Cardboard box construction vehicles

Looking for some awesome construction party ideas? This post is full of creative and easy construction party ideas and construction birthday ideas!

Whew! It's been a long week of working on my cardboard project, but it is finally finished! It went from this: To this! I made this dump truck for my cousin who will turn four on Monday. He is one of my favorite kids in the whole world! The truck is almost as tall as him! His birthday party has a construction theme and he got a preview of the truck last night as we were decorating for the party. He loves it!! I made 'rocks' out of wadded up newspaper, but he just calls it trash. That's okay…

Excavator Halloween costume. Spray painted cardboard boxes then cut to size. Makedo Construction kit are the joiners (the arm, scoop, and wheels all move). Special duct tape to join. The wheels are styrofoam rounds from the craft store wrapped in a garbage bag with tread duct tape around the edge, also attached with Makedo. Little guy will wear a construction man outfit and hard hat to “drive it.”

Cardboard Truck: it's all cardboard boxes!! For the wheels i attached 2 cardboard boxes against the grain...then taped the edges so i gave a nice finish. For the axle i got long cardboard tubes (you can find it in material shops! they will give it to you free once t…

These cardboard box activities and crafts are perfect for all ages! You'll never throw out another cardboard box again!

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This cardboard box car was a fun craft to make for my son! Children always seem to be attracted to cardboard boxes. So I decided to make the box even better and make a cardboard box car craft! To make the car, first I cut the flaps off a large cardboard box. Then I penciled in the front shape of the car on one side, and cut along this line with a craft knife. I was using a sturdy double-walled box so it took a little time! I left the front part of the box uncut to make the…

Radio Flyer Wagon turned into a Construction Backhoe for Halloween!

Dump truck made from large cardboard boxes for a construction themed party

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