Gather supplies. You will need a couple of boxes (you can even use a plastic
tub or a shoe box), glue, scissors, a knife (adults only), multi-colors of construction
paper, and TAPE! (tape is missing in the picture but you will need it!)
Cut edge of one side of box to make a point so that
the box looks like a
house.
Cut back of box off (you will see we
turned a baby wipes box inside out)
Use second box to cut roof of house. (If your second box is big enough, you
can just cut one side – including top flap of box and fold it in half and it will work)
Trim box however you need to make fit on roof.
Draw a door and windows on the solid side of the house
Cut door and windows out of box with knife. (This is a job for the adult
only) For the door, you can cut just the top, bottom and side and the door will
actually open and close! (Cutting out the windows takes a little while - this may be a
great time for your child to have a snack or start cutting out the shingles for the
roof!)
Attach roof to house, using tape
Add a piece of cardboard in the middle of the box and a divider piece on
the bottom of the box to make it a 2 story house with multiple rooms.
Tape into place.
Draw a u-shape on one piece of construction paper and cut out to be a
template for the shingles.
Trace the template on the top piece of construction paper then cut out
with several layers so you have multi-colors of the shingles.
Glue shingles on roof of house, starting at the bottom!
Finished house! You can use characters, cars, animals, etc.. to fill
your house with whatever you would like!
