To make this fantastic robot costume, you’ll need a big box for the robot’s body, a square box for its head, and two smaller boxes for its hands. Make sure the boxes are big enough for you to wear. You’ll be using cardboard circles and cups to add the robot’s ears and eyes.\nYou will need:\nruler\npaper cups\nscissors\nlarge plate\npaintbrushes\nstrong tape\npencils\npaints\ncardboard boxes\n\n1.\nPlace the square box over your head and mark the positions of your eyes. Then remove the box and draw around the dots. Cut this shape out to make a slot for you to see through.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n2.\nTo create the ears, trace around a large plate on a piece of card. Mark the center of the circle with a cross, then cut the circle out.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n3.\nCut along one arm of the cross from the outside of the circle to the center.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n4.\nCut short slits across the other arms of the cross and fold them upwards to make tabs.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n5.\nPull each circle into a cone shape. Secure the overlapping edges of the cone with strong tape.  Keep the tabs at the center folded over. Repeat steps 2-4 to make a second ear.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n6.\nTo attach the ears, tape the tabs at the center of each cone to the sides of the box.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n7.\nNow, make the eyes. Cut the base off two paper cups.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n8.\nMake slits around the bottom of each cup to create tabs.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n9.\nFold the tabs outwards so that you can easily stick the eyes to the robot’s head.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n10.\nStick the eyes to the head by taping the tabs down.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n11.\nDraw an antenna shape on cardboard (you can use the photo as a guide if you like!). Cut the shape out.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n12.\nMake a support for the robot antenna. Cut out a small rectangle with tabs on two of the sides as shown, and fold the tabs up.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n13.\nTape the support in place on top of the robot’s head, then shape the antenna to the support. Tape the longer flap to the head, and the antenna to the shorter flap.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n14.\nNow make the robot’s body. Cut off one of the sides of the large box. Then draw a U shape on the opposite side and cut it out.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n15.\nUse a large plate to draw circles on the other two sides of the box. Cut the circles out to make holes for your arms.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n16.\nNext, make the robot’s hands. Cut out two rectangular pieces of cardboard, roll them into tubes, and secure them with strong tape.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n17.\nTake one of the small boxes and draw around the tube on each shorter side near the bottom. Then cut holes where you have drawn.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n18.\nPush a tube through the two holes to make handles you can hold when you wear them. Repeat steps 15 and 16 to make the other hand.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU\n\n19.\nFinally, decorate each part of your robot! Paint a base coat first and let it dry. Then paint on futuristic designs in bright colours. Make your decorations look like buttons, dials, screens and switches. And why not make your robot even more high-tech by adding three-dimensional features? Try sticking on plastic lids, parts of egg boxes, and other cardboard shapes.\n\n© iStockphoto.com/LeonU

How to make cardboard box robots

From castles to animal masks, pirate ships, and even dinosaurs! You will be amazed at how much you can do with a simple cardboard box. A DIY projects book for kids that use recycling as a way to build creativity, imagination, and interactive play for kids aged 7-12. It features clear step-by-step instructions and detailed photographic explanations that will inspire imaginative minds. The sky is the limit with Out Of The Box! This book is designed to help kids learn and play. They will learn about the idea of upcycling and reusing materials that otherwise would be thrown away.  This book has 25 brilliant projects for them to choose from. Detailed instructions and photographs along with colorful inspiration sheets will delight and inspire for hours of endless fun. Out Of The Box will help kids develop their creativity and imagination through interactive play, and inspire them to find a thousand more projects to build.  Think Out Of The Box!  A box is just a box, right? Wrong! It could be a pirate ship, a butterfly, or a family of penguins! Out of the box will encourage kids to see a cardboard box as more than junk. Kids can build their imaginations and creative skills by reusing household cardboard. Learn to build and decorate a range of projects to share, wear, and play with.     This educational book will show kids how to:  - Develop cardboard skills  - Build a castle, city and pirate ship   - Design penguins, butterflies, and rabbits - Create games like ring toss - Produce wearables like Pharaoh’s finery and masks - Decorate funky flowers and lazy lizards - And much, much more!  DK is all about inspiring young minds, teaching them new skills and expanding their knowledge, imaginations, and perspectives. Help them to realize their true potentials by adding to your DK collection today. Awards Book category winner of the Creative Play Award 2017

Out of the Box

Space ships not included...\nOur book \nOut of the Box\n is packed full of fun kids’ crafts ideas made using recycled cardboard, with projects to spark creativity and imagination. Learn how to make these cardboard box robots, and take a crafty trip into the future! Watch \nthe video\n to see the project from start to finish, or follow the step-by-step instructions below.\n\n

How to Make Box Robots: Kids’ Cardboard Box Craft Project

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