Cereal Box Crafts are wonderful because cereal boxes are another household material many people have plenty of (although not everyone does… I had to borrow a few from my neighbour, but they are still fairly common). The cardboard is smooth yet bendable, and by using the original “box” shape, you can try out countless cereal box craft projects.
Cereal Box Craft Ideas
Create your own playing pieces for a DIY Checkers or Go! game. These charming monster counters can be flipped over, and cereal boxes have exactly the right thickness for making them!
If you are familiar with Red Ted Art, you will know how much we adore Articulated Puppets! I also have MANY printable puppets for you to create. However, I decided to transform a cereal box into a dancing sheep puppet too. For these two little characters, I used fairly simple shapes, allowing you to make a dancing puppet without needing a printable template. Cereal Boxes have an ideal thickness for this project! We enjoyed making it so much!
A foldable take-along dolls’ house and a portable train set. The crafting idea is alike, though the ways of bringing it to life differ! I created the take-along dolls’ house first, complete with free, hand-drawn printable furniture. Later, a lovely reader shared her take-along train set design with me. I absolutely adored it. Once again, the Cereal Box turned out to be fantastic for building this folding travel toy. It is ideal for taking on holiday with little children. So adorable!
This is another two-in-one idea… the principle is similar, but the finished projects are different. You could create a delightful shadow puppet or a Cereal Box Theatre featuring your favourite characters – whether that is Poppy Cat (free printable), Frozen (free printable), or even entertaining characters from The Masked Singer (free printable)!
I really enjoyed making this cereal box frame years ago. It offered a brilliant way to keep the children’s artwork while displaying it at the same time. It is simple to create, looks lovely on the wall, and gives you a place to keep all those drawings!
Cedar Dell explains how to create a loom from a cereal box. There are lots of wonderful projects you can make with it, including woven loom dolls! Both ideas are excellent for using up leftover yarn and ribbon scraps.
Cardboard Cereal Boxes are also ideal for forming cardboard looms to make Friendship Bracelets!
As we already know, Cereal Boxes are excellent art materials. This adorable and colorful Arty Cardboard Hedgehog DIY is a lovely example! What might you design with your cereal box?
Speaking of Art, Babble Dabble Do demonstrates how to create several styles of journals and art books by using cereal boxes covered in artwork as Journal Covers. They are all enjoyable to make and practical to use!
Craft a magnificent Cereal Box Crown!
Since we are talking about dress-up projects, just look at these fantastic Cereal Box Fairy Wings!
How entertaining is this CerealBox Jaws DIY? Discover an amazing STEAM activity created with this clever and adaptable recycled material by It’s Always Autumn!
How clever is this Fireman’s hat? I never would have guessed it was made from an ordinary cereal box. And amazingly, it’s incredibly simple to create. Visit Pink Stripey Socks to see more!
Speaking of dress-up, cereal boxes make an excellent “base” for creating masks! We used one here to craft a Fantastic Mr Fox mask for World Book Day. A free printable template is included.
Frugal Fun for Boys offers an ideal little Parking Garage project to try! It’s wonderfully easy as well.
With the World Cup coming up, why not pair our free Poppy Cat Finger Football printable with a few cereal boxes and enjoy a finger-football match at home? It’s great fun.
Create an incredibly easy mailbox for Valentine’s Day – naturally, you can decorate it however you like! A cereal box is also an excellent mailbox size.
Kids Crafts Room demonstrates how to transform a cereal box into a Hobby Horse… or rather, a Hobby Dragon! SO AWESOME!
Me and My Shadow are up next with a delightful little “hidy box” – disguise your cereal box as a book and keep your treasures hidden inside.
These bright drawer dividers from I heart organising are wonderful. They’re another easy yet useful idea, and my craft drawers could certainly use them.
Those mini cereal boxes can be turned into adorable Finn and BMO desk organizers or money boxes! I really enjoyed painting these for my children. Nowadays, I might choose to paint a few Minecraft characters instead!
Use kraft paper and cereal boxes to create oversized flowers. Aren’t these fantastic?
I’m especially fond of these cereal box containers – the cardboard is ideal for weaving and results in a charming recycled craft. They’re similar to newspaper weaving, but naturally a bit more durable!
Handmade by Charlotte created this delightful cereal box village – once again, it’s bright and playful!
Chef Tess Bakeresse’s Pinata is such a brilliant idea! I’m definitely going to make one!
And that concludes our Cereal Box Crafts showcase. If you’re looking for more broad Cardboard Box Crafts, have a look at:
