Milk-Carton Building Blocks

By: Tania Cowling

Difficulty: Very Easy

Age: 3 and up

Parental supervision is recommended

Here are some fun lightweight, surface-washable blocks. This is a great toy with which your little one can build towers (and no heavy blocks to fall on tiny toes or pinch little fingers!).

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What you'll need:

  • Milk cartons of varying sizes (cleaned and dried)
  • Newspaper
  • Tape
  • Adhesive contact paper

How to make it:

  1. Gather milk cartons in a variety of sizes (half gallon, quart, and pints).
  2. Wash, clean, and stuff the cartons with newspaper.
  3. Fold and tape the open ends down, creating a square.
  4. Cover each block with adhesive contact paper.
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