CARDBOARD BOX TV
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This is one of the most fun projects we have done recently. It didn't take long to make and the kids played with it for days! I loved watching their crazy imaginations being acted out as they put on different shows for us. Totally better viewing than Netflix!
MATERIALS:
- A very large cardboard box or 2 boxes to join together
- Craft knife
- Hot glue gun
- Marker pens or paints to decorate
HOW TO:
Get your large cardboard box (I actually joined 2 boxes together to make a MEGA box, big enough for my 5 yr old to fit in), turn it inside out and glue down the top and bottom. This isn't 100% necessary but turning the box inside out gives you a nice clean cardboard exterior to decorate.
Cut your TV screen hole in the front of the box and a door in the side so the kids can get in and out. Decorate your TV adding buttons and antennae. We added some kids paintings as a backdrop for our TV.
Now play!
![child acting inside a cardboard box TV](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0120/3027/9737/files/TV-2_3f504618-ec74-4c0b-a32e-1be930d62344_600x600.jpg?v=1620880614)
The kids loved playing with this TV so much, it kept them and their friends entertained for days, that we decided to make a new version and include it in my first kids craft book UNBOXED: Adventures in cardboard.
Find our more about our book and purchase online HERE >>>
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