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    Design Dazzle » Kids » Summer Camp/Crafts

    Published: Jun 4, 2013 · Modified: Aug 17, 2020 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Summer Camp: Indoor Fun with Cardboard

    Excited to be back on design dazzle today! my original plan was to do this really fun game with water balloons. but wouldn’t you know—this first week of summer has been COLD! really cold.

    so we opted for plan b….Indoor fun with cardboard!

    I love cardboard. One simple box will entertain my kids for hours. Whether wearing it on the head to be a space men..or sitting in it as a car– the power of cardboard is amazing.

    and with a little scissors and tape power…we ended up making…

    cardboard farm

    and a

    cardboard zoo

     

    i have no making shots—cause i had the x-acto knife and was trying to help the kids. but everything is pretty self explanatory. We cut the basic shapes and taped (and hot glued) some of the pieces together. My son wanted to color the cage–

    don't feed the animals

    but that’s because i think he has ulterior motives

    spiderman

     

    the tree and signs are decorated by my daughter

    zoo

    –and held together by cutting notches and making an x

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    the barn has a top that you can lift up one side–(that’s where we store all the pieces)

    barn

    and the door opens. (you could have your kids paint this…or cover it in duct tape)

    cardboard farm 2

     

    the silo also doubles as a princess tower….

    princess tower

     

    cardboard village

    it only took us an hour to put together…and the kids are still playing with it.playing with the zoo

    play

    and to really get your creative juices flowing.. i’ve compiled 27 cardboard crafts that i’m sure your kids will love!!!!
    PicMonkey Collage cardboard round 1

    1. aquarium 2. ships 3. puppet theater 4. crowns 5. mailbox 6. parking garage 7. cardboard guitars 8. castle (i also saw one covered in tin foil! so cool) 9. car mat

     

    PicMonkey Collage cardboard crafts for kids part 2

    10. doll bed 11. cars, stoplights and road signs 12. reading car 13. cardboard playhouse 14.laptop 15. kitchen 16.spaceship 17. ball maze. 18. fruit stand

    PicMonkey Collage cardboard diy ideas 3

    19. interlocking castle 20. pirate swords 21. clock 22.basket and cardboard food 23. car wash 24.stove 25. viking ship 26. build with cardboard 27. barbie house

     

    or you could just give them a pile of “trash” and let your kids create whatever they want!

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    you can follow me here on my blog and on facebook, twitter, and pinterest!

     

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    We are hosting Summer Camp Mon- Fri June 3rd to July 3rd (weekends will be for our regular posts). We are featuring awesome “Camp Counselors” (blogging friends) who have created super fun ideas and activities to help you SURVIVE summer with the kids. Click on the Summer Camp banner to be taken to our Summer Camp series.

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