16 Awesome DIY Cardboard Toys - December 2024

There are so many fabulous toys on the market but some of the best toys are homemade. Just ask that little toddler who plays for hours with a BOX instead of the toy that came inside… priceless! Here are 16 amazing DIY cardboard toys any kid would love to play with …

Toys made from cardboard boxes are some of the coolest toys around! #DIY

Here are 16 awesome DIY cardboard toys made by parents and kids. Whether it is a recycled cardboard box maze, store, parking lot, drive in theater or dollhouse, hours of fun imaginative play lie ahead for the kids who play with them!

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16 Do-It-Yourself Cardboard Toys

1. Cardboard Box Maze – The Stir Cafe Mom

2. DIY Car Wash – Non Toy Gifts

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3. Coffee Shop – 45 Wall Design

4. DIY Interlocking Cardboard Castle – Mermag

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5. Recycled Box Dollhouse – My Cakies

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6. Play Dog House – Ikatbag

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7. Fruit Stand – Ikatbag

8. Indoor Miniature Golf – Princess Pinky Girl

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9. Drive In Movie Birthday Party – Party Wagon

10. DIY Cardboard Box Oven – 2 Little Faces

11. Parking Garage for Hot Wheels Cars – Frugal Fun 4 Boys

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12. Noah’s Ark w Stuffed Animals – The Craft Train

13. Refrigerator Made From a Refrigerator Box – Parents

14. Toilet Paper Roll Marble Run – Elhadadepapel

15. Choo Choo Trainville – Ikatabag

16. Cardboard Box Washing Machine – Apartment Therapy

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Enjoy!

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Alli

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Love these! Thank you. Shared.

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  Me too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
  
Cindy Magee

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Such fun ideas! It’s a rainy day, and we have a couple cardboard boxes and a few days before trash day. Will have to try this out. 🙂

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  That little dog “Scruffy” in his house HAS to be one of the best in this collection. Can you imagine a little dogloving kid playing with that???? Adorable!
  
Natasha Mairs

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These are really great!! My kids used to love playing with boxes when they were little. We loved making pets beds and castles

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