Simple yet amazing crafts made with milk cartons! A collection of ideas that will captivate elementary school children and toddlers.

Cute shaved ice piggy bank

Here’s an idea for a shaved-ice coin bank made from a milk carton.

It’s adorable because a little face pops out when you put a coin in.

Prepare a small milk carton and peel off the outer printed layer so it’s white.

Cut the spout into a mountain shape.

Draw the syrup part with a pen, attach an iridescent (aurora) sheet, and create the slot for inserting coins.

Next, pierce a rotating cardboard piece with a bamboo skewer and fix it inside the milk carton.

Thread the face piece onto the part of the skewer that sticks out of the carton and glue it in place, then decorate the other end with beads.

Attach thick paper around it to hide the skewer, and close the spout to finish.

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Cute accessory case

[Milk Carton DIY] I Tried Making a Small Organizer from a Milk Carton [Handmade]

A small container that can be used for many purposes—like organizing around your desk or table, or as a treasure box for keeping precious items.

Using a milk carton, you can make a sturdy, reliable container! Open up the milk carton, cut off the top and bottom, and keep three of the side panels intact.

Next, cover it with your favorite wrapping paper, make two vertical slits, fold it up, and staple it in place—that’s it! It’s cute as is, but you can also add a handle or other touches to make it even nicer.

It’s easy and fun to make, so give it a try during summer vacation or when spending time at home!

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motorcycle

[Crafts] Super popular! Let’s make a milk carton bike! Introducing the materials and how to make it 🎶 Easy to do and highly recommended!!

A ride-on bike made from milk cartons that little kids can actually sit on and play with! Just reinforce the milk cartons by stuffing them with newspaper, fix them into rectangular shapes, and assemble ten parts.

Attach felt to the bottom to prevent scratches, and use a plastic wrap core as the handle—this craft is full of clever ideas.

You can decorate it with colored tape or let your child freely add stickers—so cute! This easy-to-make ride-on is sure to be a big hit at preschools and kindergartens.

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Pinwheel piggy bank

[033] NEW Windmill Coin Bank – Tutorial Video Released! Drop in a coin and watch the windmill spin round and round!

Introducing a pinwheel piggy bank where the pinwheel inside spins when you insert a coin.

Prepare two milk cartons, a lid from a 6-piece cheese pack, a utility knife, a bamboo skewer, and a straw.

For the piggy bank base, make holes for the coin slot, a door, and the hole for the pinwheel’s bamboo skewer in one milk carton.

Next, for the blades, cut off the bottom third of the second milk carton with the utility knife to create the lower section.

Then cut off about the top third of the remaining carton, score folds on the four sides to make it easier to bend, and fold it.

Thread a bamboo skewer through and staple to secure—this completes the inner blades.

Insert the bamboo skewer through the base and fix the blades in place.

Cut the 6-piece cheese lid into a pinwheel shape, attach it to a straw, and secure it.

Your pinwheel piggy bank is complete!

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pixel art

[Craft Play 072] How to Make a Milk Carton Dot Mario

If you want to create a large-scale piece using lots of milk cartons, how about pixel art? It’s a craft that makes use of the square bottoms of milk cartons! It’s an idea you can use for summer vacation projects or crafts, so it could be a fun parent–child challenge.

Start by designing the pixel art and estimating how many cartons you’ll need.

Using a video game character as the motif might make it easier to come up with ideas.

Fold the milk cartons into squares and stick origami paper on the bottoms to make lots of pixel-art pieces—having more people will make the work go faster!

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[Milk Carton Craft] Let's Make a Hat [Super Easy / Summer Vacation Project]

Here’s how to make a beautifully rounded, curved hat that you’d never guess is made from milk cartons! All you need are three milk cartons, and it’s surprisingly easy—perfect for a parent-child craft.

Sketch your pattern onto two opened-out cartons and cut them out accordingly.

Cut the remaining carton to form the brim of the hat.

Connect the first two pieces with tape and staple the top to secure it.

Finally, attach the brim with double-sided tape, and you’re done! You can also create a unique hat depending on the milk carton’s print, so why not take this opportunity to give it a try?

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🐶 @buchiko_hoiku ◂◂◂◂ Check out my other posts, too 🌼 Thank you so much for all the likes 🩷 Graduation gift, part 2 🌸 A little organizer you can make with a milk carton!? Infinitely customizable 🌟 I ran out of paint for the swipe art, so I added a bit more partway through 😇 I recommend squeezing out extra from the start! 🤣 For the finger stamps, I used an ink pad! It turned out even cuter than I imagined 🌼 This time I made it with swipe art and finger stamping, but tearing and pasting tissue paper, scribbling, or adding stickers could be cute too 🤭 Changing the ribbon to a different one would also be adorable 🤍 Please try making it yourself 🌈 I’d love to hear “I made it!”—it really motivates me 🥹❤️‍🔥 Thank you for reading to the end 🐶 I share ideas that are easy to copy—from setup to crafting ♬︎ I’ll cry tears of joy if you like ♥, save 𖤘, and follow 𖤐 😂 lol Comments are also very welcome 🤍🤍Nursery teacher / Childcare workerKindergarten Teacher#Spring crafts#Wall CreationInfant CraftToddler CraftsPlay that expands from picture booksGraduation Gift Making

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Here’s an idea for making a small container from a milk carton.

First, cut out the container’s net (template) from the milk carton.

The size is up to you, but it’s recommended to cut it so that one side of the carton becomes the bottom of the container.

Glue rectangular construction paper to both the front and back of the template, then fold along the crease lines to form a box.

Fold the corners so they stick outwards.

Punch holes in the protruding corners and tie a ribbon to finish.

Plain construction paper is fine, but if you paint a colorful design on the outside with paints, you can make use of painting techniques and enjoy an even more engaging craft time.

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