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Kid Craft Ideas Using Cardboard Boxes


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December 5, 2011

A few weeks ago my grandson came over for a visit with a long packing box in tow and an idea for a project. This is his interpretation of a bee hive on a tree. It is a partial recycled craft using a long narrow packing box and other crafting supplies we had around the house.

Approximate Time: 1 - 2 hours including drying time.

Supplies:

Instructions:

  1. To begin his project he first taped up the sides of his box, using packing tape for a stronger hold. Taping along the side of the box.
     
    Taping the box.
     

    He left the bottom untaped to help it stand, and taped the top with the flaps open, for the tree crown.
  2. Taping top of the box open.
     

  3. Next he experimented with making a rubbing on newsprint of the honeycomb texture of the packing material he had salvaged.
  4. Honeycomb packaging.
     
    Making a rubbing of the honeycomb packing material.
     

  5. After spreading the shower curtain on the kitchen floor we began splotch painting the tree trunk with watercolor paints.
  6. Painting tree trunk.
     

  7. Let dry.
  8. Artist and painted trunk.
     

  9. While waiting for the paint to dry, we drew leaf shapes on construction paper and cut them out.
  10. Construction paper leaves.
     

  11. We also made a sketch of the hive on the honeycomb paper and cut it out. (Photo is after attachment.)
  12. Finished bee hive attached to tree trunk.
     

  13. Print out clip art of honey bees and a hummingbird. He did original drawings based on computer images. (printer problems :)
  14. Color the bees and hummingbird, or any wildlife that will inhabit your tree.
  15. Colored drawing of a honey bee.
     

  16. Now glue the hive, leaves, bees, and hummingbird where you like on the tree.
  17. Hummingbird on tree.
     
    Leaves and bee at the top of the tree.
     
    Completed top half of tree.
     

  18. Finally, he punched some holes in the trunk for the future addition of internal lighting, maybe a florescent type tube light. Punching holes in the tree trunk.
     

    We have included one fuzzy photo, either grandpa or the camera person moved, but we're not saying who.
  19. Light showing through holes in tree.
     

By R Barbara from Bremerton, WA

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