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1 Ecotot: Paperpod Cardboard Creations
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2 Cardboard Nursery: Create a 100 Percent Recyclable Room
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3 Cardboard Cradle: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?
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4 Toy Box: A Castle Built For Your Royal Family
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5 Rolobox Transforms Cardboard Box Into Moving Vehicle
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6 Rip + Tatter Cardboard Chair Adds Texture to Recyclable Nursery
How many things can you make from a cardboard box? When it comes to creating a green nursery, we've seen bassinets and cribs, highchairs, and more all crafted from the ubiquitous recyclable box. Now it's time to add some seating to the eco-friendly room with Pete Oyler's rip + tatter chair ($55). The completely recyclable seat is made from hammered out industrial cardboard, making it a bit more Read more
Pimp your cardboard box! Before going crazy with gifts this holiday season, remember that kids tend to have more fun with the box a toy came in than the toy itself. With a little imagination, a box can be converted into a car, plane, or train stand, but with Rolobox, it's reality. For $13, this set of reusable wheels and brackets can be attached to any box and transform it into a mode of Read more
To what extreme would you go to be green? Lessen your lil one's carbon footprint with an entire nursery (or toddler's room) that can be folded down and tossed into the recycle bin once your child has outgrown the goodies. If you're planning to raise an environmentally conscious kiddo, check out all our wonderful cardboard furniture and toy options. Read more
Amsterdam ad agency Nothing has manifested its name in its office space by building it entirely out of cardboard. The idea was conceived by Alrik Koudenburg who wanted to use the most "nothing" building material he could find. The space was designed by Joost van Bleiswijk and uses a no-screw-no-glue technique. Beyond that, the walls double as a creative canvas for the creative agency, allowing Read more
Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair! While housing prices may be falling, your lil ones can live like royalty with the Calacastle cardboard castle ($125). Made from high-quality cardboard, the easy to build play set is large and sturdy enough for tots of all ages and can be decorated to your princess' specifications. With hidden storage areas and secret compartments, it is the perfect Read more
If raising a green baby is your goal, feast your eyes on the Green Lullaby Cradle. Constructed from cardboard, this sweet sleeper doesn't require a hammer, nail or a screwdriver — just a few bends and folds. Priced at $69, the white rocker comes with a clean surface — perfect for your own decorative ideas. When your wee one outgrows the simple frame, you can flatten and stow it away. What Read more
The Sh*t Box ($30) is a lightweight cardboard toilet that packs flat for portability, made specifically for outdoor use. Whether you're heading to Burning Man or your ole porcelain toilet is broke, Sh*t's got you covered . . . and it can even be used as a stool (har har). Comes with 10 biodegradable poo bags! What do you think? Would you buy one? Use one? Could be cleaner than a Porta Potty! Read more
My great-grandfather used to say that the best gift you can give a child is a cardboard box. He would marvel at the myriad ways a lil one could use the box — climbing in and out, coloring it, turning it into a house, and more. Maybe that's what the folks at Paperpod Cardboard Creations had in mind when they began crafting furniture and toys out of recycled cardboard. The British company's Read more
Ahh, sweet, sweet revenge! If your feline has an itch to scratch (your couch, your bed, your $500 chaise), and you don't exactly have the extra funds lying around to scoop up one of those fab and functional scratchable ottomans, then let your kitty have at it on this super cute, and totally affordable Dachshund Scratcher ($25) at least until you sock some cash away for that designer Kitty Cube - Read more
Real or not real? JumpFromPaper handbags look like they've literally jumped out of a graphic novel or comic book. It may look 2D from the front, but that's all optical illusion! The bags are no cardboard cutout — it's a roomy haven for laptops, tablets, headphones, or just, you know, your everyday needs. The bags are currently preorder only, but the company promises a shipment to the US in Read more
