To Do with Shoeboxes
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Make a Pony Bead Loom
You need:
Shoe Box Lid
Heavy ThreadTape
Choose A Pattern:
Instructions:
Using a ruler, mark 1/4" increments on both ends of shoe box lid as shown. Ask an adult to cut a small notch at each mark with a serrated knife.
Tape the end of heavy thread to the back of the lid and wrap it around to the front pushing it down into an end notch. Continue wrapping and push it down into the notch on the opposite end. Then around bottom and up to the next notch. Continue until you have one more thread than the number of rows in your pattern.
Using a ruler, mark 1/4" increments on both ends of shoe box lid as shown. Ask an adult to cut a small notch at each mark with a serrated knife.
Tape the end of heavy thread to the back of the lid and wrap it around to the front pushing it down into an end notch. Continue wrapping and push it down into the notch on the opposite end. Then around bottom and up to the next notch. Continue until you have one more thread than the number of rows in your pattern.
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Make a Gift Ribbon Dispenser
You’ll be grateful for this when you need ribbon. Take a piece of garden stake or anything you can use as a small dowel, and cut it a little longer than the length of the shoe box. Cut two holes in the box, high enough that the ribbon spool will be able to spin in the box. Slip your ribbon spools onto the dowel as you poke it from one end of the shoebox through to the other. Duct tape over both ends to keep the dowl in place. Now you’re ready to wrap!
Use for Play Bricks
Kids can get creative using a collection of shoeboxes as building bricks. Tape the lids on for them. You can even let the little ones colour the “bricks” with poster paint.
Get Your Stuff Organized
There are lots of ways shoeboxes can help you get organized besides collecting old photos and receipts. Label the boxes and use them to store keepsakes, cancelled checks, bills to be paid, and other items you want to keep track of. For a neater appearance, cover the boxes with contact paper or any other decorative self-adhesive paper.
Pack Yummy Gifts
Shoeboxes are the perfect size for loaves of homemade bread, but of course, you can also pack cookies in them.
Use as Temporary Bed for Pets
Shoeboxes make perfect homes for baby kittens or puppies. If the babies are being born at home you can make a whelping box and reduce the risk of the mother rolling onto a newborn. Place one or several puppies or kittens in a towel-lined shoe box while the others are being born.
You’ll be grateful for this when you need ribbon. Take a piece of garden stake or anything you can use as a small dowel, and cut it a little longer than the length of the shoe box. Cut two holes in the box, high enough that the ribbon spool will be able to spin in the box. Slip your ribbon spools onto the dowel as you poke it from one end of the shoebox through to the other. Duct tape over both ends to keep the dowl in place. Now you’re ready to wrap!
Use for Play Bricks
Kids can get creative using a collection of shoeboxes as building bricks. Tape the lids on for them. You can even let the little ones colour the “bricks” with poster paint.
Get Your Stuff Organized
There are lots of ways shoeboxes can help you get organized besides collecting old photos and receipts. Label the boxes and use them to store keepsakes, cancelled checks, bills to be paid, and other items you want to keep track of. For a neater appearance, cover the boxes with contact paper or any other decorative self-adhesive paper.
Pack Yummy Gifts
Shoeboxes are the perfect size for loaves of homemade bread, but of course, you can also pack cookies in them.
Use as Temporary Bed for Pets
Shoeboxes make perfect homes for baby kittens or puppies. If the babies are being born at home you can make a whelping box and reduce the risk of the mother rolling onto a newborn. Place one or several puppies or kittens in a towel-lined shoe box while the others are being born.
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