Have you ever found that rather than your child playing with the new toy they just got, they are more inclined to play with the box it came in? Feeling inspired by this notion, here is a simple way to make a cardboard box castle where your little one’s imagination can go wild with princes and princesses.
What you’ll need:
3 large cardboard boxes, big enough for your child to fit in
1 scissors/ pen knife
1 pencil
Black paint
Glue
Sellotape
What you’ll need to do:
- Set 2 of your cardboard boxes to one side - you will only need one for now.
- Cut one box into 2 sections – one should be cut slightly bigger than half. Cut the smaller section into two again – these will be for your castle turrets.
- Turn the larger of the cut sections upside down so that the bottom of the box is at the top. This box is going to be the entrance. Use your pencil to draw a door onto the box. Use your pen knife to cut the door out.
- On either side of this box you will need to cut two holes big enough for your child to crawl through. Set aside once you have done this.
- Now you need to move onto your 2 other boxes. Set them on either side of your door box.
- Correspond the side openings from the door box to the other boxes and cut your holes through. Do this with both boxes. Secure using the glue and affix some sellotape for extra strength.
- Draw windows onto the tower boxes and fill in with the black paint.
- While that dries, you can make your tower turrets. Using your 2 smaller sections from number 2 above cut the sections to look like turrets.
- Secure on top of the towers with the glue.
- Make sure paint and glue are dried before letting your child play with it.
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