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31 Things You Can Make With A Cardboard Box That Will Blow Your Kids' Minds

Who needs an iPad when you've got a cardboard box?

1. A camper playhouse.

2. A surprisingly chic handbag.

3. Your cat's dream home.

4. A washer.

5. A dryer, too.

6. A grocer's shopfront.

7. A bed that won't hurt your sock monkey's back.

8. A gas pump.

9. A backyard playhouse.

10. A kitchen sink and stove.

11. You can also make a stove using old CDs.

12. A town for Lego toys to populate.

13. A maze to end all mazes.

14. A sewing machine.

15. This phone that doesn't even text.

16. A castle.

17. A stoplight.

18. Guitars.

19. A pair of amps that almost certainly go to "11."

20. A charming red barn.

21. A pirate ship.

22. A deer head wall hanging.

23. A ball maze.

24. Planes.

25. Trains.

26. And automobiles.

27. A big (little) city.

28. A coffee shop.

29. An elevator.

30. Cars for a backyard drive-in party.

31. Lastly, you have to try this ten minute DIY Transformers costume.

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