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Expensive toys, brainy games and fluffy Teddy, the best options you consider for your child’s playtime. True, these are the things that attract your little one but it is in their nature to divert their attention and interest frequently. They may play with these for a while and get bored. Getting new games is an option to tackle their boredom but the money aspect can tie your hands sometimes. So what to do? Can’t see your baby cry and buying new things is putting the burden on your pocket. For some free fun, cardboard boxes are great. Does it sound odd? It isn't! Imagine what all you can create from a huge cardboard box. The perfect thing for your child is a fort where he can play all day in a small playhouse of his own in the safety of the house! So ladies we have some cool ideas for a cardboard playhouse. Create it with your children and see them smile ear to ear!
Rugged RV
Your little boy will surely love you for creating his dream rugged RV! Just tape two large boxes to create a big rectangular home and cut little windows in it. Pick up your brushes and set to work. Involve your child in the painting session to help him connect with it better. The silver splash will divert attention towards itself. Oh, don’t forget the number plate for added effect!
Rocket Ship
Planning to buy a refrigerator? Don’t throw away the outer box. Just cut cute round windows in it, make a cap like structure and fix it on the top to get the rocket feel. Add colorful knobs on the front and inside for your baby to experience the space life. Decorate as per your child’s taste and set him up to live his mini dreams and make the most of his precious childhood.
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Farm House
Use that large box you’ve dumped in your store to create a wonderful farm house for some playtime. Seal the box from the top with tape and small pieces of cardboard to create a hut-like structure. Cut windows and a door in it to finish the structure. Paint it all in a red color then add some pictures of farm animals like hens, sheep, and pigs. Dress your child in coy boy costume for added fun!
Castle Fort
This extravagant castle will be your daughter’s ultimate love. Save a lot of small boxes arrange them length and height wise to create a fort like structure. Cut small edges along the length of boxes for the finishing. Cut in small windows and a little door for your baby to squeeze in. Paint it in bright colors, arrange colorful banners on. The castle is ready for the prince and princess!
Grocery shop
This is a very creative project and will certainly capture your child’s interest for long so totally worth the effort! Take a large cardboard, spread it in three folds such that you can create different windows. The center portion will have the largest window cut but don’t remove it completely and create a table like a thing for keeping things. Do the same with the other two side windows as well. Add small boxes on the inside to create drawers and also will give support to your shop. Then place a rack-like structure made of cardboard in the front. Put all the toy veggies, fruits, bakery items in the drawers and be ready to sell!
Telephone Booth
The refrigerator carton will come handy again here. Just cut 4 vertical windows in the front, paint the entire thing red and place a board on it saying Telephone and you are sorted. The easiest one to make and very unique! Put a toy phone inside it and let the fun begin. Your child can create many games around it and remain entertained for long!
Igloo
Loads of cardboard is needed and a ton of patience, but it's worth the effort and time so don’t give up! Cut numerous triangles from the cardboard and use five at a time to make a pentagon. Repeat it numerous times, you need lots of it. Join these pentagons vertically to form a hedge like structure and they use the same to make the top of it. Cut a door and paint it white if you want. Put cute bedding inside and a small cozy home for your little one is ready!
Pizzeria Fort
Pizza is among an all time favorite of every kid. Combining pizza with play can not go wrong no matter what! Use a large rectangular box or combine small ones to form the basic structure that can let your child stand in it easily. Cut a door on one side and a takeaway window on the other. Paint the pizzeria with colors of your favorite pizza brand logo and decorate with frills and banners. Put up the board of pizza and get to business!
Mario Fort
A nice video game for kids turned into a life-sized version of it. This will surely excite your kids. Use small cardboard boxes and color them like a brick box and question box of the Mario game. Pile them up in a way that it creates an illusion of a brick fort with the question box here and there. Let your kids have fun roaming in the Mario maze and living the video game!
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Gigantic Fort
If you have that much space in your house or lawn, try this large fort. This is a collection of small 3D pyramid structures that will be arranged in funky ways to give the impression of a large fort with small minarets. The small pyramids will have their top open to let the light in. These minarets will be attached to each other at varied angles and the part attached will be cut to allow movement of your child in all the minarets. This structure is complicated and may need experts to build it. Once it is done, you may decorate it even in colors and banners!
How interesting right? Never thought that a cardboard you treated waste can help you so much with creating a play area for your little ones? Now that you are armed with this information try your hand at fort making along with your kids and see what fun you have!
