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Carton Crafts
This page will show you the many fun things you can make with old cartons.

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Seed Starters
Build your own Village
Model Car
Storage Containers
Model Boat
Build your own Fortress
Containers for many uses
Hanging Planter
Walkie Talkie
Truck
Mobile
Bird Feeder
Boat to Sail or Pull
Build a Train
Red Indian Hand Puppet
Plane
Windmill Bank
Carton Ten-Pin Bowling
Build your own Bridge
Build your own Rocket
Playtime Theatre

SEED STARTERS


  1. Cut holes in the base of a 1 litre carton for drainage
  2. Re-seal the opening of the carton
  3. Cut out one side of the carton, fill it with soil and plant your favourite flowers or vegetables.

BUILD YOUR OWN VILLAGE



You can use cartons of various shapes and sizes to create your own village.

MODEL CAR

  1. Use a half-litre carton as shown
  2. Make two cuts in the side of the carton and bend back in the direction shown by the arrows.
  3. Cut out the side recesses
  4. pierce 4 holes in the side and use drinking straws as axles to attach the wheels.
  5. Cut wheels out of another carton.

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STORAGE CONTAINERS


Use any size carton to make a desk tidy/penholder.


MODEL BOAT

  1. Glue three half litre cartons togther as shown.
  2. Pierce holes on the deck of your boat and insert drinking straws as masts.

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BUILD YOUR OWN FORTRESS



This fortress, complete with walls and drawbridge, is made from cartons of different shapes and sizes.

To make a drawbridge, use a 1 or 2 litre carton and cut ou the front as shown.

Use a half litre carton inside the bottom of a 1 litre carton for the towers.


CONTAINERS FOR MANY USES



This fortress, complete with walls and drawbridge, is made from cartons of different shapes and sizes.

To make a drawbridge, use a 1 or 2 litre carton and cut ou the front as shown.

Use a half litre carton inside the bottom of a 1 litre carton for the towers.
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HANGING PLANTER

  1. Cut any size carton to the desired height and make up your own designs with lids.
  2. Cover with coloured paper or paint.

WALKIE TALKIE


  1. Use two 1 litre cartons and cut out slits and a hole in the front as shown.
  2. Cut the bottoms off two disposable cups and insert into the hole.
  3. Pierce a hole in the top and insert a drinking straw for the aerial.
  4. Pierce a hole in the back of both cartons, behind the mouthpiece, and connect them with string.
  5. The string needs to be held taut between the two walkie talkies to make it work!

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TRUCK


  1. Cut away the back of a 1 litre carton as shown.
  2. Pierce 6 holes in the sides of the carton and use drinking straws for axles to attach the wheels.
  3. Cut wheels out of a separate carton.

MOBILE


Make this fun mobile to hang from your ceiling. Use two coat hangers for the frame. Decorate the cartons with coloured papers or paint.
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BIRD FEEDER

  1. Cut the front out of a 1 litre carton as shown.
  2. Pierce holes in the sides of the carton, and use a twig or drinking straw for a perch.

BOAT TO SAIL OR PULL

  1. Lay a 1 litre carton on its side and cut out a curved piece from the opposite sides.
  2. Cut the curve down the centre and use it for the rudder and keel.
  3. Use a straw for the mast and add a sail made from paper.
  4. For a pull toy, remove the keel, lay the carton on its side and cut the sides at right angles. Attach a pull string at the front.

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BUILD A TRAIN

  1. You can use cartons of various shapes and sizes to build your train.
  2. Cut wheels out of a separate carton. Pierce 4 holes in the side of the carton and use drinking straws for axles to attach the wheels.
  3. Cut a hole in the side of the carton and insert the top half of a disposable cup for the engine's chimney.
RED INDIAN HAND PUPPET

  1. Cut away the top of a 1 litre carton.
  2. Using a thin strip of carton, glue some feathers and small pieces of string to the strip. Attach around the top of the carton as shown.
  3. Cut a hole in the front and use a disposable cup for the nose.

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PLANE


Using a 1 litre carton, cut slits in the top and both sides. Insert wings made from another carton.

WINDMILL BANK

  1. Cover the outside of a 1 litre carton with coloured paper.
  2. Cut two 200mm strips from another carton to use as windmill arms. Attach the arms with a split pin.
  3. Close the gable and cut a slit in the gable for coins.
  4. Save up for a rainy day!

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CARTON TEN-PIN BOWLING


Collect ten 1 litre cartons and paint them all different colours.

Fill each carton with about 10mm of sand to stop them from being knocked over too easily. Seal the opening of each carton.

Set up the cartons. Now you're ready to play carton bowling.

BUILD YOUR OWN BRIDGE

  1. Cut away a 1 litre carton as shown and glue it between two more 1 litre cartons.
  2. Cut out the fronts of the cartons as shown to create the bridge decks.

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BUILD YOUR OWN ROCKET

  1. Cut a hole in the base of a 1 litre carton and insert the bottom of a disposable cup.
  2. Cut out wings from another carton and glue them onto the sides as shown.

PLAYTIME THEATRE

  1. Use a 1 litre brick-shaped carton.
  2. Cut out the side and base of the carton as shown.
  3. Decorate the stage with curtains and a stage surround.
  4. Make your own characters using wine corks and drinking straws.

That's all, folks!



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