Low-carbon and environmental protection, green practice activities. What have the kids done? Today, let’s share the wonderful uses of paper boxes.
There are various paper boxes commonly found at home, such as milk cartons, shoe boxes, and express delivery boxes. It’s a pity to discard them directly. They can be turned into treasures, not only reducing waste and pollution but also being made into various useful items. Let’s get started with the editor! **Green Life** **I. Making a Simple Trash Can with a Paper Box** 1. Prepare a relatively large paper box, either square or round. 2. Cut the side to make a lid, or you can cut off the side and use it without a lid, standing upright and open. 3. Mark the outer shell and write “Recyclables”, “Non-recyclables”, etc. **II. Making a Tissue Box with a Paper Box** 1. Select a clean paper box and seal the bottom. 2. Cut the side so that two ropes can be threaded through and left as a loose knot for easy tissue replacement. 3. Draw a line in the center of the top of the paper box to determine the tissue outlet and cut along the line. 4. Draw your favorite pattern or paste with cloth or fancy paper. A beautiful tissue box is completed. **III. Making a Pen Holder with Paper Boxes** 1. Take two 250ml milk cartons. 2. Remove the top and keep the bottom (cut flat or diagonally according to your preference). 3. Use tape or solid glue to put the two boxes together, and the pen holder is done. 4. You can also draw cute patterns on the outer shell. **IV. Making a Drawer Storage Box with Paper Boxes** 1. Prepare as many paper milk cartons as possible, with a capacity of 1L. 2. Mark the lines with a marker and simply cut the milk cartons, cutting off about 5cm of the top opening (the height can be determined according to the depth of your own cabinet). 3. Arrange and splice the cut milk cartons together and paste these boxes together with tape paper, solid glue, etc. 4. The paper box can also be made into storage boxes of various other shapes. **V. Making a Shelf with Paper Boxes** 1. Prepare several square cardboard boxes. 2. Seal the bottom and remove the top. 3. Fix the wide sides and narrow sides alternately. 4. The storage cabinet is completed and can hold some items. **VI. Making a Toy Tunnel with a Shoe Box** Draw the shape of a tunnel on the side of the shoe box; Cut out the tunnel entrance; Paint different colors; Mark the tunnel number, and it’s done. Are you excited to see the transformation of these waste boxes? Then act quickly, find the waste paper boxes at home and make the things we like. Turning waste into treasure, green and low-carbon, we are all little environmental protection practitioners and low-carbon life experts.
