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Greeting Card Storage Box
Recycle the greeting cards you have received! Make this fancy storage box using greeting cards and a shoe box.

Magic Treehouse Diorama
See a picture of a fun Diorama submitted by David S.

Mardi Gras Float
Instructions for making a miniature Mardi Gras float for decoration.

Modular Modern House
Make a mini house using a shoe box, cardboard, and paper towel roll - shared by Angie.

My Favorite Thing Gift
Instructions to make a special, boxed gift for someone using a mirror and a shoe box.

Puppet Stand
Instructions to make a home made puppet holder from cardboard rolls and shoe boxes, submitted by FGabardi.

Shoe Box Guitar
See a full color photo of this fun craft!

Valentine Box
Make a cool box to collect Valentine's Day cards in. A fun way to recycle an old shoe box.

Box Guitar
This is an easy way to make a guitar using an old shoe box or tissue box, rubber bands, scissors, a paper-towel tube, and a pencil.

Dinosaur Diorama
Create your own prehistoric dinosaur scene in a box. Just print out the dinosaurs, paste, color, cut, arrange them in the box.

Magic Box
Surprise your friends with the Magic Box that brings them good luck!

Make a Pony Bead Loom
Making this loom using a shoe box can help you make wonderful bead creations.

Ocean Diorama
Create your own ocean scene in a box. Just print out sharks and whales, draw some seaweed, corals, and your favorite fish. Paste, color, cut, hang them in a decorated box, and enjoy the ocean.

Build a whirligig in a box
You can experiment with motion by building whirligig prototypes using shoeboxes and coat hangers.

Wildlife Scenes
Create your own wildlife scenes using pictures of animals found in old magazines and a shoe box.