July 26, 2007

creative reuse


Reduce, reuse, recycle.

Lately, we've been trying to improve our reuse.

Before our large cardboard boxes head for recycling (or composting) my husband turns them into amazing toys. and you know how much kids love playing in cardboard boxes!!

Granted, the reuse in this case only extends the cardboard's life in our home for a few weeks. but we have lots of fun with them during that time!

These pictures show an awesome boat and a car ramp we are currently playing with. You should know that I'm not tooting my own horn here - I had absolutely nothing to do with these projects! Full credit to my husband.

4 comments:

Gift of Green said...

Oh. My. God. Absolutely fantastic.

Nesting Momma said...

That is wonderful! We use old boxes too!! But this is so creative. I'll have to try! Thanks for stopping by my blogs too!

Anonymous said...

great ideas!! we turned a costco size huggies box into a firetruck/ice cream truck months ago and the kids STILL use it. love the ramp. must remember. thanks. RD - friend of "gift of green".

Anonymous said...

Much, much nicer than our sailboats. Very nice!!