Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!
A spaceship? A pair of butterfly wings or even a dinosaur? Anything’s possible with cardboard!

Unleash your family's imagination and enjoy endless hours of creative fun with the wonderful craft projects that all start with the humble cardboard box. Adventures in Cardboard features 16 upcycled craft projects for the entire family to create and play!

In a world of finite resources and growing consumption, we want to encourage the creative use of simple, recycled materials, like the humble cardboard box, to create play. Encouraging our little ones to re-purpose what they already have is not only great for our planet, it also requires creative thinking to see new possibilities beyond the original purpose, helping our children become the resourceful inventors of the future.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK?

  • 16 PROJECT IDEAS to make, using cardboard boxes, including rockets, a huge marble run, cubby houses, dress-up costumes, a city, cars and lots more.
  • Inspiration for making a creative space at home for your little ones.
  • A list of basic craft supplies to build your craft cupboard.
  • Ideas for using household RECYCLING and SUSTAINABLE crafting tips.
  • Simple building technique ideas for creating with cardboard.
  • The activity ideas in the book can be adapted to suit different age children from 3yrs to 9yrs.
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Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!
A spaceship? A pair of butterfly wings or even a dinosaur? Anything’s possible with cardboard!

Unleash your family's imagination and enjoy endless hours of creative fun with the wonderful craft projects that all start with the humble cardboard box. Adventures in Cardboard features 16 upcycled craft projects for the entire family to create and play!

In a world of finite resources and growing consumption, we want to encourage the creative use of simple, recycled materials, like the humble cardboard box, to create play. Encouraging our little ones to re-purpose what they already have is not only great for our planet, it also requires creative thinking to see new possibilities beyond the original purpose, helping our children become the resourceful inventors of the future.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK?

  • 16 PROJECT IDEAS to make, using cardboard boxes, including rockets, a huge marble run, cubby houses, dress-up costumes, a city, cars and lots more.
  • Inspiration for making a creative space at home for your little ones.
  • A list of basic craft supplies to build your craft cupboard.
  • Ideas for using household RECYCLING and SUSTAINABLE crafting tips.
  • Simple building technique ideas for creating with cardboard.
  • The activity ideas in the book can be adapted to suit different age children from 3yrs to 9yrs.
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Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!

Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!

by Eleanor Ford
Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!

Adventures in Cardboard: Amazing DIY Cardboard Projects for the Whole Family!

by Eleanor Ford

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Overview

A spaceship? A pair of butterfly wings or even a dinosaur? Anything’s possible with cardboard!

Unleash your family's imagination and enjoy endless hours of creative fun with the wonderful craft projects that all start with the humble cardboard box. Adventures in Cardboard features 16 upcycled craft projects for the entire family to create and play!

In a world of finite resources and growing consumption, we want to encourage the creative use of simple, recycled materials, like the humble cardboard box, to create play. Encouraging our little ones to re-purpose what they already have is not only great for our planet, it also requires creative thinking to see new possibilities beyond the original purpose, helping our children become the resourceful inventors of the future.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE BOOK?

  • 16 PROJECT IDEAS to make, using cardboard boxes, including rockets, a huge marble run, cubby houses, dress-up costumes, a city, cars and lots more.
  • Inspiration for making a creative space at home for your little ones.
  • A list of basic craft supplies to build your craft cupboard.
  • Ideas for using household RECYCLING and SUSTAINABLE crafting tips.
  • Simple building technique ideas for creating with cardboard.
  • The activity ideas in the book can be adapted to suit different age children from 3yrs to 9yrs.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781922514509
Publisher: Five Mile
Publication date: 09/01/2022
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 666,329
Product dimensions: 8.15(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range: 5 - 9 Years

About the Author

Eleanor Ford is the creative mind behind the craft mecca Mini Mad Things. Mini Mad Things is an online crafting destination that showcases how to upcycle materials around your home to create costumes, craft, vehicles, cubby houses and so much more!

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Welcome! 9
Imagination creativity & play 11
Made for play 13

LET’S GET CREATIVE
Creativity is for everyone 17
Encouraging creativity 19
Invitation to create 21

GETTING SET UP
Art & craft supplies 25
Construction techniques 27
Craft & sustainability 29

THE PROJECTS
Art house 33
Butterfly wings 39
Cardboard city 43
Pirate ship 47
TV box 53
Box cars 57
Magic castle 61
Marble run 65
Adventure bags 71
Wild things masks 75
Table hockey 81
Robots & monsters 85
Space rocket 89
Dino heads 95
Simple automata 99
Creation station 105

MEET THE MAKERS
About the author 113
About the photographer 117
Acknowledgements 119

PROJECT IDEA SPACE
My ideas 122

SHAPE TEMPLATES
Have fun with shapes!
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