Cardboard is a durable material used for packaging. It prevents moisture from infiltrating the product, making it one of the essential factors for products that need to withstand long transportation time, including protecting food products.
More than 90 percent of stuff shipped in the United States is packaged in some form of cardboard. Americans consume approximately seven trees worth of cardboard and paper products annually. In 2018, more than 17,200 thousand tons of cardboard were thrown into landfills, making both cardboard and paper comprise 40 percent of all solid waste.
According to Karl Knauer, cardboard remains one of the most sustainable packaging materials as it is made from renewable raw material-wood, making it eco-friendly.
Instead of throwing them away, why not recycle them into DIY crafts.
Here are the easiest and most educational DIY crafts out of cardboard:
1. Toilet Roll Animals
Kids can make their preferred animals by using only a toilet roll. You can paint your animal to make it more appealing and colorful, and you can also put googly eyes to add details once you get the shape right.
2. Cardboard Marble Maze
This DIY marble maze craft will keep your child entertained for hours as they attempt and guide a marble through the obstacles. You can use two stacked box lids for the bases and add popsicle sticks for the maze walls, and don't forget to put glue on it. Add marble-sized holes to make the craft even trickier.
3. Shoebox Football
If you want a game to create and play with your children, this craft is the perfect DIY, as this also keeps children entertained for hours. Paint the tips of the peg and clip them to some wooden skewers. Make sure to cut off or cover any sharp edges for younger kids.
4. DIY Coin Sorting Machine
This craft is the solution if you are trying to teach children about money and how to count. Simply cut the size of the DIY machine according to your preference; it can be small or large. Afterward, put some coin signs so kids can sort out coins by putting them in the DIY coin machine.
5. DIY Lighted Cities
This is one of the easiest crafts both parents and children can make as you will only wrap the cardboard with a square shape and make it look like a city by coloring it and adding details to it, such as lights, per DIYS.
6. Cardboard Cactus
Who knows, cardboard can turn out wonderful? Almost every house has cardboard, from Amazon packages to diaper boxes and more. Why not turn it into something as beautiful as cactus? Make your own cactus by only using cactus and painting to make the cactus look more realistic.
7. Triangle Bookends
Picking books when they fell from the bookshelves can be tiring, so why not turn your cardboard into DIY bookends? Basically, it supports the end of a row of books.
8. Cardboard Box Lap Tray
This DIY craft is perfect for children as this serves as their mini table, and you won't have to buy expensive tables on the bed or floor. Kids can now do their activities while sitting comfortably on their beds.
9. DIY Studio Easels
Make the cardboard stand and afterward put a clean paper where kids can draw. Put tape on the paper so it won't fly while little kids make their art, per Craftionary.
10. Animal Masks
You can print out your preferred animal or directly draw it onto the cardboard. Printed animals should be cut out first, then pasted onto the cardboard.
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