With cardboard boxes, basic materials and a few tricks (Velcro!) to make it collapsible (easy storage!), this play castle banishes boredom for good. 1. Turn the boxes into open-ended columns: Fold up ...

CLEVELAND — Why is it that an empty paper towel roll is more fun than most toys you buy at Christmas? My kids love the empty cardboard tubes. Suddenly, it becomes a horn, a telescope or a slide for ...

An engineer, 40 kids (one screaming about a bazooka), 205 cardboard boxes and 30 rolls of Duck Tape: how could could it not be a good time? A Beavercreek dad of two (with a third one on the way) ...

GALLATIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you have kids, you've probably encountered this before. Get them a new toy and what they love is the box! A group decided they'd just start with the boxes and make ...

Everyone knows that a kid’s favorite toy is a big, cardboard box. Our trip to Toy Fair showed that several companies are taking the concept farther and designing elaborate, chic and cool cardboard ...

Recycled boxes from campus were used for the castle. (Alicia Gerardo) Students were enthusiastic to take part in the construction of the castle, using recycled cardboard. (Alicia Gerardo) Students got ...