Don’t toss your old cardboard boxes–turn them into toy guitars!
What You Need
- empty cracker or cereal box
- brass fasteners
- craft glue (optional)
- black and white craft paints
- shelf paper to cover the box (We used a wood-grain design.)
- rubber bands
- paint stirrer
- drinking straw
- sturdy, clear packing tape
What You Do
- Cover the box.
Cover the entire box with paper, and then tape or glue down. Draw and cut out a circle in the center of the box. Add any other decorations you like. - Paint the guitar’s neck.
Paint the stirrer black. Once dry, add “fret” designs with the white paint, as shown. - Add the guitar’s neck.
Cut a small slit in the top of the box and insert the paint stirrer. Secure with tape. Tape six brass fasteners to the back of the stirrer, as shown. - Add “strings” and “bridge.”
Wrap rubber bands around the box. Slide a straw “bridge” underneath the rubber bands.