Quick and easy creative crafts — for imaginative play, learning letters, or just to look great on a wall or windowsill. Be sure to check out the Holiday Crafts page for lots more crafts you can use year-round.
Simple letters cut out of empty boxes make fantastic decorations for special days or any day. String them to make word banners for every occasion. Decorated, plain, or with the factory colors showing, they look great. A fun way to learn letters and try your hand at spelling, too!
Make colorful words with these 3-D letters you make out of empty boxes, using just scissors and tape. Spell out a name, a holiday, a word-of-the-day… or make a random handful to enjoy as art. You need a few of these.
Turn a cereal box into a classic vase you can decorate any way you want or leave it plain and enjoy the timeless vase shape. Even personalize it to make a special birthday gift filled with favorite flowers!
Better than bought outdoor decor made from empty tetrapaks. Make these Nichos in minutes with just scissors! Paint or leave as-is, these make beautiful indoor or outdoor decorations. Easy for kids to make. Sustainable, free, creative crafting with recycled materials.
Turn a cereal box into a super minimalist sculpture with scissors, tape, and a rubber band. Box Heads look amazing alone or in a group, decorated (maybe as a favorite person) or plain. They can even double as a trendy vase!
Greeting Card Banners are crafting heroes. Not only do they look great hanging up, but they make a great activity to do with kids AND give you a guilt-free way to clear out old cards. So go get the scissors, some string, and that stack of cards you’ve been avoiding, and let the decluttering begin!
Make this incredible garland with string, tape, and a few of your favorite Catalog Stars (Have you tried them yet? They’re so quick and easy!). A Star Garland makes a super party decoration, and you just might never want to take it down.
Is the Book Nook a fun piece of shelf art, or a secret hiding place? The answer is Yes! These multi-taskers are super-easy to make out of any cereal box. Not a writer? No worries — all these books need is a title!
Take a quick craft break with these Catalog Stars. You’ll end up with lots of beautiful decorations to use on gifts, your tree, or just about anywhere. Super easy to make (and slightly hard to stop making!).
3- Minute House really does take just three minutes.
Need to pack for an imaginary trip? The “Where To?” Suitcase - inspired by every classic-film cab driver - is your ticket to adventure, and all you need is a cereal box. Because getting ready for your trip is half the fun.
This could be the best souvenir ever. It’s a hanging travel journal you make yourself out of all the odds and ends that end up in your pockets during the day. Put them all together and you’ve got something to treasure long after the trip ends.
The Robox are here! These little box buddies will steal your heart and help you empty your recycle bin, because they’re made with empty boxes. Every Robox is unique. Fun to make, zero cleanup, and oddly lovable.
Who doesn’t love a cuckoo clock? Full of surprises inside and out, there’s nothing more charming. These Cuckoo Clocks bring the same lovable quirkiness to your home - and they are easy to make.
Pin these simple-to-make shelves on your wall and you’ll have an instant gallery for all kinds of creations. Made with any cereal box, they fit almost anywhere and look good alone or in groups. Ridiculously easy!
A neat pretend camera you can make almost instantly out of your empty printer ink box. Fun for very little kids to use, with a moving shutter button to press and a viewfinder to look through.
Color, meet light. These perfect little suncatchers are so simple to make with a circular cheese wedge box and tissue paper. They’re like beautiful jewelry for your windows.
Make this way-better-than-bought finger puppet theater out of any empty cereal box, and be ready to start your own show in about ten minutes! Includes a quick play to do right now, and ideas for the non-theatrical.
Your next party will be brilliant - literally! - with these easy to make Stained Glass Banners that glow with color. Make them just like regular Party Banners, with a simple twist. For party time or any time, Stained Glass Banners will brighten everyone’s day.
Because there’s nothing more fun than a taco stand. Make yours out of an empty box and add your own special features for the best stand on the block.
Want to make your outdoor space amazing? Hang these Outdoor Banners! Make them in minutes out of plastic bags and string. They’ll turn that porch, patio, balcony, or patch of asphalt with dandelions into your new favorite place to be.
Make something awesome out of those too-tall empty cracker boxes. Tall Box Nichos are a snap to make and look great plain or decorated. Beautiful for holidays - put an LED candle inside for easy elegance!
What’s a Nicho? It’s your own little world to decorate and love. Make one in about two minutes out of just about any box you have on hand. Enjoy it plain, put something inside, or decorate it any way you want. It’s yours!
Make this awesome, versatile castle - and give those shoeboxes full of action figures a new place to play. Start with a cereal box and in minutes you can have a fairy tale castle, orc defense, or chateau from the Middle Ages. Combine two or more for a castle compound.
Make your own XOXO Banner in minutes out of a catalog, a bit of tissue paper, and a piece of string. It’s romance for the minimalist.
Make a neat little house in minutes out of any empty Annie’s-type mac&cheese box with the linked printable pattern. Leave plain or decorate to be anything you can imagine. So easy to make with just tape and scissors - if you can wrangle a dried cheese packet, you’ve got this!
Create a magical mood anywhere with these party-perfect banners made out of ordinary catalogs! Just fold, cut, and tape for uniquely beautiful banners that look like a million bucks. Party Banners are ready to hang in minutes, and so good-looking you may never want to take them down.
Give yourself something beautiful. These colorful light-up Solar Powered Letters go together in minutes! You can make them out of literally any box you have on hand, then stack and arrange them in all kinds of fun ways.
Make this fun accordion-style book out of a round cheese wedge box. Takes just minutes, and anything you put inside is guaranteed to look amazing. One-of-a-kind book art made by you!
Looking for something original to celebrate Valentine’s Day? This Heart Banner is just the thing, and it couldn’t be easier - or sweeter. Make it yourself in minutes out of a catalog and a piece of string.
