What Would You Do With It??? Wednesday #7 Cardboard Cereal (or other food) Boxes

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It Wednesday!
This blog hop is now going to be happening every other week. (Life is just too busy to make it happen every week!)

This week's featured item is....... Cardboard Cereal/Food Boxes!!!

We have made:

1) Puppets
2) Book/Magazine Organizers
3) Cut them in pieces to make a base for artwork
4) Used them to make homemade books
5) Made cardboard cutouts

Now, it is your turn!!! What Would You Do With Them????

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Dawn said…

Hi there ! in the past we have taped them closed and placed them for food items in the house center, we have also taped them closed, painted them and used them as oversized blocks in the block center ! Fun fun !!
light and peace

October 21, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Anonymous said…

I use the in my first grade clasroom as puzzles. I just cut off the front and then cut them into 9 pieces. Throw them in a zip lock baggie...and ta da a free puzzle. Some of the kids have even told me they do this with their cereal at home.

October 19, 2011 at 5:20 PM

Radtkecustoms said…

I glued a stack of them together to make a mailbox for each kid's school work. When they get full I can go through and keep what I want. Makes it easier for the end of the school year.

November 18, 2011 at 6:51 AM

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