one end be hanging, such that the coin can slide down.
Insert this drawer into the main box and stick it on the inside as shown in video.
Ensure that you stick the base cardboard and not the drawer, as we will have to pull out the drawer from the main box.
Now place a cardboard in the front, without covering the drawer.
Add smaller piece to the drawer, and finally cover the entire box with paint or card paper of your choice and your money bank is ready.
3- Emoji Pencil holder from card board
Card board and construction paper
Hot glue gun and scissors
Cut out four circles from the cardboard and also two squares of dimensions (3”*3”) and one (3” *3.5”) and two smaller circles for eyes.
Assemble all the materials in a place, and stick two circles together as shown in the video.
Cut out the same circle from yellow construction paper and stick it on the cardboard.
Decorate the emoticon of your choice with glitter paper or sketch pens
Stick the smaller squares at the backside of the circle as shown in the video, and stick another circular board over it, such that a space is created to keep the pens.
Add other decorative details to the pencil holder as required
This holder can be also used as makeup brush holder and also paint brush holder.
4- Newton’s cradle from cardboard
Stick and some marbles
Scissor and hot glue gun
Take cardboard and cut borders of 2*2 centimetres and remove the center part.
Make holes in the cardboard such that the stick can be attached to it.
Now take another smaller cut out and cut very small rectangle shape from it, such that the bigger cardboard can be fixed on it.
Once the base is ready, put the stick into the holes as shown in the video.
Now take a string and attach a marble at the end of the string with the help of glue gun
Secure all the ends of the c