Passover is here and your family is enjoying matzah - but what do you do with all of those empty boxes? Lots of things! Matzah boxes can be upcycled into practical household items, turned into musical instruments, or transformed into whimsical toys. We scoured the web, tested a few things at home, and are happy to present ten ways to make old matzah boxes into new items:
Jumbo Building Blocks & Play Pieces
Turn boxes into jumbo building blocks, or incorporate them as part of a play-kitchen. You can do this with any clean, leftover containers.
Mantle Banner Via
Deep Fried Kudzu
Make a banner for next year!
Tote Via
Trash Backwards
You can also call this a purse, carrier, container – whatever works. Change it up with different ribbons or by using modge-podge to decorate the front with family photos!
Planter for your PJ Parsley via
WhimsyLove
Do you have extra PJ seed paper lying around? Or did you just find yours under a stack of mail? Now you can plant your parsley and get it ready for summer! Got leftover parsley? Check out
this post about ways to use parsley after Passover.
Toy Trucks via
CraftProjectIdeas.com
You can modify the instructions for this milk-carton truck to create trucks from matzah boxes.
There are so many different approaches to take – you can build a dump truck, a fire truck, or a school bus.
Puzzle via
MommyBlogExpert
This post is full of great ideas, including another take on the tote.
Organizers via
DoIt, Gurl
This video offers three different, easy, organizers to make out of cereal or matzah boxes. Let adults do the cutting and kids do the decorating.
Notebook via
KateCreates
You can skip the cardstock cover if you want and leave your matzah box as the star. While Kate handsews her binding, you can also staple or run yours through a sewing machine.
Guitar via
TheFrakersAcres
Make some (joyful) noise! You can also watch a video tutorial (starts at 2:21) from
WhatsUpMoms.
Bookmarks
Cut up the box cover, punch a hole in the top and add a tassel, pipe cleaner, or ribbon. Let kids further embellish with stickers, paint, or glue.
For more ideas, check out our
PJ Library Pinterest page. How do you upcycle your matzah boxes? Let us
know!
April 26, 2016