Cardboard creations

[elusive]

The white craft glue/PVA is safe, always best to check the label to be sure but they should be fine.

 

[Maz]

I use Elmer's School glue for cardboard Or just no glue and hope things kind of fit together! Dovetail joints for cardboard

 

[grommit217]

I love these

 

[grommit217]

Wow some great cardboard ideas there! Pringles tubes are good too . By the way there is a hamster smiley in the smileys I just used it to show it.

I also like that ten toilet roll toys video - I've made the food parcels from that before. I always intended to make the hammock as well but made an egg box hammock instead.

That's amazing!

 

[Maz]

I made a couple of cardboard boredom breaker treats for the new hamster coming on Sunday One was a pyramid from inside an egg box and the other a toilet roll. I used a half egg box to make one for Raffy. For some reason my flour and water glue didn't stick very well this time. Maybe too runny - so not that many seeds on them! Especially Raffy's which was an awkward shape to "dip" so had to press the seeds on. But there are enough seeds to keep it interesting I think.

Pyramid and tube for new russian dwarf hamster



Half egg box with the pyramids for Raffy (so many fell off so I just left them in there! He'll enjoy just sitting in the egg box anyway and eating the pumpkin seeds.

 

[grommit217]

They're amazing!! Well done. He'll love it x

 

[Frida]

They look great

 

[Lovelyness]

It’s a good use of the pyramid part of the egg box…I’m always scratching my head as to how to use those. Blossom would definitely like them

 

[Maz]

I've done the pyramids before for our Robo (RIP). They have great fun with them. I partly did the pyramid bit originally because I could never work out how to cut out the round egg sections, while negotiating the pyramid bit in the middle!

 

[Maz]

So how do you manage to cut out the round parts Blossom? When I try it leaves one edge a bit open.

 

[RainbowBrite]

They are going to be very popular!

 

[Maz]

Well you can't beat a toilet roll with seeds stuck to it! Tunnel and treats as well.

 

[Zara]

These look fab, I’m sure she’s going to love them. I really like the pyramid one

 

[elusive]

They do look good, the new hamster is going to have so much fun!

 

[Lovelyness]

So how do you manage to cut out the round parts Blossom? When I try it leaves one edge a bit open.

I used the pyramids to make Blossoms ice cream kiosk. And yes, it does leave a bit of a gap in the round bit, but given that she’s going to shred it to pieces, I guess it doesn’t matter that much lol

 

[Maz]

Ah right! So you snipped the bottoms off the pyramids to make them that shape. I see now! Edit - no you didn't! You poked the pointy bottom part through the holes in the tube? Very clever - looks lovely.

 

[Zara]

This is a fab idea, like this and really looks like an ice cream collection

 

[Lovelyness]

So how do you manage to cut out the round parts Blossom? When I try it leaves one edge a bit open.

Maz, I had a thought...I snip the pyramids off the egg box first, before I cut anything else...I just cut the pyramid tips off. It means they are quite teeny, but then the round bits are more intact

 

[Maz]

Good thinking!

 

[Emx93]

The kiddos are currently making cardboard seed covered halloween things for Teddy